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“Instruction is good for a child; but example is worth more.”
― Twenty Years After
― Twenty Years After
“Here we go," the Skull sighed. "Cue crisis!”
― The Empty Grave
― The Empty Grave
“Mitch, I don't allow myself any more self-pity than that. A little each morning, a few tears, and that's all."
I thought about all the people I knew who spent many of their waking hours feeling sorry for themselves. How useful it would be to put a daily limit on self-pity. Just a few minutes, then on with the day. And if Morrie could do it, with such a horrible disease . . .”
― Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
I thought about all the people I knew who spent many of their waking hours feeling sorry for themselves. How useful it would be to put a daily limit on self-pity. Just a few minutes, then on with the day. And if Morrie could do it, with such a horrible disease . . .”
― Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
“Complaining is the front door to self-pity, which is a horribly unattractive quality, even for someone as beautiful as you.”
― Until I Knew Myself
― Until I Knew Myself
“The skull’s…spirit? He…he looks different.”
The youth scowled. “Yeah? You look just the same. I was banking on frostbite taking a few of your fingers, or even your nose. Here’s hoping something else has dropped off that I don’t know about. If not, I’ll be sorely disappointed.”
Lockwood stared. “Does he always talk like this?”
“No. Usually he’s worse. See what I have to put up with?”
― The Empty Grave
The youth scowled. “Yeah? You look just the same. I was banking on frostbite taking a few of your fingers, or even your nose. Here’s hoping something else has dropped off that I don’t know about. If not, I’ll be sorely disappointed.”
Lockwood stared. “Does he always talk like this?”
“No. Usually he’s worse. See what I have to put up with?”
― The Empty Grave
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