Michael Grant quotes

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)
We didn't Make this World we're just the Poor Fools who are living in it. View quote
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It's not about who's got powers, morons. It's about who's not afraid. And who's going to do what has to be done. View quote
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It's vital to keep a sense of humour when the world seems to have suddenly become a very strange place. View quote
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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. View quote
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But when reality was hopeless, fantasy became more and more necessary. View quote
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A man without pleasure is a man without any idea what life is about. View quote
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The light of day showed you the limits of possibility. But walk through the dark, the absolute, total darkness, and the possibilities were limitless. View quote
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He's one kind of person, you're another. When life is going along normally, you're sort of the same. But when life turns strange and scary, when there's a crisis, suddenly you're completely different people. View quote
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So many things I'm not, and so few things I am. View quote
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Sam, there comes a time when the world no longer needs heroes. And then the true hero knows to walk away. (Michael Grant)
Ninth graders with machine guns: its hard to make that a happy story. View quote
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Its the fate of all creators: They fall in love with their creations. View quote
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You cant be trapped by other people you can only be trapped by your fear, defy and win! View quote
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The pain was her whole world now. Pain and fear. View quote
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I had a hard childhood. Hard for my parents. Not that bad for me. View quote
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Because that, more than any monster, was what Sam had feared: that he was weak and cowardly. He had a terrible fear of being afraid. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Superpowers, don't always make you a superhero. - Duck. View quote
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No. I believe in free will. I think we make our own decisions and carry out our own actions. And our actions have consequences. The world is what we make it. But I think sometime we can ask God to help us and He will. Sometime I think He looks down and say, 'Wow, look what those idiots are up to now. I guess I better help them along a little'. (Michael Grant)
Beautiful songs could sometimes take a person out of themselves and carry them away to a place of magic. But when Jill sang, it was not about the song, really. She could sing the phone book. She could sing a shopping list. Whatever she sang, whatever the words or the tune, it was so beautiful, so achingly lovely, that no one could listen and be untouched. View quote
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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. View quote
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That's your solution? Have a cookie?' Astrid asked. 'No, my solution is to run down to the beach and hide out until this is all over,' Sam said. 'But a cookie never hurts. View quote
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He found a set of encyclopedias-like Wikipedia, but paper and very bulky. View quote
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