The 5th Wave Madness Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #1

Am I crazy? Have I lost my mind? You can only call someone crazy if there's someone else who's normal. … Crazy: the new normal. (2.16 and 2.18)

Cassie decides that the baseline for "crazy" has probably moved since the alien attacks started.

Quote #2

The 4th Wave forces us into solitude, where there's no strength in numbers, where we slowly go crazy from the isolation and fear and terrible anticipation of the inevitable. (3.28)

Here Cassie makes a very good point. One of the Others' best tactics is making the other side feel crazy.

Quote #3

It didn't take long after the Arrival for all the conspiracy nuts to start buzzing about classified government projects or the secret plan to manufacture an alien crisis in order to take away our liberties. (5.56)

Alien invasion? Definitely the government's plot. Time to don the tinfoil helmets.