Matthew Cody: "We are such a..."

"We are such a funny race, humans. Compelled to scratch our lives out in ink, on paper or rock. Whether it's a limestone wall or the pulp pages of a comic book, I suspect it's hard-wired in our DNA — the urge to record our lives."

—Matthew Cody, Powerless (p235)

Matthew Cody: "It was like a..."

"It was like a memory of a dream - it didn't make sense exactly, yet it seemed so real."

—Matthew Cody, Powerless (p5)

Matthew Cody: "Others might have dismissed..."

"Others might have dismissed what they saw as a hallucination, but I... well, I've always believed in the impossible."

—Matthew Cody, Powerless, (p183)

Matthew Cody: "It's not like I..."

"'It's not like I never get angry,' Eric said. 'Believe me, I do. Sometimes I get so angry, I scare myself. But, you know,  that's what being a hero is all about, right? Overcoming your fears and failures to help other people.'"

—Matthew Cody, Powerless (p172)

Matthew Cody: "It wasn't enough to..."

"It wasn't enough to be naturally fast; you needed to know how to ride the wind if you wanted to win. If you fought too hard against nature, you would quickly tire and lose."

—Matthew Cody, Powerless (p2)