Echo Quotes

“deciding in the end the only thing that mattered was the virtue of the here and now.  Agendas and opinions too often modified even those legacies that did survive history’s gradual erasure.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“Pain makes us who we are.  It makes us stronger and defines us.  In many ways, it determines our character and our values.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“There was something ineffable about the open ocean.  Something in the waves, from its endless rolling swells to its smallest ripples tumbling gently onto the shore where the glimmering water began its long stretch toward a pale distant horizon. It was a faraway location symbolic of perhaps one of mankind’s greatest quests.  And greatest needs. Freedom. Not just a feeling, but a deeply rooted chord within a man’s being, longing, yearning for emotional singularity—complete and unfettered freedom.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“Surprised?” He slowly nodded. “Don’t be,” she said as her eyes suddenly hardened.  “I’m a humanitarian, not a pacifist.” 10 As a dazed Langford gazed out over the brightly colored grass, Alison Shaw was gazing over an endless sea of bright blue water, sitting on the edge of the Pathfinder’s”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“to”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“Life indeed was fleeting. And purpose even more so. How long would his own children and grandchildren remember him? And would his great-grandchildren know of him at all, beyond a service record or pictures on a wall? Finally, he inhaled and raised his head, deciding in the end the only thing that mattered was the virtue of the here and now.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“Like most people, she enjoyed a certain amount of solitude when it was convenient. And elective. But forced isolation had a very different feel and emotional effect even when it was for the greater good.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“Anything new?” asked Alison. “I can’t hear words the way your computer can,” the teenager said, shaking her head. “Still just feelings. And every day the same. They want to know.” Alison made a long face. “They want to know more,” Li Na clarified. “About what’s happening with us.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“A piece of a larger alien ship. Located at the bottom of the Caribbean Sea. Intentionally disassembled and hidden for thousands of years. More than just a piece—it was the alien ship’s navigation system.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“Human pride can be a daunting obstacle to truth,” Goodwin added.  “Particularly for those who have been labeled experts by their peers.  Opinions do eventually change,” he said, “just very slowly.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“In other words,” said DeeAnn, “olivine is believed to be part of it all.  An essential ingredient to life itself.” “Wow.”  Caesare reached out and took the olivine from Borger, studying it more closely.  “So, this is what’s in the alien tubes?”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“Li Na turned back as she replied, “They are not friendly.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“Their only option was to wait and see what the other side did, to see just how hostile the situation was. Who were they?  Falashas?  Or a group used to protect them?  How had they found out so quickly?”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“They were only a few hundred yards from the dock when it happened. Lights. Everywhere.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“They simply could not get the Tabot out without lighting up the electromagnetic spectrum like a Roman candle, which meant Clay and his team had at least some time to figure out what to do next.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“So what was it that was radiating?  What was inside the box?  The green hue suggested a relationship to their sunken alien ship.  And if it were, could the object inside be the alien craft’s propulsion system?  Or was it something else?”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“The Tabot, or the Ark, was indeed made of gold, just as the legends claimed, but was it in tribute to the Tabot’s reverence and holiness—or something else?”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“Looks like a small cavern.  Natural.  With a path that’s been chiseled out—or through.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“With a heave, a small section of rock loudly swung outward with a thunderous scraping of stone upon stone, followed immediately by a blast of bright light from inside which bathed all of them in a brilliant green hue.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“The girl looked worriedly at Clay and Caesare.  “There is someone inside.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“So why then would this island be devoid of animals or insects?  What was different about this piece of the alien ship?  Unless…that’s not what this was.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“If whatever was on this island was indeed related to the alien ship, something might be wrong.  The ship, the hidden caves of alien DNA, even the green liquid they’d first discovered in Guyana all had the opposite effect.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“Li Na was staring past her into the darkness.  “There are no animals on this island.  Or insects.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“Goodwin still had to be silenced.  And most likely, the Americans, too, after Negasi had extracted every last piece of information from them.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“the one artifact that could solidify a man’s claim to Ethiopian royalty, substantiating his power and preeminence not just in the citizens' eyes but in the eyes of the world.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“The situation was now far too volatile to allow such a rumor out.  Revolutions had a way of igniting from the inside from the most unexpected places, turning into unruly mobs which history had shown time and time again to be utterly unpredictable. The safest and most sensible play was to simply kill Graham Goodwin and then decide whether the Americans would have to be silenced, too. But now, after hearing the latest recording of their conversation from Axum, the stakes had wildly changed.  Was it possible the Tabot truly existed, that it had been hidden near Lake Tana the entire time? The president was still a believer, even if Negasi wasn’t.  But now Negasi wasn’t so sure.  The new clues that had been unearthed with the help of the Americans had him doubting everything he’d thought he knew. Was it truly possible?  The ultimate hoax perpetrated by the Falashas?”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“it also falls well within the directional range where Li Na is sensing something.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“The Machine,” answered Borger, “thinks it's here.” Clay shook his head and peered into the fire.  “What does it think is here?” “I don’t know.  Something.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“The Tabot was not a single golden box.  It was merely a physical depiction of something much more significant.  The whole of Judaic faith.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo

“Where are we headed?” Goodwin gestured forward.  “To one of the inland churches.  We’ll need a guide.”
― Michael C. Grumley, Echo