The Maze Runner Quotes
“You are the shuckiest shuck faced shuck in the world!”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“If you ain’t scared… you ain’t human.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“I've been shucked and gone to heaven.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Shouldn't someone give a pep talk or something?" Minho asked, pulling Thomas's attention away from Alby.
"Go ahead," Newt replied.
Minho nodded and faced the crowd. "Be careful," he said dryly. "Don't die.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“I promised him!" he screamed, realizing even as he did so that his voice was laced with something wrong. Almost insanity. "I promised I'd save him, take him home! I promised him!”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“It's kind of hard to ask a dead guy what he did wrong.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Just follow me and run like your life depends on it. Because it does.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Maybe you should just press the button”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“You get lazy, you get sad. Start givin' up. Plain and simple.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“WICKED is good”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“It was you and me, Tom. We did this to them. To us.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Good that.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“You're the shuckiest shuck-faced shuck there ever was.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Thats called hypocrisy, you shuck face piece of -!”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“But there was something about the largest object in the solar system vanishing that tended to disrupt normal schedules.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Holy crap, I’m scared.”

“Holy crap, you’re human. You should be scared.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Such a display of death - how could it be considered a victory?”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“I just...feel like I need to save everyone. To redeem myself.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“She smiled for the first time, and he almost had to look away, as if something that nice didn’t belong in such a glum and gray place, as if he had no right to look at her expression.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Minho snickered and leaned back in his chair. “Man, you are one butt-load of sunshine, let me tell you.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“If you're going to decipher a hidden code from a complex set of different mazes, I'm pretty sure you need a girl's brain running the show.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“All the same, Thomas now had a plan. As bad as it was, he had a plan.
They needed more clues about the code. They needed MEMORIES.
So he was going to get stung by a Griever. Go through the Changing. On purpose.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Ah, my Knight in Shining Armor. What, you don't think I can fend for myself?”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“She paused. That's just my way of saying I would've killed you if you'd died.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“You’re disgusting when you eat,” Chuck said, sitting on the bench next to him. “It’s like watching a starving pig eat his own klunk.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Tonight, they’d make their stand, once and for all.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“I didn't do anyting wrong. All I know is I saw two people struggling to get inside these walls and they [Minho and Alby] couldn't make it. To ignore that because of some stupid rule seemed selfish, cowardly, and... well, stupid. If you want to throw me in jail for trying to save someone's [Alby] life, then go ahead. Next time I promise I'll point at them and laugh, then go eat some of Frypan's dinner. -Thomas”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Quit voting me down before you even think about what I'm saying.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“sometimes you don't look very hard for things you don't believe will or can happen.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“A loud boom exploded the air, making Thomas jump. It was followed by a horrible crunching, grinding sound. He stumbled backward, fell to the ground. He wouldn't have believed it if he hadn't seen it for himself. The enormous stone wall to the right of them seemed to defy every known law of physics as it slid along the ground, throwing sparks and dust as it moved, rock against rock. The crunching sound rattled his bones. He looked around at the other openings. On all four sides of the Glade, the right walls were moving toward the left, closing the gap of the Doors.
Then one final boom rumbled across the Glade as all four Doors sealed shut for the night.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Thomas hated the people who'd taken this poor, innocent kid form his family. He hated them with a passion he didn't know a human could feel. He wanted them dead, tortured, even. He wanted Chuck to be happy. But happiness had been ripped form their lives. Love had been ripped from their lives.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Avoiding other people was his new goal in life.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Wonder why we can do this,' he called out with his mind. The mental effort of speaking to her was already straining—he felt a headache forming like a bulge in his brain.
'Maybe we were lovers,' Teresa said.
Thomas tripped and crashed to the ground. Smiling sheepishly at Minho, who’d turned to look without slowing, Thomas got back up and caught up to him.
'What?' he finally asked. He sensed a laugh from her, a watery image full of color.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Can’t take a chance that one day, in one spot, somewhere, an exit might appear. We can’t give up. Ever.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“[Minho] pulled one of his knives from a pocket and, without missing a beat, cut a big piece of ivy off the wall. He threw it on the ground behind him and kept running.
“Bread crumbs?” Thomas asked, the old fairy tale popping into his mind. Such odd glimpses of his past had almost stopped surprising him.
“Bread crumbs,” Minho replied. “I’m Hansel, you’re Gretel.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Order," Newt continued. "Order. You say that bloody word over and over in your shuck head. Reason we're all sane around here is 'cause we work our butts off and mantain order. Order's the reason we put Ben out--can't have loonies runnin' around tryin' to kill people, now can we? Order. Last thing we need is you screwin' that up.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“I promised I'd save him, take him home! I promised him!"

. . . Thomas hugged Chuck to his chest, squeezed him as tightly as possible, as if that could somehow bring him back, or show thanks for saving his life, for being his friend when no one else would.

