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1 " That’s it. Keep that edge. Fight like there’s no tomorrow. "
― Henry V. O'Neil , Dire Steps (Sim War #3)
2 " Why does the forbidden always add that edge of sweetness? "
― Robin Hobb , City of Dragons (Rain Wild Chronicles, #3)
3 " ...[E]ven I know that being a parent is awful ninety-five percent of the time...As far as I can tell, it's that last five percent that keeps the human race from dying out. Four parts blinding terror, one part perfection. It's like mainlining heroin. One taste of life on that edge and you're hooked. "
― Kimberly McCreight , Reconstructing Amelia
4 " You're not human if you don't feel fear. But I've learnt to treat fear as an emotion that sharpens me. It's there to give me that edge for what I have to do. "
