"The fifth force was the magic of Time, the greatest of all the magics."
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"People are dying who haven't had that opportunity to say yes to the Lord."
"Seasick," Scatty mumbled. "That's exactly what it feels like. Only worse."
"Don't ever, for any reason, do anything to anyone, for any reason, ever, no matter what."
"Campus ... brings back so many memories that I would ... have made."
"He came to a decision and looked at Dagon before climbing into the car. "Find the Disir." Dagon stiffened, showing a rare sign of emotion. "Is that wise?" he asked. "It is neccessary."
"My mom always used to say that average people are the most special people in the world. And that's why God made so many."
"I spend all my time trying to keep thoughts away and ignore them....But here you are, trying to remember your own life, writing your thoughts down so that you don't forget. I suddenly realized what it would be like not to know, not to remember."
"OK," Josh said evenly, "I've seen men made of mud, I guess I can accept spying rats. Do they talk?" he wondered aloud. Don't be ridiculous," Flamel snapped, "They're rats." Josh really didn't think it was a ridiculous suggestion."
"The SUV was the only car moving. Josh had his foot pressed flat to the floor, and the needle on the speedometer hovered close to eighty. He was becoming more comfortable with the controls—he hadn't hit anything for at least a minute."
"It's always been Apple's goal to ship something we were proud of and something people would be proud to own, and I think that's still true from thirty years ago."
"There are some adventures not worth having."
"Perenelle shuddered. "You know I hate leprechauns more than almost anything."
"We do not always get what we want. Sometimes life presents us with surprises."
"The two that are one, the one that is all!"
"Good or bad is a matter of perspective. I met an immortal hunami once, a man called William Shakespeare, who wrote that there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so."
""What is the greatest mistake a parent can make?" she asked. "To believe that your children will be just like you.""
"And in their rush to create wonders, they have ignored the wonders all around them, ignored the mysteries, the beauty."
"Virginia," Billy said urgently. "Don't do this." "Shut up,Billy." "Think of the people in San Francisco." "I don't know any of the people in San Francisco," Virginia answered, then paused. "Well,actually I do,and I don't like them. But I do like you,Billy, and I'm not going to allow you to end up as lunch for some raggedy lion-monster-thingy." "A sphinx," Machiavelli corrected her. He was standing at the bars again. "Mistress Dare," the Italian said carefully. "I absolutely applaud you for what you want to do for your friend. But I urge you to think of the bigger picture."
"Villains often more the story along while the heros react to the villains, so the villain becomes the engine of the story."