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.
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GEORGE BERNARD SHAW There are two types of people in this world: those who leave a mark, and others who just leave a sta... UNKNOWN In this world, those who have fallen in love cannot make clear judgements. FENG NONG Were trying to get people to make comforters like this because they are needed all over the world. HOWARD SNYDER The most important thing is to make the technology inclusive - make the world change. Next, pay atte... JACK MA I'm an Air force Brat and I've lived all over the world and this country and there were peop... PAM GRIER Our failures in charity are chained to a narrowed vision of the world that makes too much of the dif... REBECCA GOLDSTEIN People have this illusion that all over the world, all of the time, all kinds of fantastic things ar... DAVID BRINKLEY There is nobody in this world who knows everything about anything! Be a student for Life. HARRISH SAIRAMAN Lull me with your lullabies.. Serenade me with your souls. Make me dance with symphonies.. Do jazz w... 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There are the fools who pay for the right to play make believe for a da... BOBBY W. MILLER People who make a living playing poker and in that world, it's not quite as sexy as it sounds. MATT DAMON There are just some kind of men who-who're so busy worrying about the next world they've never learn... HARPER LEE There are many in this old world of ours who hold that things break about even for all of us. I have... BAT MASTERSON You are changing the world with your thoughts, actions, and creation. DEBASISH MRIDHA In this sleepless night, as the darkness advances, look up at the sky and somehow remember that some... AI YAZAWA The same people who never did their homework in high school are still doing that to this very day ou... JULES SHEAR The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they wa... 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MICHAEL GRANT Now, who else speaks for Perdido Beach?” Bouncing Bette said, “Sam Temple here went into a ... MICHAEL GRANT A white van drove slowly—as slowly as only an inexperienced and frightened driver could go— MICHAEL GRANT Delay of pain: that was the meaning of life, wasn’t it? “I’ve made some bad decisions,”... MICHAEL GRANT But then had come the voice that said, "Come on, you little freak, wherever the hell you are, w... MICHAEL GRANT It’s not about the powers, man; it’s that we aren’t kids anymore. Look what we’ve been throu... MICHAEL GRANT Endgame,” Sam muttered, not really expecting Caine to hear. “Yep,” Caine said. “That’... MICHAEL GRANT But hey this was the FAYZ, where all you could really hope was to delay the pain. MICHAEL GRANT And now, at last, gaiaphage and Nemesis stood facing each other. “Why didn’t you just . . .... MICHAEL GRANT I’m sorry for hurting you. I know I did. I’m most likely dead now, and I guess if there’s any ... MICHAEL GRANT You need to think about all that, Sam,” Dekka said. “You’re the leader, after all.” “... MICHAEL GRANT Do you love me?” Diana asked. Caine’s eyes widened. She could actually see him twitch. Like... MICHAEL GRANT Hunter woke suddenly. A noise. It was a noise unlike anything he’d ever heard before. Close! ... MICHAEL GRANT He reached over and took Taylor’s hand. She did not pull her hand away. He moved his hand up ... MICHAEL GRANT Little Pete. He’s not exactly just Astrid’s autistic brother.” He explained briefly while Toto... MICHAEL GRANT Quinn came forward and Sam pulled him aside. His old friend looked tortured and sad. “What’... MICHAEL GRANT Have a seat with me,” Caine said, hopping down from the wall. “How have you been, Taylor?” MICHAEL GRANT And he thought of the two people who had held his job before him: Sam and Astrid. Both beaten into d... MICHAEL GRANT Today, each of you will make a decision,” Caine said. “To go with Sam, or to stay here. I won’... MICHAEL GRANT He’s not the first to say that. MICHAEL GRANT Like a bullet out of a gun. His big paws had caught the dog before the dog could even flinch. MICHAEL GRANT Sam was starting to feel anxious. Nutella and noodles were fine. Great in fact. Miraculous. But he'd... MICHAEL GRANT The gaiaphage. That's the other word they use. 'Gaia,' as in world. 'Phage,' as in a worm or somethi... MICHAEL GRANT Mother Mary wants to draft two more kids,” Astrid told Sam. “Okay. Approved.” “Dah... MICHAEL GRANT First off,” he said, “I want to say I’m sorry about E.Z. He was a good kid. He didn’t deserv... MICHAEL GRANT Its the fate of all creators: They fall in love with their creations. MICHAEL GRANT Have you seen Sam?” Mary asked. “What do you want with Sam?” “I can’t take care ... MICHAEL GRANT Sam Temple kept a lower profile. He stuck to jeans and understated T-shirts, nothing that drew atten... MICHAEL GRANT Sam walked cautiously around Pack Leader to see the other side. There were the insect jaws protrudin... MICHAEL GRANT Astrid felt a towering wave of disgust. She was furious with Sam. Furious with Little Pete. Mad at t... MICHAEL GRANT At night we cry sometimes, and if you think that just applies to the females then you have never bee... MICHAEL GRANT The Tao of Natural Breathing by Dennis Lewis is filled with drawings, insights and guidance from an ... MICHAEL GRANT Why are we doing this?" Caine asked him. "You know damned well why we're doing this. Because it's a ... MICHAEL GRANT I’m getting my stuff,” he said, and bolted for the steps. “You don’t have to move out,�... MICHAEL GRANT The warrior who had gone out from the lake to save his people by slaying the evil one was now just a... MICHAEL GRANT