Daniel Cole > Quotes

“So tell me, if you’re the Devil, what does that make me?”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“Seven dead bodies and, so far, the only murder weapons are an inhaler, flowers and a fish.’ Simmons shook his head incredulously. ‘Remember the good old days when people had the decency to just walk up to someone and shoot the bastard?”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“[...] over the years I’ve seen so many otherwise “good” people doing horrible things to each other – husbands strangling cheating wives, brothers protecting sisters from abusive partners. In the end you realise …’
‘Realise what?’
‘That there are no “good” people. There are just those who haven’t been pushed far enough yet, and those that have.”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“That there are no “good” people. There are just those who haven’t been pushed far enough yet, and those that have.”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“Perhaps ‘normal’ people had more control over their emotions. Perhaps what he considered normal, in fact, wasn’t.”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“Any coward can fight a battle when he’s sure of winning; but give me the man who has pluck to fight when he’s sure of losing”,”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“It was like a game without an end. Inside each of the tens of thousands of identical cardboard boxes lay a puzzle waiting to be verified, or perhaps even solved for the very first time. It was easier to focus upon the challenge that they posed to him rather than the distressing realisation that each and every one of the uniform boxes represented a life lost, lives ruined, all lined up in a tidy row and enjoying the respectful silence like graves in a catacomb.”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“Elämä on niin lyhyt, ettei menneitä kannata katua.”
― Daniel Cole, Endgame

“There is a difference between corruption and desperation.”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“Never underestimate the power of public opinion and the eagerness of the people in charge to bow to it.”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“You watch the man that you were charged to protect die in front of your eyes and then the person responsible announces their intention to murder you in just a fortnight’s time, and all you can muster up for me is that you are feeling “bad” and “sad”?’ ‘Mad?’ tried Wolf, having believed that he was doing well.”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“Na certeza de vencer, qualquer covarde pode se jogar numa batalha; comigo quero apenas os que têm a coragem de lutar quando sabem que vão perder.”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“My grandpa used to say: “A man without enemies is a man without principals.”’
‘Wise words,’ nodded Wolf. He felt exhausted by their fleeting exchange. ‘But I’m guessing advice like that is also the reason you’re in here.’
‘Nah. I choose to be in here, don’t I?’
‘Is that right?’
‘As long as I’m in here, I’m alive.’
‘“A man without enemies …”’ Wolf recited thoughtfully.
‘Ain’t got no enemies left, Detective …’ said Joel, turning his back to Wolf and walking away, ‘… that’s the problem.”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“Kiek kartų žmogus turi pasielgti "visiškai jam nebūdingai", kad kiti galiausiai suvoktų, jog tai nėra jam taip jau nebūdinga?”
― Daniel Cole, Skudurinė lėlė

“- Aišku ne. Bet per daugelį metų tiek kartų teko matyti, kaip šiaip jau "geri" žmonės staiga pridaro neįsivaizduojamų baisybių: vyrai pasmaugia neištikimas žmonas, broliai gelbsti seseris nuo smurtaujančių partnerių. Galiausiai supranti...
- Supranti - ką?
- Kad iš tikrųjų net ir nėra "gerų" žmonių. Yra tik tie, kurie buvo nustumti per toli, ir tie, kurie nebuvo.”
― Daniel Cole, Skudurinė lėlė

“É um jogo engraçado, a política. Você quer melhorar as coisas pra população em geral, mas só pode fazer algo se estiver no poder. Acontece que ninguém permanece no poder sem votos e, para obter os votos necessários, você precisa fazer concessões à vontade pública. Mas aí, ao fazer essas concessões, muitas vezes você é obrigado a abrir mão justamente daquelas melhorias que queria fazer desde o início. É um jogo engraçado, a política.”
― Daniel Cole, Ragdoll

“Don't mistake me for the hero,' he whispered softly, listening to Maggie's breathing change as sleep took hold. 'I'd kill every last living thing on earth to save you.”
― Daniel Cole, Endgame