The strong survive, but the courageous triumph.

We're all homos. Homo sapiens.

And in their rush to create wonders, they have ignored the wonders all around them, ignored the mysteries, the beauty.

I'll have an awesome blossom, EXTRA awesome.

I'm not a magician. I'am an alchemyst, a man of science, though perhaps not the science you would be familiar with.

The fifth force was the magic of Time, the greatest of all the magics.

Niten's eyes didn't move, but a trace of a smile curled his lips. "I do not need my eyes to tell me where I'm going." "I have no idea what that means," Josh said. "Is it like some sort of ninja trick?" Niten shot Josh a warning look. "Whatever you do, don't mention-" It was too late. In the backseat Aoife stirred. "Ninjas," she spat. "Why is everyone so obsessed with ninjas? They were never that good. And they were cowards, sneaking around in their black pajamas, stabbing their victims with poisoned darts. I hate ninjas-they have no honor.