T.M. Goeglein > Quotes

“There are two types of people in the world: those who enjoy eating barbecued ribs and those who are turned off by gnawing on pig bones covered in goop.”
― T.M. Goeglein, Cold Fury

“As long as I keep moving, I should be OK. As long as I keep the notebook with me, I should stay alive. This is not what I thought life would be like when I turned sweet sixteen.”
― T.M. Goeglein, Cold Fury

“Loss and loneliness, loneliness being the sadder and grayer of the two. Loss means that someone beloved is irretrievable, and as bad as that is, a person can eventually accept the fact of permanent absence. But loneliness is terrible because it's specific, open-ended, and alive. You want precisely whom you want, no one else, and it's torturous because they're out there somewhere but you can't be with them - and that's when you realize that the hollow isolation in your gut will never go away.”
― T.M. Goeglein

“Everyone lives a self-centered life...whether its trivial like what's for breakfast, or more ambitious, like achieving some lofty goal, a person is constantly on her own mind.”
― T.M. Goeglein, Cold Fury

“…he was the most popular kid in school, and I was not. I sensed something in myself that made me feel disconnected from the cliques inhabited by my classmates. I knew if I put myself out there more, I could probably have just as wide a social circle as anyone else. But the overwhelming desire to be included and liked that operated the motors of most kids just wasn’t in me. I was content to sit back and let the world come to me; if it did, great, and if not, well, that was okay too.”
― T.M. Goeglein

“I am not shy, I'm quiet. I'm not a wallflower, I'm a observer.”
― T.M. Goeglein, Cold Fury

“I'm dumb," the first one said, their footsteps receding, "not stupid".”
― T.M. Goeglein

“Sometimes, whether a chance pays off or not, it has to be taken, since the “taking” part is the whole transformative point.”
― T.M. Goeglein, Flicker & Burn

“The fifth, in a rumpled plaid suit and plastic devil mask, plunked a ukulele. Even without the Satan-head mask, I realized Hawaii was a hell of a long way from Mexico, and I didn’t freeze, didn’t pause, just made a U-turn and cut back through the crowd. The last thing I saw was Ski Mask Guy’s neck twisting in my direction. I flew down the hall and then remembered that I was in the Commodore, and that the name of the Outfit-run hotel probably began with the third letter in the alphabet for a reason. I stepped around a corner and stared at a wall covered in flocked wallpaper. The pattern was end-to-end diamond shapes with small raised C’s in the middle. I pushed one, and then another, and another—I realized Ski Mask Guy would be rounding the corner any second—and pushed another, and one more, and then I thought screw it and took a fire extinguisher from the wall, listened for galumphing footsteps, and stepped out swinging.
I nailed him at solar plexus level.
He staggered backward groping at air, caught himself, and charged.
I went low on the next shot, kneecapping him, and he squealed like a debutante.
And then I was gone, down the hallway, pushing through the revolving door briefcase-first and sprinting for the Lincoln, yelling, “Al! Throw me the keys!”
“Head’s up, Al!” he said, flipping them through the air.
I snagged them, leaped in, and called out, “Thanks, Al!”
“My pleasure! Watch your back, Al!”
I roared from the curb, waved from the window, and hoped for more Als just like him”
― T.M. Goeglein, Cold Fury

“I hold no mercy for my enemies because mercy is for suckers.”
― T.M. Goeglein, Flicker & Burn

“Everyone lives a self-centered life.
From the world’s greatest humanitarian to those incredible nuns who work in slums, everyone wakes up each morning thing about herself.”
― T.M. Goeglein, Cold Fury

“Your dad wasn't just a lousy gambler. He was a disloyal sneak who spied on my grandpa at the bakery. - Sara Jane”
― T.M. Goeglein, Cold Fury

“You're... pretty sick, huh?" I said.
"There's the no-shit statement of the day." - Lucky”
― T.M. Goeglein, Embers & Ash

“The new boss of the Outfit... is me. - Sara Jane”
― T.M. Goeglein, Embers & Ash

“No decision is made in a void; each has consequences that ripple outward in time, forever touching those who loved, hated, or were even tangentially connected to the decision maker.”
― T.M. Goeglein, Flicker & Burn

“If anyone offers me a cone, I'll break his nose.”
― T.M. Goeglein, Flicker & Burn

“I don't know yet. I might be. Age sixteen totally sucks when it comes to absolutes.”
― T.M. Goeglein, Code Sara