Violence doesn't solve violence. [ it makes him think about minho, for a minute, and thomas ducks his head. he loves his best friend more than most things in the world but minho tends to be a punch first, ask questions later kind of guy.

but--the more he talks to this guy, the more he gets to know him, thomas is starting to like him a lot. a levelheaded kid like this would have been nice to have with the gladers. ] You're right, though. What's the point of having us talk like this--between courts, I mean--if they want us to eventually kill each other? It doesn't make any sense.

Really...[ a hand comes to his chin, thoughtfully. ] I have a friend who wants to just defect, apparently. [ there's a faint hint of affection in his voice when he says it. ] I told her to wait, but I have a feeling if I tell her what you told me, she'll already be gone.