Something To Prove Quotes

“The truth is, it is the younger inexperience gangsters who often cut down the older original gangsters. The best way for this young thug to prove himself to others, is to simply cut down an established gangster.
Thus, this cruel cycle of senseless violence repeats itself, with the younger being more vicious and rootless than his predecessor. It’s the dog, who kills the lion, and once he has killed the lion, he’s no longer a dog; he’s now a lion himself.”
― Drexel Deal, The Fight of My Life is Wrapped Up in My Father

“She feels as though she has something to prove at all times. Feels as though she has to earn the crown on her head over and over again.”
― Holly Black, How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories