How we cite our quotes: (Part.Chapter.Line)
Quote #1
My mother thinks I'm dead.
Obviously, I'm not dead, but it's safer for her to think so. (1.1.1-2)
Day has to make some pretty difficult decisions while he's on the run from the government. He has to let his mother grieve his loss and death instead of putting her in danger. Is it worth it in the end?
Quote #2
No matter how sharp my intuition is, no matter how well I do at Drake or how perfectly I score in defense and target practice and hand-to-hand combat, Metias's eyes always hold that fear. He's afraid something might happen to me one day—like the car crash that took our parents. (1.2.52)
Death is never far off in the Republic—Metias knows that more than anyone since he has figured out the true cause of their parents' death. He knows that people can be killed for any infraction.