Noticing Sentences

Gender But Adele's fear of the road was no match for her fear of being lost. Swallowed into the Fuhrer's breeding systems to mother a whole nation of blonds. Doomed to years of swollen ankles, a body run down, and breasts sucked dry. p27 Power The Fuhrer was known for his speeches. His voice turned words into living, breathing things that snaked under skins, lit fires inside even the dullest minds. p40 Hypocrisy An Italian face: olive skin, dark hair, shaded eyes. (Non-Aryan by strict standards, though Hitler's racial system was built just as much on politics as it was on weak pseudoscience. Like the Japanese, Italians were "honorary Aryan," because of their pro-National Socialist war efforts.) p95 "But think of the implications! If a Jewish urchin can appear Aryan, then why not the rest of us? What would take generations with eugenics could be accomplished with just a few injections! Those of us with flawless pedigrees who want more desirable tra...

Gender You must try to be kind to your brother even when he is older but not wiser . p5 Even if that farm boy told everyone in Ivets what he'd seen, the townspeople would chalk it up to Adezku, the rascal wind that drove women into their neighbors' beds and made mad thoughts skitter in men's heads like whorls of dead leaves. p15 Nina snorted. If men were ashamed when they should be, they'd have no time for anything else. p32 He'd come to recognize the bizarre phenomenon of Zoya's beauty, the way men loved to create stories around it. They said she was cruel because she'd been harmed in the past. They claimed she was cold because she just hadn't met the right fellow to warm her. Anything to soften her edges and sweeten her disposition-- and what was the fun in that? Zoya's company was like strong drink. Bracing-- and best to abstain if you couldn't handle the kick. p57 "He thinks a woman wanting to fight or hunt or fend for herself...

Gender How typical of this Court for everyone else to act mad and then, when I've behaved in a perfectly reasonable manner, compel me to feel as if I were the mad one. p13 Villains He hadn't been a person who cackled and leered and rubbed his hands together villainously like the storyteller said. He'd been simpler than that. He'd spoken simply, reacted simply, and performed acts of violence with a simple, expressionless precision. He'd calmly done whatever he'd needed to do to make things the way he wanted them. p30 Love it The more I see and hear, the more I realize how much I don't know. I want to know everything. p58 "I always trusted you, Lady Queen," said Teddy, "even before I knew who you were. You're a person of generosity and feeling. It warms my heart to know that such a person is our queen." p287 Giddon took her small, clenched fist in his hand, raised it to his mouth, and kissed it. And Bitterblue was lit up...

Power of Kindness She was a legend not only in the school and the community, but in my house, because Bernadette had her the same year as Mr. Mustache bullied her, and Ms. G saved her by being nice, because Ms. G is always nice. p32 Bad dad jokes "Your generation ruined the planet," Bernadette said to Dad as she landed on St. James Place. "I didn't personally ruin the planet," Dad said. "I don't know who told you I did, but whoever it is, is lying." p32 Irony Now there were so many houses I couldn't count them all. During Phase One , they erected a huge sign with a map of numbered building lots and the name of the development, THE ORCHARDS. Of course they had to tear down the actual orchards to build the houses. p48 100 years ago-- p51 prejudice Dreams Discussing what he wants to be when he grows up Something where I could help nature and be cool and nerdy at the same time. Something Ms. G would approve of. Something wher...