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The leader of the Gladers, Alby is the oldest and most trusted teenager in the Glade. Despite Alby’s merciless enforcement of the strict laws of the Glade, he is a competent leader capable of inspiring loyalty and bravery in the other Gladers. After going through the Changing and learning about the devastations that have struck the outside world, Alby becomes withdrawn and loses his will to lead. Unable to confront the realities waiting for him outside the Glade, Alby sacrifices himself to the Grievers in a desperate attempt to protect his friends.
Alby Quotes in The Maze Runner
The The Maze Runner quotes below are all either spoken by Alby or refer to Alby. 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 13 Quotes
“This ain’t got nothin’ to do with no hate or like or love or friends or anything. All we care about is surviving. Drop your sissy side and start using that shuck brain if you got one.”
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Chapter 14 Quotes
Alby spoke in a loud, almost ceremonious voice, looking at no one and everyone at the same time. “Ben of the Builders, you’ve been sentenced to Banishment for the attempted murder of Thomas the Newbie. The Keepers have spoken, and their word ain’t changing. And you ain’t coming back. Ever.”
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Chapter 23 Quotes
“Are they changed because they want to go back to their old life, or is it because they’re so depressed at realizing their old life was no better than what we have now?”
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Chapter 26 Quotes
“I didn’t do anything wrong. All I know is I saw two people struggling to get inside these walls and they couldn’t make it. To ignore that because of some stupid rule seemed selfish, cowardly, and...well, stupid. If you want to throw me in jail for trying to save someone’s life, then go ahead. Next time I promise I’ll point at them and laugh, then go eat some of Frypan’s dinner.”
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Chapter 30 Quotes
Newt’s head appeared at the little glassless window, looking through the bars, a smirk on his face. “Nice reward for breakin’ the rules. You saved some lives, Tommy, but ya still need to learn—”
“Yeah, I know. Order.”
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Chapter 31 Quotes
Alby continued. “I hope the Changing doesn’t give us real memories—just plants fake ones. Some suspect it—I can only hope. If the world’s the way I saw it...” He trailed off, leaving an ominous silence.
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Chapter 51 Quotes
“I’m telling you.” Alby sounded like he was begging—near hysterical. “We can’t go back to where we came from. I’ve seen it, remembered awful, awful things. Burned land, a disease—something called the Flare. It was horrible—way worse than we have it here…Better to die than go home.”
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Chapter 55 Quotes
Minho continued. “Alby didn’t wanna go back to his old life. He freaking sacrificed himself for us—and they aren’t attacking, so maybe it worked. We’d be heartless if we wasted it.”
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Alby Character Timeline in The Maze Runner
The timeline below shows where the character Alby appears in The Maze Runner. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...with domesticated sheep and pigs. One of the boys steps forward and introduces himself as Alby. Noticing that all the other boys look at him with reverence, Thomas figures out that...
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Thomas asks Alby to tell him where they are. Alby obliges, sitting down in front of him, which...
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Chapter 3
...to push past the boy and go up the stairs, but the boy says that Alby doesn’t let the “newbies” see someone who’s been stung. The boy then tells Thomas that...
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...which makes some of the other boys snicker. Gally lets Thomas pass him, hoping that Alby will punish him for breaking the rules.
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At the top of the stairs, Thomas opens a door and sees Alby and Newt sitting by Ben who is writhing in pain on a bed. Large green...
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Chapter 4
...a handle. Chuck finds Thomas and hands him a sandwich. After having bad interactions with Alby and Gally, Thomas feels happy that he can rely on Chuck as a friend. When...
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Chapter 6
...they can be expected to find a way out. As he thinks through these problems, Alby taps his shoulder and tells him that he will give him a tour now.
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Chapter 7
Alby takes Thomas to the Box, which is what they call the metal doors in the...
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Alby brings Thomas to the South Door. Alby says that he’s been living in the Glade...
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Thomas sees another beetle blade and asks Alby what they are. Alby says that they think they’re spies for the Creators of the...
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Chapter 8
...Newt cuts them off, saying that she looks like she may be dead. Newt and Alby use vines to lower themselves into the Box and bring the girl’s body out. Thomas...
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Thomas is about to go with them when Newt and Alby ask him to stay and look at the girl to see if she looks familiar....
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Chapter 9
...out, sarcastically asking why the Med-Jacks get to touch her first. Fearing for her safety, Alby says that if any of the boys touches her, he’ll be banished. As they take...
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Chapter 11
Ben gets up and takes out a knife from his pocket. Before Ben can strike, Alby appears in the graveyard with a bow and arrow pointed at Ben and tells him...
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Chapter 12
Thomas fears the Runner may have been stung, so he calls out for help and Alby comes running to meet them. When they reach the Runner, they find that he is...
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...is different. When Thomas asks what he found, Minho says he’ll have to wait till Alby gets back before he says anything else. When Alby returns and gives Minho permission to...
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Chapter 13
Alby seems surprised to learn that Minho had found a dead Griever in the Maze. They...
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At dusk before the walls close, Alby assembles everyone at the East Door. A couple of Gladers drag a crying Ben to...
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Chapter 14
Alby wraps the collar around Ben’s neck. Ben pleads that he only tried to kill Thomas...
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Chapter 16
...her unconscious state. Newt listens but says that what’s concerning him more is Minho and Alby’s whereabouts: they went into the Maze to investigate the Griever and should have been back...
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By dinner time, all the Runners have retuned except Alby and Minho. Afraid that they’re dead, the Gladers eat dinner solemnly. As they eat, Newt...
