Quotes from Michael Scott

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

The Elders had nothing but contempt for human emotion; they considered it their biggest weakness. Perenelle knew it was humankind's greatest strength.

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.

You're saying we lost the powers of magic because we grew lazy.

There are some adventures not worth having.

Battles are won by men. Wars are won by strategists.

Seasick," Scatty mumbled. "That's exactly what it feels like. Only worse.

But the truth is a double-edged sword; it is a dangerous thing.

Impatience and stupidity claim more victims than any weapon.

He's never fired a gun in his life," Palamedes said. "He abhors weapons." As Palamedes spoke,the group could see Shakespeare put the tonbogiri to his shoulder,then jerk three times. Two of the attacking vimanas spun out of control,both of them crashing into two more. The flour flaming craft spiraled into the sea. "But then he's always been full of surprises," Palamedes added.

We humans are nothing more than the sum of our memories.

Fools lie, clever men stick to the truth.

Would I rather be feared or loved? Easy. Both. I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.

Nicholas: One of the oldest secrets of alchemy is that every living thing, from the most complex creatures right down to the simplest leaf, carries the seeds of its creation within itself. Josh: DNA.

Here words can kill - literally.

If you have to injure someone, then make it so severe that his vengeance need not be feared.

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

Wikipedia is the best thing ever.

Dee's search for knowledge was always his greatest strength... and his weakness.

I am not afraid to die because I know that when we go, we will go together. It is living without you that would be unbearable.

The Alchemyst had discovered that the seats revolved and had been amusing himself by swinging back and forth. His chair squeaked with each turn.Finally Prometheus turned and glared at the immortal. "If you do that one more time, I'm going to feed you to the Lotan myself." "And I will help," Niten added.

Don't take me for a fool!" Dee interrupted angrily, but then had to lean over the boat as another bout of nausea gripped him. Virginia grinned and winked at Josh. "It's hard to sound masterful when you're throwing up, isn't it?" "I hate you, Virginia Dare," Dee mumbled. "I know you don't really mean that," she said lightly. "I do," he croaked.

Have you any idea how to wake a hibernating Elder?" Machiavelli shook his head. "Mars, what about you? Any advice?" "Yes. Don't.

But magic, like everything else, follows certain natural laws. Magic needs energy wherever it can find it. If no other source of energy is available, it will take the life force of the magician who created it. That is why every use of magic weakens the magician.