Top 400 James Dashner Quotes (2026 Update)
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351. “Thomas had lived in fear and terror the past few weeks, but this was almost too much. To feel safe only to have that snatched away again.”

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352. “Of course we care,” Thomas answered. “But what do you want us to do about it?” “Hey, all I know is that WICKED has one directive – to find a cure. And it’s pretty obvious that’s never gonna happen. If we had their money, their resources, we could use it to really help. To protect the healthy. I thought you’d want that.” Thomas did, of course. Desperately. Gally shrugged when no one responded.”

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353. “In my early writing, all of my characters were exactly the same person. They all spoke the same, made the same types of jokes, reacted the same, etc. I think they were all just me in disguise.”

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354. “Thomas knew he had to be careful. It was strange that she only agreed with him about WICKED now that she’d gotten her memories back.”

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355. “Didn’t know you could measure distance so well with nothing but you bloody eyeballs.”

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356. “Minho flexed his right arm. “If these people are really the girls Aris was hanging out with, I’ll show ’em these guns of mine and they’ll go runnin’.”

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357. “Teresa handed Thomas a really long knife, almost a sword. He couldn’t imagine where she’d been hiding these things, but she now held a short dagger in addition to her spear.”

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358. “I wrote the lies of my farewell with two fingers.”

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359. “She grabbed his hand and intertwined their fingers, now walking alongside him, hand in hand like old lovers.”

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360. “He’d escaped WICKED only to be held at gunpoint by an average everyday.”

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361. “Thomas was sick of being accused of knowing things.”

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362. “Thomas remembered the image of the Cranks at the windows back at the dorm. Like living nightmares, missing only a death certificate to make them official zombies.”

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363. “They’d already learned it wasn’t smart to eat quickly after such a long period of fasting, but he didn’t care. If he threw it all up, he’d just enjoy eating all over again. Hopefully a fresh batch.”

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364. “He didn’t know which was worse: that Newt seemed to be slipping already or that Minho – the one who should have been able to control himself – was acting like such a slinthead.”

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365. “Mark and the old soldier were about a mile away from the village when the stench of death hit them like a fresh wave of unbearable heat.”

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366. “He wasn’t sure when he’d reached this turning point. But something had cracked within him.”

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367. “I gotta use the bathroom,” he announced, standing up. A person even did stuff like that inside the Sleep, while your real body took care of business back in the Coffin. Everything was meant to feel real. Everything.”

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368. “Another pop, this time followed by the tinkle of glass sprinkling on the floor.”

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369. “We were way more than close. Things happened. We remembered stuff. Made new memories.”

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370. “Why would you even want those nasty things on your head?” Misty asked. “You do realize where that’s been, right? Covering up the Toad’s nether regions?”

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371. “There are so many things hinted at that will be fun to reveal in depth. For years, fans have made it abundantly and enthusiastically clear that they want the same thing, so now seems like the perfect time to give readers the story of how the Maze began.”

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372. “Newt was sitting on the ground with Frypan and Minho, all three looking as if they were waiting for the end of the world.”

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373. “The open sky in front of him was a deep purple, slowly fading into the bright blue of day, with tinges of orange from the sun on a distant, flat horizon.”

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374. “Okay.” He hesitated. One word. So far, not so good.”

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375. “I’m programmed so that only you two can see my old Aura. Everyone else sees an entirely different guy. Boom. Amazing, I know.”

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376. “It’s what you would’ve wanted us to do.”

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377. “For a long time they just sat there, holding hands, no words spoken, in their minds or aloud. He felt the slightest hint of peace, as fleeting as it was, and tried to enjoy it for however long it might last.”

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378. “It was such an odd thing to be fighting against something so violently and yet wanting it to happen so completely.”

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379. “And who knew what obstacle might spring up next? Or had the girls planned something else for him?”

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380. “I do love ponies. Wish I could eat one right now.”

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381. “The Griever came to life, spikes popping out of.”

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382. “I think Judy Blume, Stephen King, and Dean Koontz are the three authors responsible for my being where I am today. I owe them a lot.”

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383. “We were unable to discover either a vaccine or a treatment for the Flare.”

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384. “I nominate this shank to replace me as Keeper of the Runners.”

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385. “And he still has clothes on, which means it couldn’t have burned his skin in too many places. He’ll be fine.” “Yeah, good that,” Newt replied with a sarcastic chuckle. “Remind me not to hire you as my buggin’ doctor anytime soon.”

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386. “The Box, shuck-face, the Box!”

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387. “Mark wants to scream, to tell her not to do it. But it’s too late. The woman pulls the trigger. The boat drives on.”

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388. “Newt closed his eyes and tried not to see Tommy in the darkness of his mind.”

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389. “We’re doing the right thing, Thomas. See you on the other side.”

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390. “They’ve already got a name for it, by the way. They’re calling it the Flare.”

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391. “When someone is close by, you just know it.”

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392. “Order,” Newt continued. “Order. You say that bloody word over and over in your shuck head. Reason we’re all sane around here is ‘cause we work our butts off and mantain order. Order’s the reason we put Ben out – can’t have loonies runnin’ around tryin’ to kill people, now can we? Order. Last thing we need is you screwin’ that up.”

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393. “All of it had seemed right. Doing these things for the greater good.”

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394. “Though something told him there was a better chance of Gally bringing him flowers than of passing a day in the Glade with nothing strange happening.”

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395. “Two men, three, a woman – four people total.”

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396. “Listen, I’m not... Oh man, this is crazy. I can’t do this.”

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397. “I don’t think anything’s more rewarding than hearing that you’ve helped someone gain a love of reading.”

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398. “Concern seemed to bleed his heart dry as they ran along.”

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399. “So where is it?” Newt asked, leaning forward in his chair. “Over the Cliff,” Thomas answered. “We have to go through the Griever Hole.”

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400. “Thomas still loved eavesdropping.”

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