How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
It's like we'd woken up, and suddenly we were living in a totalitarian state. (10.1)
Though Whit and Wisty feel like the world has transformed overnight, it's actually been happening for a while. Totalitarian states don't spring up overnight, folks.
Quote #2
My old life, and the days of recklessly skipping class, felt like a million worlds away now. (15.3)
In prison, Whit and Wisty long for their old lives, which feel very far away.
Quote #3
A few days ago, it seemed like the worst thing that could happen to me was waking up with a giant zit during school-picture day. How could life as I'd known it change so quickly and bizarrely? My brother and I had just been sentenced to death. (20.3)
One day you're worried about your math test, and the next day you're awaiting your execution. Sometimes life is just weird like that.