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Choose at least three quotes from here for use in your essay (one for each body paragraph point).

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“From the moment his parents had signed those papers, Connor was alone.” – Page 10

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“You’re like, king of the Unwinds here … but guys like you get unwound real quick.” Pg 271

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“He’d rather be killed with a furious hand than dismembered with cool indifference.” Pg 278

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“They all keep seeing him as a leader when all he wants is to be ignored.” Pg 220

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The Admiral on Connor “There’s no question you’re a loose cannon, but more often than not, you’re aimed in the right direction” pg 212

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“ ‘People like you because you’ve got integrity,’ Haydon tells him. ‘Even when you’re being an 🤬.’ “pg 203

“… on the other hand, he’s changing. He’s been getting into fewer fights.” Pg 203

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“I’d rather die than get a piece of an Unwind!’ Pg 169

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“Sitting on this ledge, hidden behind an exit sign is where he feels most comfortable … Yet for Connor, life on the edge is home.” (Pg 4)

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“He doesn’t want it, but he can’t stand the thought of someone getting the baby who wants it less than he does.” Pg 93

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“His frustration begins to ferment into anger. It’s the same kind of anger that always got him into trouble back home.” –pg 93

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On Lev not turning up “It makes Connor angry that he feels this way, and he suspects this part of the anger that fuels the fights he gets into.” Pg 148

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“She couldn’t bear the thought of his dying with those being her last words. She couldn’t bear the thought of him dying, period.” Pg 179

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“ … every time he forces himself to think before acting, it’s her voice in his head telling him to slow down.” Pg 204

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“Common sense tells Risa to distance herself from him … Yet, day after day, she keeps finding herself drawn to him.” Pg 144

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By the time they get to the antique shop, things have changed. in Connor’s mind “what he and Risa have isn’t a relationship; it’s two people clinging to the same ledge, hoping not to fall.” Pg 109

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Connor and Risa are becoming more connected and understand each other better through their experiences: “I go by instinct, you go by brains. I guess we make a pretty decent team.” (pg 91)

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Then Connor takes the baby: “Now Risa realises he doesn’t just made bad decisions, he makes dangerous ones.” – pg 64

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Connor and Risa are dislike each other at first, but after they argue and check if Lev will run, they understand one another better “Risa has to hold back a smile. Suddenly she’s feeling strangely at ease with Connor.” – pg 50

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“Holding his temper in that bathroom was perhaps the hardest thing Connor had ever had to do.” Pg 153

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¨All the emotions rebounding madly through risa finally come to rest in an unfamiliar place, and tears burst from her eyes.¨
PAGE: 152

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'Connor had done the right thing.  For once he had seen the situation more clearly than she.'
PAGE: 152

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On acting rationally in a crisis because of Risa’s influence: “Today it gives him time to do something Connor rarely does in an emergency. He goes beyond his first thought, and processes his second thought.” – pg 59