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She looked, briefly, so lost that I wanted to reach for her, take her hand and tell her that everything was going to be okay That see enoure out how to talk to the out on the winning side Slavery sucks Dying is worse"

I’d never really thought of the Syain, until very recently, I hadn’t thought of the creatures, even if they didn’t really start to think on a sapient level until they had plugged theht," I said I didn’t look at Nathan If I looked at Nathan, I knew that I would lose my cool "I’ll do it"

Tansy clapped her hands and beaht It won’t

But I didn’t say anything at all

Sorateful It’s an unfortunate truth of the huame For them, if I have happiness, there’s less happiness for you; if I have health, there’s less health for you When you look at life that way, it’s inevitable that you’ll start looking for the catch in everything I can’t possibly have pioneered the genetic research that led to the creation of the Intestinal Bodyguard™ because I wanted to help people, or because I wanted to improve the health of the nation It can’t even be because I understand that a healthier population leads to increased herd i me when my taxes don’t have to pay for pande sinister I have to have a hidden agenda

Some people won’t be happy until they prove that no one ood, and there’s no such thing as Santa Claus

--FROM "KING OF THE WORMS," AN INTERVIEW WITH DR STEVEN BANKS, CO-FOUNDER OF SYMBOGEN ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IN ROLLING STONE, FEBRUARY 2027

Certain lines can’t be uncrossed,

Certain et you lost,

Once you’re past the border, then you’ll have to play the galass but keep the shards

The world is out of order It’s been broken since you came

The broken doors are hidden in the blood and in the bone

My darling child, be careful now, and don’t go out alone

--FROM DON’T GO OUT ALONE, BY SIMONE KIMBERLEY, PUBLISHED 2006 BY LIGHTHOUSE PRESS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT