John M. Bauer > Quotes

“I can remember Grandma telling stories about little nest makers leaving wards in the wild. The details would shift and change as she got older, but it always involved Saint Vinson's crystal spider and a wandering soul haunted by nightmares.”
― John Michael Bauer, Besnowed

“That’s what growing up seems to be. Numbing yourself to the pain. Ignoring the warnings. No one cared either way.”
― John M. Bauer, Revification

“I can remember Grandma telling stories about little nest makers leaving wards in the wid. The details would shift and change as she got older, but it always involved Saint Vinson's crystal spider and a wandering soul haunted by nightmares.”
― John Michael Bauer, Besnowed

“A foolish desire to be loved and live a full life.”
― John M. Bauer, Dorus

“Not knowing what to say never means there’s nothing to be said. How easily such unspoken empathy is understood is the magic behind an otherwise unremarkable store.”
― John M. Bauer, Maneus

“A little sparrow finding an oasis for the briefest of moments. That’s all life is. We don’t know where we came from before or where we’ll go afterward, but we have the warmth of the hearth with us now.”
― John M. Bauer, Dorus

“Moving off the sterile metronome adds a human element to the march of time.”
― John M. Bauer, Maneus

“The difference between one day and one year is nothing more than counting the number of blinks.”
― John M. Bauer, Lux Aeterna

“I always gave humans another chance and they always disappointed—without exception.”
― John M. Bauer, Rhean

“To err is as human as sin. And I assure you I have sinned. I have suffered. We all have and we all will. We do not pray to absolve, we pray to understand ourselves and our flawed flesh. Our mortal wounds.”
― John M. Bauer, Besnowed

“Regret, after all, is nothing more than the result of an action allowed to fully realize itself.”
― John M. Bauer, Maneus

“I wasn't afraid of dying. I was afraid of anything happening at all.”
― John M. Bauer, Rhean

“Vulnerable when granted the freedom to choose what to do next. I liked playing in that empty space. Improvising a new line. Marching into unpredictable air. It was scary. There are never any guarantees.”
― John M. Bauer, Significatorius