“Fight dirty, and go for the face. Gentlemen's rules are for gentlemen.”
― The Novice
― The Novice
“You be as angry as you need to be,” she said. “Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Not your grandma, not your dad, no one. And if you need to break things, then by God, you break them good and hard.”
― A Monster Calls
― A Monster Calls
“Here's what I think," I say and my voice is stronger and thoughts are coming, thoughts that trickle into my noise like whispers of truth. "I think maybe everybody falls," I say. "I think maybe we all do. And I don't think that's the asking."
I pull on her arms gently to make sure she's listening.
"I think the asking is whether we get back up again.”
― The Knife of Never Letting Go
I pull on her arms gently to make sure she's listening.
"I think the asking is whether we get back up again.”
― The Knife of Never Letting Go
“Your mind will believe comforting lies while also knowing the painful truths that make those lies necessary. And your mind will punish you for believing both.”
― A Monster Calls
― A Monster Calls
“But a knife ain't just a thing, is it? It's a choice, it's something you do. A knife says yes or no, cut or not, die or don't. A knife takes a decision out of your hand and puts it in the world and it never goes back again. ”
― The Knife of Never Letting Go
― The Knife of Never Letting Go
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