But if all they did was kill time, time would end up killing them. Michael Grant More Quotes by Michael Grant More Quotes From Michael Grant You like blue eyes, huh?" "Yes. I do. I like blue eyes. Michael Grant blue-eyes eye blue So many things I'm not, and so few things I am. Michael Grant Deep down, she's a good person, Diana is," Caine said, and sighed. "Deep down, I'm not. But she is. Michael Grant diana good-person said It's Sanjit. It's a Hindu name. It means 'invincible.'" "That's great," Lana said. "Invincible. I can't be vinced." "That's not even a word," Lana said. "Go ahead: try to vince me," Sanjit said. Michael Grant names trying mean She placed her palm over his wound, pressing as hard as she dared. She would stop the blood. She would hold him and stop his life from escaping. She would hold life inside him and he wouldn’t die Michael Grant palms escaping blood Dekka laughed... "Sam: you're still the leader. You're always going to be the leader. It's not something you choose: it's something you are. Michael Grant laughed stills leader But when reality was hopeless, fantasy became more and more necessary. Michael Grant fantasy hopeless reality Why are we doing this?" Caine asked him. "You know damned well why we're doing this. Because it's a fight. It may be THE fight. I may be the final fight. And what else are we good at, you and me? What are we going to do if we ever get out there anyway? Michael Grant finals fighting may You'll never have complete control, Caine. This world is changing all the time. Animals. People. Who knows what's next? We didn't' make this world, we're just the poor fools who are living in it. Michael Grant animal people world Its the fate of all creators: They fall in love with their creations. Michael Grant creation fate falling-in-love Let me guess: you're secretly a wizard who was raised by muggles. Michael Grant muggles wizards let-me She was scared. Scared of dying. Michael Grant scared dying Brittney, it was wrong to murder even before Moses brought down the commandments. Right and wrong doesn't come from God. It's inside us. And we know it. And even if God appears right in front of us, and tells us to our faces to murder, it's still wrong. Michael Grant moses murder faces To almost no one's surprise, Astrid said, "Dune, by Frank Herbert. 'I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that bring total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me. And when it has gone past I will turn the inner eye to see its path. Where the Fear has gone there will be nothing.'" She and Lana together spoke the last phrase of the incantation. "'Only I will remain. Michael Grant eye fear past There's a lot youdon't know, Sam. There's a lot I don't tell you. I know who I am. I know what I do, and what I am to this place.I know what I am to you, and how much you depend on me.You may be the symbol, and you may be the one everyone turns to when something goes bad, and you're the big badass, but I'm the guy doing the day-in, day-out work of running things. So I don't make this about me. Michael Grant badass fear running And then the turbines generate electricity that goes into the whole town." "You mean they aren't powered by giant hamsters on wheels? I was misinformed. Michael Grant towns giants mean Does he have a nickname?' Diana went on remorselessly. 'I mean, 'gaiphage' is so long. Can we call him phage? Or maybe just 'G'? Michael Grant doe long mean No, no, no, so not getting the point of fear. Because fear wasn't about what made sense. Fear was about possibilities. Not things that happened. Things that might. Michael Grant possibility fear might Too bad we don't have marshmallows. This is an amazing fire." Howard emerged through the smoke behind Edilio. Michael Grant marshmallow behinds fire He didn't mind if she hated him. They were never going to be a cute romantic couple like Sam and Astrid. Clean-cut, righteous, all that. The perfect couple. He and Diana were the imperfect couple. Michael Grant cutting couple cute