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“I’m not doing anything,” I point out. The corner of his mouth twitches. “Then why do I feel better?”
“I am a guy of limited talents. If I can't kill it with water, a sword, or sarcasm, I am basically defenseless.”
― The Chalice of the Gods
― The Chalice of the Gods
“Thing is," he says, his chin resting on my head, "there's no single way to be a badass. Your mother and aunts coming here and making new lives for themselves? Badass. My mother running her own firm even after she and my father divorced? Badass. You facing the obstacles in your path and reinventing yourself in the process? Badass. There's room for different kinds of greatness. Even if you cry doing it. Hell, especially if you cry doing it.”
― The Worst Best Man
― The Worst Best Man
“I think if what you'd do for your last day on Earth doesn't look like a pretty normal day for you, you probably need to reexamine your life.”
― Goodbye Days
― Goodbye Days
“Be honest. Be humble. Listen more than you talk.”
― Goodbye Days
― Goodbye Days
“Good fear protects you from getting hurt. Don't put your hand on a hot stove. Avoid dark alleys. Stay away from high, open places and trees during a lightning storm! Bad fear, though. It makes you think twice about taking the kind of risk that might turn out to be good for you. Applying for a job. Telling someone you love them. Writing the great American novel. Bad fear protects you from life. Keeps you from really living! You listen bad fear, you may as well just disappear.”
― The Odds of Lightning
― The Odds of Lightning
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