C.J. Lyons > Quotes

“You are never alone when lost in a good book.”
― C.J. Lyons, Farewell to Dreams

“In order for me to live life to the fullest is to not enjoy every minute. Enjoying every minute takes meaning out of them. In order to truly appreciate the joyous moments in life, we must embrace the painful ones and keep them in memory.”
― C.J. Lyons

“I try to count the stars, turning fuzzy as mist rolls off the mountain behind me. I would have made a wish but there's...nothing. I think of the future, of anything I could hope or dream or wish for, and all I see is black emptiness. Stretching out forever. p.266”
― CJ Lyons

“one outside looking down, judging my performance. Was I”
― C.J. Lyons, Fight Dirty

“sweaty”
― C.J. Lyons, Lifelines

“But speech that preaches hate? That turns neighbor against neighbor, brother against brother, that threatens to divide rather than unite? Speech that by its definition allows for no chance at rebuttal much less debate or civil discourse?”
― C.J. Lyons, Open Grave

“Sometimes we have to accept that we can't change someone and we can't always expect them to change for us. All you can do is live your own life the best you can.”
― C.J. Lyons, Hollow Bones

“I remain silent, a molted puddle of anxiety”
― C.J. Lyons, The Color of Lies

“two-screen”
― C.J. Lyons, Fight Dirty

“her words as heavy as a judge gavel pronouncing a sentence”
― C.J. Lyons, The Color of Lies

“angle. Like this is part of my morning.”
― C.J. Lyons, Devil Smoke

“Maybe it's because I never married or had kids,' Luka said, 'but it always seemed to me that we may be born into one family, but what counts is the family we choose when we grow older. Who we love, who we're loyal to, who we'd lay our lives on the line for.' 'And who'd lay their lives on the line for us,' she said in a low voice”
― C.J. Lyons

“My question leaving a trail of falling dust motes behind it”
― C.J. Lyons, The Color of Lies

“fecolith;”
― C.J. Lyons, Trauma

“A little fear was good for the soul.”
― C.J. Lyons, Hollow Bones

“small sorrows bring loud wails, great sorrows bring great silence.”
― C.J. Lyons, Nerves of Steel

“tingling”
― C.J. Lyons, Blind Faith