“You can't just fly into the Great Coat, shoot your way into Bluewater, and take Kai and his father,' I told him.'Why not?''Cause you can't. They'll killl you, for one thing.'Ulysses scratched his beard. 'Hmm. Need a better plan.”

“On his deathbed, my grandpa told me three things to remember for after he died. First he said, "You can't own a cat. Ever." Second he told me, "Friendly boys make friendly friends." Finally he said, "You were adopted, just like your father before you, and his father before him." "So," I said, "you were adopted?" "Of course not!" he replied. "Your father's not my son, just like he's not your father." And to this day I am still confused. I have no idea why I can't own a cat.”

“You can't just plan a moment when things get back on track, just as you can't plan the moment you lose your way in the first place.”

“KIRBY: A man can't give up his business.GRANDPA: Why not? You've got all the money you need. You can't take it with you.”

“why can't you just get out of here and leave me alone?"i bellowed."i can't!" dylan shouted back,his face twisted with an anger i'd never seen from him."you can,"i said through gritted teeth."just point your wings that way and flap!”

“Simmon pushed his hair out of his eyes, laughing boyishly. "You can't argue your way out of this one! She's obviously stupid for you. And you're just plain stupid, so it's a great match.”