Abigail Heir Fire Quotes

1.      Running doesn’t offer very appealing options. I’m not going to end up on the streets. I’m going to make something of myself, I swear that on the Spirits. I’m going to make my mum proud. (Chapter Two)

2.      I can fight my own battles, I’m not a little kid. (Chapter Three)

3.      I’m not bratty, I’ve never been bratty, that was a figment of your imagination. And you can quit it with the little too. I’m taller than you.(Chapter Nine)

4.      So, you want me to be your poster girl, not The Elite’s, after spending over a year telling me to play their game. Now you can make a change, twist the game around and get the ‘special little Heir’ to spout your words and get the attention for your new group. It’s good to know that even my friends are trying to use me. (Chapter Ten)

5.      You didn’t stop my mum’s murder because you wanted to keep your standing. Where’s the courage to know something is wrong, to back up your conviction. Doing nothing as the rest of them killed my mum makes you just as bad. (Chapter Seventeen)

6.      Mum made all these mistakes. She trusted the Keepers, helped form them, thought that she could make deals with The Elite. It feels like I’m just reliving all those mistakes and those mistakes lead here. (Chapter Twenty-One)

7.      You keep living and you’ll find things to smile about. You know, happiness isn’t about getting everything perfect, because no one gets that. We should know that more than others. But I’m not going to spend my life being miserable, it would be a waste, so I focus on the little things that make me smile. And they add up. I guess you’ve got to make those things count more than the things that get you down. (Chapter Twenty-One)

8.      I’m a runner, it’s how I work on and off the track. It’s much more fun to rush headfirst into things, more action and less room for doubt that way. (Chapter Twenty-One)

9.      They need me. I’m some special Heir. Their star athlete. The poster girl rebel. They don’t want me. Your mum got that right. I’m damaged goods. Tainted. My mum wanted to abort me. My dad turned his back on me. The Keepers used me. The Elite tolerate me. Jordan wanted me because I was popular. Curtis thought I could keep him out of trouble. No one wants me for me. They just want me to play a role. Maybe I should and say screw it to my feelings. Why be me when no one wants that? That would stop people getting hurt too. Maybe I should just give in. (Chapter Thirty-Four)

10.   I’m not a murder like you. (Chapter Forty-Two)