Isaac

“Count it all joy, my brothers, when you fall into various temptations, knowing that the testing of your faith produces endurance. Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.”
― Kurt Brouwer, The Last Disciple: Crisis in Jerusalem

“ain't fat! I be wide!”
― Steve the Noob, In a New World: Book 26 (Steve the Noob in a New World

“and two wardrobes. As Tadg stepped inside, Toadles appeared on his shoulder with a loud, throaty “Croak!” He leapt onto one of the beds and—not a moment later—vomited purple sludge on the pillow. Barclay snickered. “Guess that one’s yours.”
― Amanda Foody, The Ever Storms

“Highlanders played thought the same thing?” I sat up on the edge of the bed. “All of those teams that they beat.” He sat up too, finally getting my point. “I see what you mean, Max. It’s logical to try to counter an offensive blitz with a strong defensive strategy. But the Highlanders have no doubt faced exactly that strategy before.” “Yeah, that’s exactly what I was saying. What if we work our butts off, get our strategy down, and play our hearts out… and we still can’t win?” I shook my head. “I don’t want to doubt the coaches or anything, but shouldn’t we have a backup strategy?” Geezer laughed and laid back down. “I imagine that Alistair the Mustache Musketeer has a back-up strategy, a back-up back-up strategy, and a back-up strategy for that one if they all fail. Relax, Max. Focus on executing the strategy.” “I know, I know… I’m just worried, that’s all.” “Max, you’re pretty good at thinking on your feet, and we’ve all seen how hard”
― Max Goalman, The Next Messi Book 2: European Challenge