James Dashner Quotes
Can you do that?” Thomas asked. “Huh?” “Kill someone three times.” “I’d figure out a way.
Dashner, James. The Scorch Trials. Delacorte Press, 2010.
Description of one of his experiences in the Spanish American War.
It was common then for people to die in tenements as a result of shoddy construction, poisoning by sewer gas, and unsanitary conditions. As the result of the efforts of reformers like Riis and Theodore Roosevelt health inspectors were appointed and errant builders went to jail—in some cases for manslaughter.
James Smith Dashner is an American writer of speculative fiction, primarily series for children or young adults, such as The Maze Runner series and the young adult fantasy series the 13th Reality. His 2008 novel The Journal of Curious Letters, first in the series, was one of the annual Borders Original Voices picks.