Quotes by Michael Grant

No you sick, stupid creep, I love you. I shouldnt. I shouldnt. Youre sick inside, Caine, sick! But I love you. - Diana

Brianna dropped the skateboard in front of Sam. Dont worry: I wont let you fall off. Yeah? Then why did you bring the helmet? Brianna tossed it to him. In case you fall off.

What do you think that fish is? Sam asked Astrid., she said.Yeah? Sam made a face. Do you think its okay to eat?? Inedible? Joke, duh. Try to keep up, Sam, I made that really easy for you.Sam smiled. You know, a real genius would have known I wouldnt get it. Ergo, you are not a real genius. Hah. Thats right. I threw down an ergo.She gave him a pitying look. Thats very impressive, Sam. Especially from a boy who has twenty-two different uses for the word dude.

We do need a system, and we do need you and your Bertos, and sometimes we need Sam to just come along and kick some ass. - Quinn

Its Sanjit. Its a Hindu name. It means invincible.Thats great, Lana said.Invincible. I cant be vinced.Thats not even a word, Lana said.Go ahead: try to vince me, Sanjit said.

I had a polynomial once. My doctor removed it.

A man without pleasure is a man without any idea what life is about

Sam woke to a feeling of utter, profound, incredible relief.He closed his eyes as soon as he opened them, afraid that being awake would just invite something terrible to appear.Astrid was back. And she was asleep with her head on his arm. His arm was asleep, completely numb, but as long as that blond head was right there his arm could stay numb.She smelled like pine trees and campfire smoke.He opened his eyes, cautious, almost flinching, because the FAYZ didn’t make a habit of allowing him pure, undiluted happiness. The FAYZ made a habit of stomping on anything that looked even a little bit like happiness. And this level of happiness was surely tempting retaliation. From this high up the fall could be a long, long one.

It’s time,” Jack said.“Breeze? Count the kids,” Sam said.Brianna was back in twenty seconds. “Eighty-two, boss.”“About a third,” Jack observed. “A third of what’s left.”“Wait. Make that eighty-eight,” Brianna said. “And a dog.”Lana, looking deeply irritated—a fairly usual expression for her—and Sanjit, looking happy—a fairly usual expression for him—and Sanjit’s siblings were trotting along to catch up.“I don’t know if we’re staying up there or not,” Lana said without preamble. “I want to check it out. And my room smells like crap.”Just before the time was up, Sam heard a stir. Kids were making a lane for someone, murmuring. His heart leaped.“Hey, Sam.”He swallowed the lump in his throat. “Diana?”“Not expecting me, huh?” She made a wry face. “Where’s blondie? I didn’t see her at the big pep rally.”“Are you coming with us?” Brianna demanded, obviously not happy about it.“Is Caine okay with this?” Sam asked Diana. “It’s your choice, but I need to know if he’s going to come after us to take you back.”“Caine has what he wants,” Diana said.“Maybe I should call Toto over,” Sam said. The truth teller was having a conversation with Spidey. “I could ask you whether you’re coming along to spy for Caine, and see what Toto has to say.”Diana sighed. “Sam, I have bigger problems than Caine. And so do you, I guess. Because the FAYZ is going to do something it’s never done before: grow by one.”“What’s that mean?”“You are going to be an uncle.”Sam stared blankly. Brianna said a very rude word. And even Dekka looked up.“You’re having a baby?” Dekka asked.“Let’s hope so,” Diana said bleakly. “Let’s hope that’s all it is.

She collapsed at the bottom of the trail, at the edge of the ghost town. Dekka sat on Edilio and pressed down on the wound. The force of the blood was weaker now. She could almost hold the blood back now, not a good thing, no, because it meant he was almost finished, his brave heart almost done beating.Dekka looked up straight into the glittering eyes of a coyote. She could sense the others around her, closing in. Wary but sensing that a fresh meal was close at hand.

I believe in free will. I think we make our own decisions and carry out or own actions. And our actions have consequences. The world is what we make it. But I think sometimes we can ask God to help us and He will.

Its the fate of all creators: They fall in love with their creations.

No one vinces me, baby

You dont look so much like a great hero, Jarrah said. Im pretty sure Im not, Mack said wearily. My throat is hoarse from screaming in terror. I dont think heroes have that problem.

In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king. In the darkness the man with a candle is an easy target.

No, no, no, so not getting the point of fear. Because fear wasnt about what made sense. Fear was about possibilities. Not things that happened. Things that might.

It takes me a while to figure things out, doesnt it? Edilio grinned. Do me a favor. When you find Astrid, repeat that to her, word for word, the part about how it takes you a while. Then remember her exact reaction and tell me.

Theres a lot youdont know, Sam. Theres a lot I dont 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 youre the big badass, but Im the guy doing the day-in, day-out work of running things. So I dont make this about me.

Fear was about possibilities. Not things that happened. Things that might.

Scared people did scary things sometimes,