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Reznik is a cruel drill sergeant who oversees the training of Ben, Sammy, Ringer, and several other recruits. Although Ben grudgingly respects Reznik at first, he comes to see how Reznik is a monster, culminating in the moment when Ben and Ringer realize Reznik has been sniping them from a rooftop. Killing Reznik is the point of no return for Ben and Ringer, who then have to go on the run, rebelling against their former commanders.
Reznik Quotes in The 5th Wave
The The 5th Wave quotes below are all either spoken by Reznik or refer to Reznik. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 42
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Zombie was born on the morning I left the convalescent ward. Traded in my flimsy gown for a blue jumpsuit. Assigned a bunk in Barracks 10. Whipped back into shape by three squares a day and brutal physical training, but most of all by Reznik, the regiment’s senior drill instructor, the man who smashed Ben Parish into a million pieces, then reconstructed him into the merciless zombie killing machine that he is today.
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Chapter 50
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“It’s about connection,” she says. She motions for me to sit down. She sits in front of me, takes my hands.
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Chapter 79
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You’re soft. You should have killed him. You can’t rely on luck and wishful thinking. The future of humanity belongs to the hardcore.
Chapter 87
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That’s the flaw in Vosch’s master plan: If you don’t kill all of us all at once, those who remain will not be the weak.
It’s the strong who remain, the bent but unbroken, like the iron rods that used to give this concrete its strength.
Floods, fires, earthquakes, disease, starvation, betrayal, isolation, murder.
What doesn’t kill us sharpens us. Hardens us. Schools us.
Chapter 90
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And then, instead of jumping onto the Humvee like a normal person, Ben Parish turns and races back for me.
I wave him back. No time, no time, no time no time no time no time.
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Reznik Quotes in The 5th Wave
The The 5th Wave quotes below are all either spoken by Reznik or refer to Reznik. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 42
Quotes
Zombie was born on the morning I left the convalescent ward. Traded in my flimsy gown for a blue jumpsuit. Assigned a bunk in Barracks 10. Whipped back into shape by three squares a day and brutal physical training, but most of all by Reznik, the regiment’s senior drill instructor, the man who smashed Ben Parish into a million pieces, then reconstructed him into the merciless zombie killing machine that he is today.
Related Characters:
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Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 50
Quotes
“It’s about connection,” she says. She motions for me to sit down. She sits in front of me, takes my hands.
Related Characters:
Related Symbols:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
Chapter 79
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You’re soft. You should have killed him. You can’t rely on luck and wishful thinking. The future of humanity belongs to the hardcore.
Chapter 87
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That’s the flaw in Vosch’s master plan: If you don’t kill all of us all at once, those who remain will not be the weak.
It’s the strong who remain, the bent but unbroken, like the iron rods that used to give this concrete its strength.
Floods, fires, earthquakes, disease, starvation, betrayal, isolation, murder.
What doesn’t kill us sharpens us. Hardens us. Schools us.
Chapter 90
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And then, instead of jumping onto the Humvee like a normal person, Ben Parish turns and races back for me.
I wave him back. No time, no time, no time no time no time no time.
