Bart "J.B." Hopkins > Quotes

“Families start out, most of the time, with unconditional acceptance of one another. That acceptance starts in childhood and continues into adulthood. Somewhere in there, between childhood and adulthood, the ability to distinguish right versus wrong is born.”
― Bart Hopkins, Texas Jack

“One of the most glorious, yet tragic, things about being human was that, sometimes, you just had to learn things for yourself. Call it a flaw, call it a blessing, call it life. If everyone learned from everyone else’s mistakes, the world would be perfect.”
― Bart Hopkins, Like

“With one Like I can say hi to a friend, support them during a crisis, share in a joke, make someone happy, or reinforce a person’s self esteem.  I make myself part of their world.  It’s like I stopped by for coffee.  But, by Liking, I can also avoid talking to all the people I don’t want to waste time on.  Or I can check to see what my ex-girlfriend is doing seven or eight times an hour.  It’s a double-edged mouse click.”
― Bart Hopkins, Like

“Kane tuned up Honey for a few minutes, then he reached into his case and pulled out his ball cap with the American flag on it. He rotated it around in his hands and worked the bill a little bit. Thought about what he’d done for his country, and the friends he lost. He didn’t regret any of it, even the parts that hurt. Loving his country wasn’t something that required effort on his part—it came naturally.”
― Bart Hopkins, The Bends

“In a way, for women, marriage was like an extended babysitting gig. The woman was committing herself to coddling and watching over a grown man for the rest of her life.”
― Bart Hopkins, Texas Jack

“He rarely laughed, merely smiled; she laughed enough for the two of them—and it was like hearing a sunrise.”
― Bart Hopkins, The Bends

“Sometimes a beautiful woman had to do nothing more than smile to make you forget about any ugliness.”
― Bart Hopkins, Fluke

“Alarm clocks, I felt, were nothing more than a plague rained down by an evil force, possibly even Lucifer himself.”
― Bart Hopkins, Fluke

“It was nice to be around a girly girl, even if it meant there was no space for his shaving gear in the bathroom.”
― Bart Hopkins, The Bends

“...he thought she was going to say those three words, and his stomach did two back flips and a somersault while balancing on a high wire.”
― Bart Hopkins, The Bends

“Kane had never had asthma a day in his life, but he was having a little trouble breathing with the way Lucy looked at him.”
― Bart Hopkins, The Bends

“Kane had never had asthma a day in his life, but he was having trouble breathing, the way Lucy looked at him.”
― Bart Hopkins, The Bends

“Men everywhere were sacrificing at the altar of some beautiful woman in their life.”
― Bart Hopkins, The Bends