Top 400 James Dashner Quotes (2024 Update)
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201. “Brenda found his hand, squeezed it. Once again, Thomas felt a ridiculous surge of guilt, like he was cheating on Teresa. He couldn’t help that this girl was so touchy-feely.”

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202. “Be careful. Don’t die.”

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203. “Good that.”

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204. “Like a book completely intact but missing one word every dozen, making it a miserable and confusing read.”

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205. “Someday we’ll be bigger.”

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206. “It was her. It was Teresa.”

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207. “Denying the truth would solve nothing.”

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208. “Shut up! Do you think we’re morons?” Michael kept his expression blank. Oh how badly he wanted to say “Yup.”

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209. “What do you mean exactly? Sounds like you figured something out.”

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210. “She’s the last one. Ever.”

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211. “Thomas let out a slight laugh. “The Maze. The Grievers. WICKED. You name it.”

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212. “Maybe. It’s now or never.” “Cameras and guards? It’s a big risk.” “But they have our friends.” Alec nodded slowly. “Said like a true soldier.”

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213. “He shot me.” It just came out, a new number one on the list of the dumbest things he’d ever said.”

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214. “All of them, you slinthead shuck-faced piece of klunk.” Minho smiled.”

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215. “But what about all those dead people we saw? Maybe they rescued us for real, got killed, and now we’re screwed. Maybe we were supposed to do something, but now it’s all been messed up and we’ve been left here to die.”

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216. “I’m sorry, Tom, she answered back, in his mind once again. But thanks for being our sacrifice.”

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217. “Thomas had to trust Newt.”

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218. “Chuck seemed deep in thought. “Well, they found a dead Griever, right?” “Yeah,” Newt replied. “Thanks for that bit of news.” Chuck absently tapped his fork against the table for a few seconds. “Well, then who killed the stupid thing?” Excellent question, Thomas thought. He waited for Newt to answer, but nothing came. He obviously didn’t have a clue.”

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219. “But Thomas knew they were not, of course, ghosts. They were the people who’d sent them all to the Glade. The people who’d taken their lives away from them. The Creators.”

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220. “These people will think their way around an ice cream cone before ever giving it a lick.”

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221. “Did Thomas the boring slinthead actually make a joke?”

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222. “Piece by piece, you’ll learn – I’ll be takin’ you on the Tour tomorrow.”

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223. “It was as if the buildings were alive, growing right before their eyes as they got closer.”

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224. “I’m a bloody Crank!”

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225. “I was just a kid,” Thomas said, surprising himself.”

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226. “His friends subjected to cruel trials that might never mean a thing.”

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227. “Michael literally couldn’t remember the last time he had seen his parents.”

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228. “His joy dribbled away, turned into a deep mourning for the twenty people who’d lost their lives. Despite the alternative, despite knowing that if they hadn’t tried to escape, all of them might’ve died, it still hurt, even though he hadn’t known them very well. Such a display of death – how could it be considered a victory?”

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229. “Why are we up here?” Mark asked. Alec pointed a finger at him. “Because it’s what you do when someone comes to your house and attacks your people. You fight back. I’m not going to let these bloodsuckers get away with that crap.”

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230. “Saving the most people means we can’t help anybody if we’re dead.”

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231. “Fine,” he said after a long stare down with his leader. “But if they do jump you and slit your throat, we’ll get along just fine without ya.” “Thanks for the kind words, hermano.”

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232. “You don’t understand, shuck-face! You don’t know anything, and you’re just making it worse by trying to have hope! We’re dead, you hear me? Dead!”

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233. “Running away from her was the hardest thing he’d ever done, he had no doubt of it.”

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234. “But first, my friends, I need you to do something for me. We have two spies in the back of the auditorium.”

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235. “Oddly, one of the first thoughts that popped into Michael’s mind was why didn’t these animals mind cooking their friends? Though maybe geese and chickens weren’t on the same social level.”

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236. “Newt looked at the Cranks, then back at Thomas. ‘It comes and goes, man. I can’t explain it. Sometimes I can’t control myself, barely know whatI’m doing. But usually it’s just like an itch in my brain, throwing everything off-kilter just enough to nother me-make me angry.’ p247.”

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237. “She’d also consider the circumstances top to bottom and decide the best course of action to take. Am I right or am I right?”

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238. “Down the road a bit, I would like to write a couple of stand-alone adult novels, especially in the horror genre. I’ve got lots of things up my sleeve.”

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239. “Klunk’s another word for poo. Poo makes a klunk sound when it falls in our pee pots.” Thomas looked at Chuck, unable to believe he was having this conversation. “That’s nice” was all he could manage.”

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240. “And then Thomas was being dragged to his feet, yanked away from her. He didn’t have the energy or will to fight it. She was gone.”

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241. “I’d love to see that rat nose smashed!”

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242. “After several minutes, Trina finally stopped in front of a small shack that had been boarded up with three wooden slats nailed across the door. From the outside. Someone had been imprisoned. And that someone was screaming.”

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243. “In other words, a considerable portion of your extraordinary gift comes from the simple fact that you very much want to do good.” -Master George.”

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244. “Watch out for the ugly man with no ears.”

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245. “Let’s go get our friends,” Mark said.”

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246. “You quit treating people like animals and maybe I’ll consider it.”

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247. “You might get an elbow in the face, maybe kicked in the ’nads.”

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248. “I’d love to see a cheeseburger right about now, though.”

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249. “Save all your questions till the end, children.”

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250. “Together, Thomas and Teresa watched, and imagined what it must be like.”

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