How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
"The only thing I've accomplished in life is to help set up an experiment that failed and tormented a bunch of kids." (28.40)
There you go, Thomas: optimism. It's hard to blame him, though. If we witnessed this much death and suffering, we'd have a hard time keeping our chins up, too.
Quote #5
Filling a place with people who had no hope and knew they were about to descend into a rotten, horrific spiral of insanity ended up creating some of the most wretched anarchic zones ever known to man. (36.3)
It might be hard to imagine, but people infected with the Flare were actually put in a place called Crank Palace so that they could live out the rest of their slightly sane days with other people like them. The problem with this idea is that the suffering of this disease can't go away—nothing can alleviate the pain of knowing you're about to go absolutely insane.
Quote #6
"I can't imagine what that must feel like. Finding out you're infected, being sent to live with Cranks, seeing what you're about to become right in front of you."
Thomas just shook his head slowly. It'd be misery in its purest form. (36.27)
Like we said earlier, not only is the suffering almost impossible to mitigate for someone infected with the Flare, but seeing others who are about to go insane doesn't create some kind of bond or relief. It just makes things worse.