Collapsed Quotes

“Secure the exit!” He ordered. “Shut the doors! Don’t let any of them through!”
One of his juniors nodded, turned, and ran for the exit, just as the sergeant took two hits in the shoulder pad and lower back armor that knocked him to his knees. He collapsed, blood spraying from a wound in his neck, eyes opened wide. The last thing he saw was the burst of fire from a nearby Corsair that took him down as well.”
― Christina Engela, Dead Beckoning

“The collapsed and rotten mentality appreciates and adores a way of fashion; whereas, the same notion, as the religion inaugurates the backward and awkward way of life. However, time measures and prevails upon all.”
― Ehsan Sehgal

“If one large bank has collapsed, more may be coming.”
― Steven Magee

“Cassian was halfway up the dried riverbed when stones crunched and clacked behind him.

He whirled to find Nesta facedown. Not moving.

He swore, rushing down the stony path, and slid to his knees before her. The sharp stones bit his legs through his pants, but he didn't care, not as he turned her over, his heart thundering.

She'd fainted. His relief was a primal thing in him, settling, but-

He hadn't looked back at her in hours. Filmy white crusted her lips; her skin was flushed and sweaty. He grabbed for the canteen at his belt, unscrewing the cap, and pulled her head into his lap. 'Drink,' he ordered, opening her mouth for her, his blood roaring in his ears.

Nesta stirred, but didn't fight him when he poured a little water down her throat. It was enough to have her opening her eyes. They were glazed.

Cassian demanded, 'When was the last time you had water?'

Her eyes sharpened. The first time she'd really looked at him in three solid days. But she only took the canteen and drank deep, draining it.

When she'd finished, she groaned, pushing herself from his lap, but only onto her side.

He snapped, 'You should have been drinking water throughout the day.'

She stared at the rocks around them.

He couldn't stand that look- the vacancy, the indifference, as if she no longer really cared whether she lived or died here in the wild.

His stomach twisted. Instinct bellowed at him to wrap himself around her, to comfort and soothe, but another voice, an ancient and wise voice, whispered to keep going. One more mountain, that voice said. Just one more mountain.”
― Sarah J. Maas, A ​Court of Silver Flames

“I remember being at the summit of Mauna Kea in Hawaii and watching the 9-11 attacks on TV. It happened in the middle of the night when everyone was asleep and I only found out about it when I arrived at work. By that time the two towers had collapsed hours earlier.”
― Steven Magee