Mosaic Quotes

“We spend almost our entire lives arguing over who’s good and who’s bad. Who is greedy and who is just a bleeding heart. Who’s part of the problem and who’s part of the solution. But in the end, I’m not sure if it really matters, because death doesn’t care what your opinions are.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“Mother Nature may not always be fair, strangely and often perversely, she was always balanced.  It was just a question of how.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“Death doesn’t care about anything.  It just comes and takes you…indiscriminately.    Just taps you on the shoulder, like a cold dagger down your spine.  Reminding you that all of this is temporary.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“It’s funny. We spend almost our entire lives arguing over who’s good and who’s bad. Who is greedy and who is just a bleeding heart. Who’s part of the problem and who’s part of the solution. But in the end, I’m not sure if it really matters.” He turned and smiled sadly at Langford. “Because death doesn’t care what your opinions are.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“For me, everything is beginning to boil down to pretty much one thing, one basic ethos.  I think, is what I’m doing actually making things better?”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“that which was not earned was meaningless and destroyed character.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“Emerson would not be able to hide what would be sitting in plain view upon the Pathfinder’s large and completely unobstructed deck.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“And of all times to have perfect weather.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“What they were about to attempt would have been impossible during the depths of the pandemic.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“So,” he finally said aloud, “where are the other pieces?”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“So accurate, in fact, that many modern researchers are at a loss for how they managed to do it.  In fact, their measurements for the length of a day were almost exactly the same as our modern-day atomic clocks.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“Because it would explain an awful lot.  At least about the Maya.  And more specifically, their notorious Mayan Calendar.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“Are you telling me you think the Aztecs somehow found the navigation system?” Borger glanced at Kenwood before shaking his head.  “No, we think maybe the Maya did.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“And probably not long after that, they stripped and then ditched their ship.  One of the things removed being the craft’s navigation system.  Which someone eventually found, before ending up on a Spanish galleon thousands of years later.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“that could put its arrival somewhere between six and seven thousand years ago.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“We think we may have a timeline…”  The older of the two motioned back through the hatch to the monitors.  “Of when that alien ship arrived.” Lee nodded.  “And when the vaults were built.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“Instead, he states he was merely the compiler or copyist.  And that the map was comprised from several older source maps.  That were even older.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“So,” Borger said, lowering his voice, “the fact that this part of Antarctica was mapped long before the ice cap was present is now a given.  And like we said before, that was probably upwards of several thousand years ago.  Long before any civilization was sophisticated enough to master cartography.  Thus, the question is who, or what had the technology to undertake such an accurate geographical survey of Africa, South America, and the Antarctic?” Kenwood leaned in.  “We don’t think it was Admiral Piri Reis.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“If we could do the same thing and use one of our hydrophones to capture their echolocation’s signals…” “We could see what they’re seeing!” exclaimed Chris.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“It was all so incredible, yet the pieces of the puzzle were beginning to fit perfectly—including the reason DeeAnn could not leave Africa.  At least not yet.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“Of course, it was no coincidence that their breeding ground was located near the ship.  Nor was the dolphin’s annual pilgrimage back to it.  The ship had most likely been leaking for thousands of years, perhaps tens of thousands”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“it was not just humans who appeared to have been affected.  So had dolphins, from the same mysterious compound leaking from the alien ship”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“Like the vault found in South America, this too had eventually eroded over time––enough to allow a tiny leak from one of the alien storage columns to make its way into the underground springs.  And impacting all sorts of things.  Including the very progress of human evolution itself, and even our historic deviation from the apes.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“They had to bury it, sir.  Because they couldn’t just destroy it.  After all, how do you destroy a ship that is literally designed to fix itself?!”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“Like I said, Borger was right.  This thing heals itself.  But not just the shield.  I think the ship does too.  So if this really was a one-way trip for them, these aliens probably arrived, unloaded their ship, and then had to do something with it.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“Alison was caught off guard by the strength of yet another storm surge.  The captain was right.  Things were getting worse fast!”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“It’s Alison!” he repeated with frustration.  “And the dolphins.  They’re trying to hold you in place!” Ackerman was stunned. “And she has a message for you,” Chris added. “What?” “She says get Tay out now!” 76”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“Commander, what’s going on down there?” Ackerman shook his head.  “Not sure, sir.  But we seem to be stabilizing.” Chris Ramirez’s voice interrupted the conversation.  “It’s Alison.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“And now Tay got his first full view of the smaller craft within.  The actual ship.  Submerged in the water by almost a third, the ship itself was not cylindrical like its shield.  It actually looked…strangely ordinary.  Its shape not round at all.  Instead, it was almost boxy.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic

“Conditions were becoming worse, leaving Ackerman notably worried about what they were heading into.  Primarily because if they couldn’t keep the Mystic’s nose firmly attached to the alien ship, if they couldn’t keep the seal secure, things could unravel quickly.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Mosaic