The following is a reference list to recurring phrases in the Morning Glories universe. Note that not every instance is used word-for-word.
A Sacrifice is Always Demanded[]
See Also: Sacrifice
- Jun to Garrett in Morning Glories #18.
- Abraham to Hisao in Morning Glories #18.
- Irina to Guillaume in Morning Glories #21.
- Irina to Hisao in Morning Glories #23.
- "the words you taught your children are true I'm afraid-- A sacrifice is always demanded" -Irina to Abraham in Morning Glories #25.
- Jun demands that Guillaume sacrifices Jade to revive his brother in Morning Glories 41
- Ian in reference to having to use half his alcohol to bribe the guards in Morning Glories 47
- Jun before stabbing Guillaume in Morning Glories 50
All Will Be Free[]
- Painted on wall next to Amanda's body in Morning Glories #7.
- Written on ground next to Chad and Steve's bodies in Morning Glories #8.
Bell's Theorem[]
- Georgina Daramount to Casey in Morning Glories #2.
- Casey to Daramount in Morning Glories #2.
- Julie Hayes to Harry Hayes in Morning Glories #6.
Best Two out of Three?[]
- The Old man said it in Ike's vision in Morning Glories #25
- A Moroccan child asks it to Abraham after he escape the Academy.[1]
- The old man turned out to be a future version of Ike and he said the same thing after Ike's library visions.[2]
- The winner of Towerball is decided as a best of 2 out 3 games.[3]
- Casey needed 2 out of the 3 judges' vote in order to win her middle school science fair.[3]
Cheating[]
- Georgina Daramount accused Lara Hodge of cheating ("She Cheats!"), both in the field and in the classroom when tutored by Dagney.[4]
- Isabel Traveiso claims Casey Blevins beat her only through cheating ("You did cheat!").[5] This is later revealed to have occurred during the science fair where Casey's project was apparently "impossible".[6]. It turns out that Clarkson was the tie-breaking third judge for the competition.[3]
- When talking about Casey's upcoming competition with Isabel for class president, Lara tells her "Who knows? Maybe you won't even have to cheat this time."[6]
- "This time--you won't be about to cheat your way out of this"-Isabel to Casey at the student debates.[3]
- "You want to beat the bitch--you're going to have to cheat"-Ian to Ike[3]
- "The bitch cheated."-Georgina on Casey winning the election.[7]
Faith[]
See Also: Faith
- Zoe and Abraham to Sudhir.[8]
- Zoe to Amanda.[8]
- Zoe to Hunter.[9].
- Before David touches her, Akiko keeps on repeating that she has faith.[10]
- Abraham tells Ike that the biblical story of Abraham and Issac is not about the terms of the agreement or even God, but about sacrifice and faith.[11]
- Clarkson to Fortunato.[12]
- Akiko's parents told her to have faith.[13]
- The fate of Lot's wife may have been a consequence of lacking faith. [13]
- Dagney tells Georgina "So little faith Georgina..."[7]
For a Better Future[]
- Note in Morning Glories #1.
- Slide in Miss Dagney's presentation in Morning Glories #1.
- Posters in classroom in Morning Glories #2, #5, and #11.
- Posters in girls' room and hallway in Morning Glories #4.
- Poster in Nine's office in Morning Glories #23.
- Cover of Ellsworth's folder in Morning Glories #6.
- Mari Fukayama to Georgina Daramount and Reginald Gribbs in Morning Glories #9.
- Unnamed teacher and Jade in Morning Glories #10. Teacher: "Step off whenever you're ready for a better future" Jade: "For a better future".
- Ellsworth to Jade in Morning Glories #10: "Remember why we do all this--For a better future".
- Lara Hodge to Casey Blevins in Morning Glories #13.
- Abraham tells Ike that he wanted "a better future" for him in Morning Glories #24.
- Poster in classroom during Hisao and Guillaume's love scene in Morning Glories #17.
- Lara Hodge cites this as the reason for why they do what they do in Morning Glories #27.
- Partially seen flyer on poster board in Morning Glories #29.
- On Poster behind Hunter in Morning Glories #41.
- "And what I saw was a better future"-Isabel Traveiso in Morning Glories #48
- "I say we decide for ourselves what a better future looks like"-Casey Blevins in Morning Glories #49
- "We can make everything right together, Casey. I believe we will. There is a better future waiting for us"-The Headmaster to Casey Blevins in Morning Glories #50
I don't mind waiting[]
See Also:Waiting
- Casey Blevins to Abraham in Morning Glories #26
- Incarcerated Vanessa Richmond to Lara Hodge in Morning Glories #32
Looks Like I Got Here Just In Time[]
- Irina to Hunter in Morning Glories #19.
- Irina to Abraham in Morning Glories #25.
