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1 " He wondered what his heart would look like if he could pluck it from his chest and inspect it. "
― David Estes , Flip (Slip, #3)
2 " Blaming yourself is like a curse eating you from within, a rogue virus, cancerous and poisonous. It will drive you mad if you let it . "
― David Estes
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― David Estes , Water & Storm Country (The Country Saga, #3)
4 " My dad used to say the definition of stupidity was doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Or maybe that was the definition of crazy. "
― David Estes , The Moon Dwellers (The Dwellers, #1)
5 " As they say, with great power comes great responsibility.”“Are you screwin’ with me, man?” Taylor asked bluntly. "
― David Estes , Angel Evolution (The Evolution Trilogy, #1)
6 " I don't particularly like confrontation. Unfortunately, confrontation seems to like me quite a lot. "
7 " Sometimes it's best to hide in plain sight. "
8 " You'll learn far more by listening than you ever will by speaking. "
9 " The beauty of physical pain is that it wipes out the other forms of pain. "
10 " Sometimes, girls, you have to hit your lowest low just before you hit your highest high. It makes you appreciate the good things so much more. "
11 " Pain is the great equalizer, the cure to mental anguish, the antidote for a hopeful heart. "
12 " Ignorance is the worst plague of all, a form of blindness that destroys the hearts of the people who hide behind it. "
― David Estes , Brew (Salem's Revenge, #1)
13 " I haven't done anything, except be born. "
14 " There are some things more important than your own life. Like friendship, and love, and trust, and goodness. "
15 " He throws his hands up in a request for mercy, I'm not in the mood so I stab him in the heart. "
16 " If they ever create an award for best conversationalist, let me know and I’ll apply. Until then, have a sip from my bottle of I-Don’t-Give-A-Crap and keep on walking.--Laney "
― David Estes , Boil (Salem's Revenge, #2)
17 " No beast of reality, or creature of imagination, is as terrible as mankind. Or as loving. It’s a contradiction. I’ve always liked contradictions. Today I see both sides of the coin unveiled in gruesome and beautiful imagery, captured by my eyes and filed away in my mind, like still shots taken by a world-renowned photographer. "
18 " I find that the less emotion I put into life, the less the past seems to hurt. "
19 " It's like my mind knows to stay as far away from him as possible... but my bones, my skin quiver in his presence. "
20 " Traaaiiinnn,” Roc repeats slowly, sounding out the word for me like I’m stupid. “T-R-A-I-N. Spell it with me, Tristan. "
― David Estes , The Star Dwellers (The Dwellers, #2)