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As the Door begins to close, Thomas sees Minho inside the Maze with Alby, stung by a Griever, being helped along. Thomas calls for Newt’s help, but realizes Newt...
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Chapter 17
...dark and Thomas feels terrified, but he manages to find his way to Minho and Alby. Minho tells Thomas that he was stupid, not brave, to enter the Maze because now...
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Chapter 18
...said they already tried climbing the vines, Thomas devises a plan to tie vines around Alby and hoist him up the wall. After much strenuous effort, Thomas is able to climb...
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Chapter 20
...weight to swing and catch nearby vines. The Griever follows Thomas instead of going for Alby, which makes Thomas feel glad that he can draw the creature away from the unconscious...
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...and starts running in order to escape the Griever and lure it further away from Alby. Keeping track of the turns he makes so he can find his way back, he...
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Chapter 22
...for half an hour. When he calms down, Thomas tells Minho they have to find Alby. Minho says that Alby must be dead already because they didn’t inject him with the...
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On their way to Alby, Minho says the Serum is short for the Grief Serum. He says that the Creators...
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...sleep but is woken up by Chuck a few hours later, who tells him that Alby has survived but is now going through the Changing.
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Chapter 23
Hearing the sounds of Alby’s screams, Thomas is no longer able to sleep. To find some quiet, he goes to...
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Chuck and Newt find Thomas in the graveyard. Newt tells him that Alby be will alright soon. When Thomas asks about what happens during the Changing, Newt says...
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...by going into the Maze or honor him for saving the lives of Minho and Alby.
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Chapter 24
...also there as Keeper of the Runners. There is one chair empty for the absent Alby. Newt leads the meeting, saying that half the Gladers think Thomas is a rule-breaker and...
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...be brave enough to go into the Maze and smart enough to save Minho and Alby, two of the most accomplished Gladers. Gally says Thomas only saved the two of them...
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Chapter 25
...scared and ran off but Thomas stayed calm and risked his own life to protect Alby. Gally interrupts again, diminishing Thomas’ accomplishments by saying he was lucky. Minho yells at Gally,...
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Chapter 26
...runs into the hall after everyone’s left except Minho and Thomas. Chuck tells Thomas that Alby is asking for him.
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Chapter 27
Thomas enters Alby’s room. Alby, who still looks sick, tells the Med-Jacks to leave the two of them...
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Alby starts to say something else, but then begins to viciously choke himself. Thomas calls for...
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Chapter 28
Newt and Thomas get leftovers from lunch and discuss the situation regarding Alby. Newt says that no one has ever tried to tell them what they remembered from...
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Chapter 30
...Chuck arrives with Thomas’ lunch. He says no one has found Gally yet but that Alby is up and around.
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Chapter 31
As Thomas hears the Doors begin to close, Alby arrives at the Slammer and lets him out. Alby tells Thomas that during the Changing,...
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...Frypan, had prepared especially for him in gratitude for saving the lives of Minho and Alby. Minho joins Thomas as he eats and tells him what he should expect for Runner...
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Chapter 33
...them in order to leave a trial. At lunchtime, they rest and Minho explains how Alby nudged the dead Griever with his foot. This caused the creature to come alive, but...
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Chapter 35
After failing to find anything else, they return to the Glade to tell Newt and Alby about the portal, which Thomas christens the Griever Hole. But first Minho takes Thomas to...
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After drawing the map, Minho and Thomas run into Newt and Alby outside the Map Room. Newt informs them that supplies have stopped coming through the Box....
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Chapter 36
Newt, Alby, and a Med-Jack named Jeff come into the graveyard. Newt asks how Teresa got to...
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Chapter 37
Despite Thomas’ protestation, Alby has Teresa brought to jail for triggering the changes. Thomas tries to defend her but...
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Chapter 38
Inside the Homestead, Minho, Newt, Alby, and Thomas discuss what they need to do to defend themselves and escape the Maze....
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Chapter 41
...arrives, he finds a group of boys huddling around Minho who is cradling an injured Alby. Minho says that whoever set fire to the maps must have also beaten up Alby....
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Chapter 49
...the Gladers when they were children and named them after scientists (Thomas for Thomas Edison, Alby for Albert Einstein, Newt for Sir Isaac Newton, etc.).
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Chapter 51
With bloodshot eyes, Alby quickly stands up, knocking his chair over behind him. He accuses Thomas of working for...
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Realizing his mistrust is unwarranted, Alby admits his real reason for opposing the plan: he doesn’t want to go back to...
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Chapter 53
...doesn’t know how many of the Gladers will follow them. Newt says that he’ll get Alby to fight with the Keepers by convincing him that they have a chance at starting...
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...Once there, they decide that if they fail to enter the code, then Newt and Alby will be the back up pair to enter the Hole and punch in the code.
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Chapter 54
As everyone finishes dinner, Newt and Alby announce that it’s time to enter the Maze. Thomas notices Alby vacantly staring at the...
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Chapter 55
...Grievers coming from the opposite direction, blocking off their escape. The group huddles together and Alby, in act of brave desperation, throws himself at the Grievers guarding the Hole. They swarm...
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...As Newt is speaking, the Grievers near the Hole start moving closer to the group. Alby’s sacrifice has failed to stop the Grievers from continuing their attack. Thomas’ fears are realized:...
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Chapter 59
...someone who completed the Maze Trial. She then says there is one more Variable. Like Alby in bed after the Changing, Gally struggles to speak, saying that he can’t control himself....
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