Never Too Late[]
- Lara Hodge to Georgina Daramount, when Georgina says it is too late for Casey to help, as the students are all missing in Morning Glories #20 and Morning Glories #27.
- Jun to Hisao, when Hisao believes he was too late to save Jun in Morning Glories #25.
Seeing The Face of God[]
- Before dying Kseniya tells Irina "What a gift it has been all these years to see the face of God".[14]
- Akiko has a vision of Abraham explaining to his children the history of Lot, when asked for her interpretation on why Lot's wife turns into salt she said " And when she looked back, she saw it. The true face of God"[13]
- One day at the Camp Guillaume was blinded by the sun and Hisao told him " We're not supposed to see the face of God, look away my love".[15]
So We Created Our Own Gods[]
See Also:Gods
The phrase first appeared in Jade's hallucination in issue #10, and the full phrase remained unrevealed until Ike's hallucination in issue #25.
- A robed man, similar in appearance to Reginald Gribbs, spoke the phrase while Megan led Jade through the school hallways, during Jade's hallucination.[16]
- After Abraham revealed to Ike that their conversation right before Ike stabbed him had not yet occurred, Ike had a breakdown. One of the visions he saw was Alicia Wyatt speaking the full phrase: "In the end, the solution was breathtakingly clear. The old ones had abandoned us, so we created our own gods".[17]
Stop Running[]
- In an inversion, Lara Hodge orders Casey Blevins to "start running"[18]
- Irina, in an TV interview, tells the camera (and presumably to the watching Hunter) that the title of her new work is "It's Time to Stop Running".[9]
- After she corners Hunter at the edge of a cliff, Zoe tells him to stop running.[9]
- Miss Dagney tells a prepubescent Lara Hodge to stop running.[4]
- After catching up with the injured Hunter who was fleeing from the Temple, Dr. Ellsworth tells him to stop running, but adds that there's always something to run from.[19]
- Abraham tells the children that "all God really wants man to do--is stop running".[13]
- "[The Academy] reveals to us a truth that we ourselves had once hidden, that we've spent far too long running from"-Isabel Traveiso.[3]
The Hour of Our Release Draws Near[]
- Written on wall of jail cell in 1490 in Morning Glories #3.
- Written on wall of the Academy basement by Megan in Morning Glories #3.
- Written in notebook by Casey in Morning Glories #3.
- Ike to Casey in Morning Glories #4.
- On a banner in the hall in Jade's dream in Morning Glories #11.
- Mirroring 1490, seen through a peephole into an adjacent room in Jade's dream in Morning Glories #11.
- Guillaume to Hisao in Morning Glories #18.
- Written on a paperweight in Ms. Clarkson's office in Morning Glories #27.
- Written on the walls in blood in Jade's dream in Morning Glories #42.
What Did You See When Your Eyes Were Opened?[]
See also: The Test
- Nine asked Jade this question when she came out of her trance at the clinic.[20][16]
- Reginald Gribbs to Jason before claiming he failed his test.[21]
- Lara Hodge jokingly asked Jade the question, while parodying Nine[22]
- An unnamed inquisitor asked Mary this question in 1693, while crushing her lover under a pile of rocks.[23]
- Irina sneaked into Nine's clinic, and asked a recovering Fortunato this question.[19]
- While callously stabbing him for leaving him out of his will, Ike asked Abraham an echo of this question.[11]
- Georgina Daramount taunts Fortunato with this question as she blinds him.[12]
- Susan Dagney asks Ike the question after his visions in the Library.[2]
- Dagney asks Casey the question as she walks her to the Greenhouse .[7]
References[]
- ↑ Morning Glories #38. April 16, 2014.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Morning Glories #43. February 11, 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Morning Glories #48. September 30, 2015.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Morning Glories #20. July 4, 2012.
- ↑ Morning Glories #26. April 24, 2013.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Morning Glories #39. July 2, 2014.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Morning Glories #49. December 30, 2015.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Morning Glories #8. March 16, 2011.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Morning Glories #19. June 6, 2012.
- ↑ Morning Glories #23. November 28, 2012.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Morning Glories #24. February 13, 2013.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Morning Glories #35. November 27, 2013.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 Morning Glories #37. February 19, 2014.
- ↑ Morning Glories #30. August 28, 2013.
- ↑ Morning Glories #41. October 1, 2014.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Morning Glories #10. June 8, 2011.
- ↑ Morning Glories #25. March 27, 2013.
- ↑ Morning Glories #16. February 22, 2012.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Morning Glories #22. October 10, 2012.
- ↑ Morning Glories #4. November 17, 2010.
- ↑ Morning Glories #5. December 22, 2010.
- ↑ Morning Glories #12. September 7, 2011.
- ↑ Morning Glories #14. November 16, 2011.