Chapter 24

• "My...my permission? What for? Can't you just do whatever you're probably going to do to me anyway and be done with it?" Once again he felt her laugh, "felt her laugh," he thought. He hadn't heard her laugh.
• "Yes, Kevin...we can communicate without speaking aloud. You've already been doing that, not even realizing you have been. As you know, as I am sure you have heard, your species has only learned to use less than ten percent of your brain. Again, I don't mean to belittle you Kevin, but you are infants in the grand scheme of things. I can teach you something, give you a small gift. Think of it as an advanced lesson that will jump you up a grade...or two."
• "So why do you need my permission to do this? Can't you just do whatever the hell it is you're going to do anyway?"