Find quotes from this novel, with commentary from Shmoop. Pick a theme below to begin.
Mortality Quotes
Isn't it so weird how the number of dead people is increasing even though the earth stays the same size, so that one day there isn't going to be room to bury anyone anymore? (1.7)
Life, Consciousness, and Existence Quotes
The more I found, the less I understood. (1.28)
Cunning and Cleverness Quotes
A great game that Dad and I would sometimes play on Sundays was Reconnaissance Expedition. (1.20)
Language and Communication Quotes
I haven't always been silent, I used to talk and talk and talk and talk, I couldn't keep my mouth shut, the silence overtook me like a cancer. (2.1)
Love Quotes
"Sometimes people who seem good end up being not as good as you might have hoped, you know? What if she had stolen our things?" "She wouldn't." "But what if?" "But she wouldn't." […] she was obvi...
Fear Quotes
A lot of the time I'd get that feeling like I was in the middle of a huge black ocean, or in deep space, but not in the fascinating way. (3.2)
Identity Quotes
If someone asked me, "Are you Thomas?" I would answer, "Not no," but then I lost "no." (2.1)
Lies and Deceit Quotes
[Stan] asked, "Where's Mr. Feeling Sick going?" I told him, "To the drugstore on Eighty-fourth to get some cough drops." Lie #3. (3.12)