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1 " I hope it's the good kind of dilemma," Reginald broke Patricia's reverie. " Whatever one you're on the horns of." ..." I was just thinking," she said. " There are so many scary problems in the world. Like, I was just reading that we could be seeing the last of the bees in North America soon. And if that happened, food webs would just collapse, and tons more people would starve. But suppose you had the power to change things? You still might not be able to fix anything, because every time you solve a problem you'd create another problem. And maybe all these plagues and droughts are nature's way of striking a balance. We humans don't have any natural predators left, so nature has to find another way to handle us." ..." I am, as you know, a fan of nature," said Reginald. " And yet, nature doesn't 'find ways' to do anything. Nature has no opinion, no agenda. Nature provides a playing field, a not particularly level one, on which we compete with all creatures great and small. It's more that nature's playing field is full of traps. "
2 " My heart started racing, not the bad kind of heart racing, like I'm going to die. But the good kind of heart racing, like, Hello, can I help you with something? If not, please step aside because I'm about to kick the shit out of life. "
― Maria Semple , Where'd You Go, Bernadette
3 " Energy is contagious and infectious and whether it is the good kind or the bad kind—other people feel it. "
― Susan C. Young , The Art of Body Language: 8 Ways to Optimize Non-Verbal Communication for Positive Impact (The Art of First Impressions for Positive Impact, #3)
4 " Most women beg me to lick them, and I give it to you for free and you push me away,” he said with a fake pout on his face.“You’re crazy.” I giggled“I’m the good kind of crazy, though. "
― Abbi Glines , Bad for You (Sea Breeze, #7)
5 " I'm a hacker, but I'm the good kind of hackers. And I've never been a criminal. "