David Estes > Quotes

“My dad used to say the definition of stupidity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Or maybe that was the definition of crazy.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“I don't particularly like confrontation. Unfortunately, confrontation seems to like me quite a lot.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“Sometimes it's best to hide in plain sight.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“You'll learn far more by listening than you ever will by speaking.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“Pain is the great equalizer, the cure to mental anguish, the antidote for a hopeful heart.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“Sometimes, girls, you have to hit your lowest low just before you hit your highest high. It makes you appreciate the good things so much more.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“The beauty of physical pain is that it wipes out the other forms of pain.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“There are some things more important than your own life. Like friendship, and love, and trust, and goodness.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“I haven't done anything, except be born.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“Ignorance is the worst plague of all, a form of blindness that destroys the hearts of the people who hide behind it.”
― David Estes, Brew

“No beast of reality, or creature of imagination, is as terrible as mankind. Or as loving. It’s a contradiction. I’ve always liked contradictions. Today I see both sides of the coin unveiled in gruesome and beautiful imagery, captured by my eyes and filed away in my mind, like still shots taken by a world-renowned photographer.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“He throws his hands up in a request for mercy, I'm not in the mood so I stab him in the heart.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“If they ever create an award for best conversationalist, let me know and I’ll apply. Until then, have a sip from my bottle of I-Don’t-Give-A-Crap and keep on walking.--Laney”
― David Estes, Boil

“I find that the less emotion I put into life, the less the past seems to hurt.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“It's like my mind knows to stay as far away from him as possible... but my bones, my skin quiver in his presence.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“Traaaiiinnn,” Roc repeats slowly, sounding out the word for me like I’m stupid. “T-R-A-I-N. Spell it with me, Tristan.”
― David Estes, The Star Dwellers

“It's like she was metal and I was a magnet, Roc. But at the same time it felt like someone had shoved an electric wire into my skin and was frying me from the inside. It hurt like hell. No, worse than hell, Roc. And yet, somehow across the distance, through the fence, over the mob of people, I felt a pull to her, even though I knew it would hurt me to be closer to her. I probably would have just let it go, chalked it up to male hormones, but then when she acted so strong, pushed that guy... I don't know, since then I can't get her out of my mind.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“You made friends with a prickler?" Hawk says, standing just inside the secret opening, apparently having come inside during my story, "I'm confused," Adele says. "At first I thought pricklers were some kind of plant, but are they an animal? Or some weird kind of person?"

"We ate your friend" Tristan says, his handsome face screwed up even more.”
― David Estes, The Earth Dwellers

“My brain is telling me to stop staring at him, but for some reason I can't. It's almost... instinct... to keep on looking at him.”
― David Estes, The Moon Dwellers

“He wondered what his heart would look like if he could pluck it from his chest and inspect it.”
― David Estes, Flip

“Humans are a special breed with the rare ability to find laughter in darkness, horror in the light, hope amidst turmoil, and fear in times of peace. We are the contrarians, the restless ones, the pessimistic optimists, those who surprise ourselves with our own bravery when really we should expect it from each other. Our standards are so low and high at the same time that we manage to feel satisfied and dissatisfied in the same breath. And that, I realize, is what makes us worth saving. We may be far from perfect—and by far I mean the distance from one galaxy to the next—but that’s what makes life interesting. The good is only good because of the bad, and happiness all the sweeter because of the pain. We are brave; we are strong; we are despicable; we are scum; we are kind; we are mean;
We are human.”
― David Estes, Burn

“Do demons even have to brush their teeth?”
Chris chuckled. “I brush my teeth and even floss sometimes. I also eat, shower and sleep, too.”
― David Estes, Angel Evolution

“This girl's out of her mind, about two pebbles short of a cave-in.”
― David Estes, The Earth Dwellers

“It sickens me that humans, who are capable of such goodness and love, can also be the tools of horrifying atrocities, as if possessed by the very demons they claim to hate and fear.”
― David Estes, Time Burned

“As they say, with great power comes great responsibility.”
“Are you screwin’ with me, man?” Taylor asked bluntly.”
― David Estes, Angel Evolution

“All I know is that my life feels like a giant April Fool’s Joke most of the time. Either that or a mysterious box that has something different in it every time you open it.”
― David Estes, Burn

“Fear is good. Fear can focus you if you don’t allow it to consume you.”
― David Estes, Kingfall

“Words have power, for better or worse.
Like the smell of fresh rain on cut grass,
Or the stench of a decaying corpse,
Like the soft comfort of a warm blanket on your shoulders,
Or the agony of a dagger splitting your chest in two.
Use them wisely.”
― David Estes, Brew

“My nose!" he screams, blood gushing between his fingers. "She broke my freakin' nose!"
A rush of pride courses through me. That's my girlfriend.”
― David Estes , The Sun Dwellers

“Family doesn’t go one way. It goes every way. We help each other, we protect each other, and we die for each other, if that’s what it takes.”
― David Estes, Flip