May 24, 2016
there was an accident, and my brother didn’t make it. There were a lot of people who didn’t make it out; my brother…my friend, they’re all just gone.
Naya, Requiem, Chapter 4
seen from Türkiye
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there was an accident, and my brother didn’t make it. There were a lot of people who didn’t make it out; my brother…my friend, they’re all just gone.
Naya, Requiem, Chapter 4
You asked me about leaving Jakku. Your mother left this place because she made a choice. She didn't want to live out the rest of her life here. So, she left and she met your father. I guarantee you, that there will come a day when you will have that opportunity. And you will have to choose, whether to stay or leave.
Zara to Naya, Requiem, Chapter 2
Naya continued to stare at the girl sitting across from her. She looked to be about five or six, maybe a little older. With hair pulled back into a messy style and her face was already sporting dirt that was sticking to her forehead. And she couldn't help but notice fairly fresh tear stains that had made trails down her cheeks. This young girl looked like a total mess. And all Naya felt was immense sympathy. From what Zara had told her and her mother, this poor girl was just dropped off by her family. No explanation. Just left here, of all places. Despite wanting to simmer in her own privacy, Naya knew that there was a new goal she was setting for herself. To gain this young girl's trust.
Requiem, Chapter 1
She expected to see the face of a killer. His eyes were void and his face was clear of any emotions. The man who killed her brother was standing before her and she had anticipated a wave of hatred and anger to wash over her. But, it never came. She didn't see the face of a killer. The only thing she saw was the face of the young boy she had befriended when they were kids. All she saw was Ben and the only thing that realization brought was more pain.
Requiem, unknown chapter
I don’t know how I stay on my feet, why I don’t just shatter into dust right there, why my heart keeps beating when I want it so badly to stop.
Lauren Oliver, Requiem
We're killers, all of us: We kill our lives, our past selves, the things that mattered. We bury them under slogans and excuses.
Lauren Oliver, Requiem
We are all punished for the lives we have chosen, in one way or another.
Lauren Oliver, Requiem
Perfection is a promise, and a reassurance that we are not wrong.
Lauren Oliver, Requiem