Thomas cried, wept like he'd never wept before. His great, racking sobs echoed through the chamber like the sounds of tortured pain. (pg 358 hardback)”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Whatever had happened to him [Newt] out there — maybe even related to his lingering ankle injury — had been truly awful.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Thomas swallowed, wondering how he could ever go out there. His desire to become a Runner had taken a major blow. But he had to do it. Somehow he KNEW he had to do it. It was such an odd thing to feel, especially after what he'd just seen... Thomas knew he was a smart kid- he somehow felt it in his bones. But nothing about this place made any sense. Except for one thing. He was supposed to be a Runner. Why did he feel that so strongly? And even now, after seeing what lived in the maze?”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Great we're bloody inspired”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Shouldn't someone give a pep talk or something?' Minho asked...
"Go ahead," Newt replied.
Minho nodded and faced the crowd. 'Be careful,' he said dryly. 'Don't die.'
Thomas would have laughed if he could, but he was too scared for it to come out.
'Great. We're all bloody inspired,' Newt answered.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“You scared of that pip-squeak? Dude, you got a lot to learn. Freakin' Newbies.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Minho looked at Thomas. “I nominate this shank to replace me as Keeper of the Runners.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Get your runtcheeks down those stairs, right now”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Zart the fart, you start.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“He began his new life standing up, surrounded by cold darkness and stale, dusty air.”

― James Dashner, The Maze Runner
“Thomas had a depressing - and scary - thought. 'Am I . . . replacing someone? Did somebody get killed?'

Minho shook his head. 'No, we're just training you - someone'll want a break. Don't worry, it's been a while since a Runner was killed.'

For some reason that last statement worried Thomas, though he hoped it didn't show on his face.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Good try, ya bugging shank. The Gathering elects Runners, and if you think I'm tough, they'd laugh in your face.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Bluh-huh-huh" Minho groaned, a shudder of repulsion, like he'd just stepped in a pile of klunk.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Bread crumbs," Minho replied. "I'm Hansel, you're Gretel.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Thoughts of the girl crashed around his mind, made him remember the connection he felt. A sadness washed over him, as if he missed her, wanted to see her. That doesn't make sense, he thought. I don't even know her name.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“He couldn't leave a friend to die. Even someone as cranky as Alby.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“I'm gonnna break your faces!”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Are they changed because they want to go back to their old life, or is it because they're so depressed at realizing their old life was no better than what we have now?”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Everything crushed in on me at once. Sure made me feel better- don’t feel bad about crying. Ever.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Thomas stood up to pace around the little room, fuming with an intense desire to keep his promise. "I swear, Chuck," he whispered to no one. "I swear I"ll get you back home.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“I've been shucked and gone to heaven”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Be thankful for these walls.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Holy crap, you’re human. You should be scared.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“I pretty much hated you the last couple days. You should’ve seen yourself. Your skin, your veins… You hated me? He was thrilled she’d cared so much about him. She paused. That’s just my way of saying I would’ve killed you if you’d died.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Thomas stared in horror at the monstrous thing making its way down the long corridor of the Maze. It looked like an experiment gone terribly wrong—something from a nightmare. Part animal, part machine, the Griever rolled and clicked along the stone pathway. Its body resembled a gigantic slug, sparsely covered in hair and glistening with slime, grotesquely pulsating in and out as it breathed. It had no distinguishable head or tail, but front to end it was at least six feet long, four feet thick. Every ten to fifteen seconds, sharp metal spikes popped through its bulbous flesh and the whole creature abruptly curled into a ball and spun forward. Then it would settle, seeming to gather its bearings, the spikes receding back through the moist skin with a sick slurping sound. It did this over and over, traveling just a few feet at a time. But hair and spikes were not the only things protruding from the Griever’s body. Several randomly placed mechanical arms stuck out here and there, each one with a different purpose. A few had bright lights attached to them. Others had long, menacing needles. One had a three-fingered claw that clasped and unclasped for no apparent reason. When the creature rolled, these arms folded and maneuvered to avoid being crushed. Thomas wondered what—or who—could create such frightening, disgusting creatures.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“If you want to throw me in jail for trying to save someone's life, then go ahead. Next time I promise I'll point at them and laugh.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Thomas thought Chuck’s personality had gone from mildly irritating to intolerable.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Find our way out, Greenie. Solve the buggin' Maze and find our way out.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Thomas turned to see Newt there, smiling. That grin sent a wave of reassurance through Thomas, as if he were finding out the world was okay again.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Klunk’s another word for poo. Poo makes a klunk sound when it falls in our pee pots.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“You won't figure out anything if you give in to fear.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Sometimes you don’t look very hard for things you don’t believe will or can
happen”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“This sucks." "Smartest thing you've said yet, Greenie.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“We hid the Maps, Thomas.” At first it didn’t compute. “Huh?”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Where are we going?” Thomas asked, still feeling the weight of seeing those walls close, thinking about the maze, the confusion, the fear. He hold himself to stop or he’d drive himself crazy. Trying to grasp a sense of normalcy, he made a weak attempt at a joke. “If you’re looking for a goodnight kiss, forget it.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“He forced himself forward trying to seem innocent without acting like someone who was guilty who was trying to act innocent.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“for now, almost was good enough”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“If we're gonna die, let's do it freakin' fighting!”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“That’s just my way of saying I would’ve killed you if you’d died.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“That’s not how it works around here, and our whole existence depends on things working.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“He knew he had a lot to learn—that was why he was asking questions.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“How could anyone ever be happy in a life like this? he thought. Then, How could anyone be evil enough to do this to us? He understood more than ever the passion the Gladers felt for finding their way out of the Maze. It wasn’t just a matter of escape. For the first time, he felt a hunger to get revenge on the people responsible for sending him there.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Being careful hasn’t gotten us squat.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Shank’s got more guts than I’ve fried up from every pig and cow in the last year.” He paused, as if expecting a laugh, but none came. “How stupid is this—he saves Alby’s life, kills a couple of Grievers, and we’re sitting here yappin’ about what to do with him. As Chuck would say, this is a pile of klunk.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Like a book completely intact but missing one word every dozen, making it a miserable and confusing read.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“You get lazy, you get sad. Start givin’ up. Plain and simple.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Order", Newt continued. "Order. You say that bloody word over and over in your shuck head. Reason we’re all sane around here is ‘cause we work our butts off and mantain order. Order’s the reason we put Ben out - can’t have loonies runnin’ around tryin’ to kill people, now can we? Order. Last thing we need is you screwin’ that up".”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Great, we're all bloody inspired.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Shouldn't someone give a pep talk or something?" Minho asked, pulling Thomas's attention away from Alby.

