“I like to bet on myself whenever I can. But usually with other people’s money.”
― King of Scars
― King of Scars
“Writing, painting, singing- it cannot stop everything. Cannot halt death in its tracks. But perhaps it can make the pause between death’s footsteps sound and look and feel beautiful, can make the space of waiting a place where you can linger without as much fear. For we are all walking each other to our deaths, and the journey there between footsteps makes up our lives.”
― Reached
― Reached
“Despite all odds, she still had this one precious life. She still had a chance to do things differently. Which meant they all could do things differently. They could choose a different future, a different fate. Together, they could end this senseless destruction. They could choose to rebuild, to create, rather than tear down and destroy.”
― Supernova
― Supernova
“Everyone has their own journey. People who offer great advice understand that their goal is to help someone on their unique journey. People who offer bad advice are trying to relive their old glories.”
― Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
― Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World
“You can’t bend to the world; you have to make it bend to you.”
― To Kill a Kingdom
― To Kill a Kingdom
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