"I don’t move. I wait behind my log, terrified. Over the past ten minutes, it’s become such a dear friend, I consider naming it: Howard, my pet log."The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Quotes
Packs a Punch
"She shows him the needle used for the shot to numb him. It’s very tiny, hardly wider than a human hair. Like a mosquito bite, the doctor says. A mosquito that must be the size of a bird bites down hard on the back of his neck."The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
The Possum Option
When you’re out of option, the best option is to do nothing. Play dead. The possum option The 5th wave by Rick Yancey
Tennesse Williams
What is straight? A line can be straight, or a street, but the human heart, oh, no, it’s curved like a road through mountains.
Cruelty
Cruelty isn’t a personality trait. Cruelty is a habit. The 5th wave by Rick Yancey
The Wave
"He gave a little wave, like he showed up at my school every day to take me home after alien attacks."The 5th wave by Rick Yancey
Maggie Nelson
Loneliness is solitude with a problem. Bluets by Maggie Nelson
Several Degree Removed
"I knew some of the same people he knew, but I was a girl in the background, several degrees of separation removed."The 5th wave by Rick Yancey
To each his priorities
It’s an alien apocalypse! Quick, grab the beer! The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Swords, spears, and hurricane
My teeth are swords. My claws are spears. My wings are a hurricane. Smaug (Benedict Cumberbatch), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Worn Out Spines 