"Go ahead," Newt replied.

Minho nodded and faced the crowd. "Be careful," he said dryly. "Don't die."

Thomas would've laughed if he could, but he was too scared for it to come out.

"Great. We're all bloody inspired," Newt answered...”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Minho had taught Thomas that speaking only wasted energy, so he concentrated on his pace and his breaths.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“A twisted, pale figure writhing in agony, chest bare and hideous. Tight, rigid cords of sickly green veins webbed across the boy’s body and limbs, like ropes under his skin. Purplish bruises covered the kid, red hives, bloody scratches. His bloodshot eyes bulged, darting back and forth.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“I promised him!" he screamed, realizing even as he did so that his voice was laced with something wrong. Almost insanity. "I promised I'd save him, take him home! I promised him!”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“It was such an odd thing to be fighting against something so violently and yet wanting it to happen so completely.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“If you ain't scared you ain't human”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Being holed up in here does wonders for making the brain do what it was made for.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Chuck seemed deep in thought. “Well, they found a dead Griever, right?” “Yeah,” Newt replied. “Thanks for that bit of news.” Chuck absently tapped his fork against the table for a few seconds. “Well, then who killed the stupid thing?” Excellent question, Thomas thought. He waited for Newt to answer, but nothing came. He obviously didn’t have a clue.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“The boy's bravery solidified something in Thomas's heart. He loved the kid. He loved him as if they had the same mum.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Tomorrow, his training would begin. Tomorrow, he could start helping them find that missing something. Right then Thomas made a decision. Forget all the weird stuff. Forget all the bad things. Forget it all. He wouldn’t quit until he’d solved the puzzle and found a way home.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“wouldn’t allow himself to give in to Minho’s hopelessness—he didn’t want to give up”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Good that," Thomas agreed.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Though something told him there was a better chance of Gally bringing him flowers than of passing a day in the Glade with nothing strange happening.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“He'd been at the Glade for roughly twenty-four hours. One full day. And look at all the things that had happened. All the terrible things. Surely it could only get better.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Look,” Thomas said, pointing down the line of stacks they’d formed, confused, but happy that the letters were so obvious. “It spells FLOAT and then it spells CAT.” “Float cat?” Newt asked. “Doesn’t sound like a bloody rescue code to me.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“These bad boys're what we call Runnie-undies. Keep you, um, nice and comfy."

"Nice and comfy?"

"Yeah, ya know. Your-"

"Yeah, got it." Thomas took the underwear and other stuff.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“You're welcome. I was just trying to help.' Thomas felt like kicking him in the face.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Newt reached out and grabbed Alby by the shoulders. "Alby, lay off a bit. You're hurtin' more than helpin', ya know?"

Alby let go of Thomas's shirt and stepped back, his chest heaving with breaths. "Ain't got time to be nice, Greenbean. Old life's over, new life's begun. Learn the rules quick, listen, don't talk. You get me?"

Thomas looked over at Newt, hoping for help. Everything inside him churned and hurt; the tears that had yet to come burned his eyes.

Newt nodded. "Greenie, you get him, right?" He nodded again.

Thomas fumed, wanted to punch somebody. But he simply said, "Yeah.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“humbly bumbly”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner
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“A distant, faded memory of sucking on pennies as a kid popped into his head.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“The boy's bravery solidified something in Thomas's heart. He loved the kid. He loved him as if they had the same mom.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner

“Panic swelled inside him once again, almost too much to bear. But he took a deep breath and forced himself to try to accept the situation. Just go with it, he thought. You won’t figure out anything if you give in to fear.”
― James Dashner, The Maze Runner