“ [Caine]Interesting. Me, I've always wanted to know who my real parents were.[Sam]Let me guess: you're secretly a wizard who was raised by muggles. Michael Grant
“ The coolly logical part of her brain noted almost sardonically that Edilio had a superpower after all: being Edilio. Michael Grant
“ The fool says 'I never intended to kill. I meant only to wound.' But I tell you that if you prick a finger with a poisoned thorn you may not claim innocence when the heart dies. Do not plant a weed an… Michael Grant
“ Sam, there comes a time when the world no longer needs heroes. And then the true hero knows to walk away. Michael Grant
“ The balance of this world is not upset by accident. It is not upset by those who blunder accidentally into wrong. Evil comes when those who know better, who have seen the pain they cause, nevertheless… Michael Grant
“ Guilt was a fascinating thing: it seemed not to weaken over time. If anything it grew stronger as the circumstances faded from memory, as the fear and the necessity became abstract. And only her own a… Michael Grant
“ We take the names of madmen, because madness is our fate. Terribly melodramatic, that. Michael Grant
“ In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king. In the darkness the man with a candle is an easy target. Michael Grant
“ 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
“ It couldn’t last. Everyone was just killing time. But if all they did was kill time, time would end up killing them. Michael Grant
“ That's right. Endgame. The FAYZ barrier is coming down; at least that's my bet. But there's also a ninety percent chance you and me both end up dead. Ten percent chance we both actually get out alive.… Michael Grant
“ People are idiots, Choo. Always remmber that: people are faithless, backstabbing, weak, creepy, stupid, lazy idiots. Michael Grant
“ There's no hurry. I'm not a pint of half-and-half about to expire. I can wait until I meet the right person. Michael Grant
