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The Troop
by Nick Cutter
Lord of the Flies on meth. I was prepared by others going into this to not eat when reading, and while I did obey, it wasn't quite as stomach churning as I feared (aside from one spot in particular regarding one of the experimental studies). Grotesquely wonderful and ended on the perfect note.
"It is a fact that cannot be denied: the wickedness of others becomes our own wickedness because it kindles something evil in our own hearts." (pg14)
"That's what mortal terror felt like, he realized. Tiny fingers tickling you from the inside." (pg88)
"It's always good to have a little fear, son, especially at your age, he heard his mom say. Fear keeps you honest. Fear keeps you safe." (pg133)
"'But perhaps he's not insane,' Hughes tells me. 'The fact may be that his brain is simply unmappable. He is incredibly intelligent. I hate to use a cliché like "off the charts," but... the fact is that modern science has no real means to judge an intellect like his. . . The dividing line between genius and insanity is very thin and quite permeable--which is why so many geniuses descend into madness.'" (pg250)
"'How would you rather die,' he asks himself, 'from a chopping axe or a little blade?'"
"'It's love. Love is the absolute killer. Care. The milk of human kindness. People try so hard to save the people they love they end up catching the contagion themselves. They give comfort, deliver aid, and in doing so they acquire the infection. Then those people are cared for by others and they get infected. On and on it goes.’ He shrugs. ‘But that's people. People care too much. They love at all costs. And so they pay the ultimate price.'"
(pg252-253)
"'Do you know how hard it is to kill something? Nothing wants to die. Things cling to their lives against all hope, even when it's hopeless. It's like the end is always there, you can't escape it, but things try so, so hard not to cross that finish line. . . Things just don't know when to die. I wish they did.'" (pg348)
"It is a fact that cannot be denied: the wickedness of others becomes our own wickedness because it kindles something evil in our own hearts." (pg14)
"That's what mortal terror felt like, he realized. Tiny fingers tickling you from the inside." (pg88)
"It's always good to have a little fear, son, especially at your age, he heard his mom say. Fear keeps you honest. Fear keeps you safe." (pg133)
"'But perhaps he's not insane,' Hughes tells me. 'The fact may be that his brain is simply unmappable. He is incredibly intelligent. I hate to use a cliché like "off the charts," but... the fact is that modern science has no real means to judge an intellect like his. . . The dividing line between genius and insanity is very thin and quite permeable--which is why so many geniuses descend into madness.'" (pg250)
"'How would you rather die,' he asks himself, 'from a chopping axe or a little blade?'"
"'It's love. Love is the absolute killer. Care. The milk of human kindness. People try so hard to save the people they love they end up catching the contagion themselves. They give comfort, deliver aid, and in doing so they acquire the infection. Then those people are cared for by others and they get infected. On and on it goes.’ He shrugs. ‘But that's people. People care too much. They love at all costs. And so they pay the ultimate price.'"
(pg252-253)
"'Do you know how hard it is to kill something? Nothing wants to die. Things cling to their lives against all hope, even when it's hopeless. It's like the end is always there, you can't escape it, but things try so, so hard not to cross that finish line. . . Things just don't know when to die. I wish they did.'" (pg348)