“A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.”
― Beyond Freedom and Dignity
― Beyond Freedom and Dignity
“Will put his hand on Nico's shoulder. "Nico, we need to have another talk about your people skills."
"Hey, I'm just stating the obvious. If this is Apollo, and he dies, we're all in trouble."
Will turned to me. "I apologize for my boyfriend."
Nico rolled his eyes. "Could you not―"
"Would you prefer special guy?" Will asked. "Or significant other?"
"Significant annoyance, in your case," Nico grumbled”
― The Hidden Oracle
"Hey, I'm just stating the obvious. If this is Apollo, and he dies, we're all in trouble."
Will turned to me. "I apologize for my boyfriend."
Nico rolled his eyes. "Could you not―"
"Would you prefer special guy?" Will asked. "Or significant other?"
"Significant annoyance, in your case," Nico grumbled”
― The Hidden Oracle
“Great. We're all bloody inspired,” Newt answered, then pointed over his shoulder, towards the Maze.”
― The Maze Runner
― The Maze Runner
“Simon:“I thought your parents were okay with you, you know, coming out.”
Alec: “My mother has accepted it. But my father- no, not really. Once he asked me what I thought had turned me gay.”
Isabelle: “Turned you gay? Alec, you didn’t tell me that.”
Simon:“I hope you told him you were bitten by a gay spider.”
Alec:“I’ve read Magnus’ s stash of comics so I actually know what you’re talking about. So would that give me the proportional gayness of a spider?”
Magnus:“Only if It was a really gay spider.”
―
Alec: “My mother has accepted it. But my father- no, not really. Once he asked me what I thought had turned me gay.”
Isabelle: “Turned you gay? Alec, you didn’t tell me that.”
Simon:“I hope you told him you were bitten by a gay spider.”
Alec:“I’ve read Magnus’ s stash of comics so I actually know what you’re talking about. So would that give me the proportional gayness of a spider?”
Magnus:“Only if It was a really gay spider.”
―
“You have to know what you stand for, not just what you stand against.”
― Speak
― Speak
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