Sharp Edges Quotes

“I was supposed to have an edge. But sharp-edged girls had feelings, too.”
― Jennifer Lynn Barnes, The Inheritance Games

“Is this a dagger I see before me?' he mumbled.

'Um. No, my lord. It's my handkerchief, you see. You can sort of tell the difference if you look closely. It doesn't have as many sharp edges.”
― Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters

“Do not be a soft, helpless victim in this world. Be sharp. Be dangerous. Do not become a slick, polished version of a human being. Keep your rough edges. Read real books. Books that hurt to read. Listen to music that makes you want to tear your chest open and show the world your beating heart.”
― Lokesh Tuli, Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”

“How did you get into poetry?

Look, I’d love to give you some romantic, tortured-artist bullshit about the hot muse visiting me in the dead of night, or a profound calling from the literary gods.

But I’m not gonna lie to you.

I just woke up one day, realized I possessed a crippling inability to hold down a respectable job, and figured... and I figured I had a hell of a lot to whine about.

So Writing was just a cheaper alternative to therapy, and it gave me an excuse to piss on the absurd, beautiful tragedy of the human condition …”
― Lokesh Tuli, Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”