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1 " There are three sides to every story: yours, theirs, and the truth somewhere in the middle. "
― Sherrilyn Kenyon , Styxx (Dark-Hunter, #22)
2 " It’s amazing the damage we do to ourselves and others when all we’re trying to do is protect ourselves from being hurt. "
3 " When someone is drowning and you try to save them, they're more likely to drown you before you pull them out. "
4 " Experience has tutored me well that most will lie or cheat to get the better hand. It's why I prefer solitude to social interaction. - Bethany "
5 " He might fight under my badge, Bet'anya, but you're the only one he would die for. "
6 " Our lives are marked and shaped by our regrets. Things we all want to take back and can’t. In a perfect world, we would never hurt the ones we love or cause hurt to befall them. But the world isn’t perfect and neither are we "
7 " People make their own reality. That was what Praxis had taught him years ago. A hundred people can witness the exact same event, and give two hundred and three different accountings of it. "
8 " The most beautiful heart of all is the one that can still love even while it bleeds, and especially after its been broken into thousands of pieces "
9 " Words are easy to say, but emotions betray the best intentions. "
10 " The strongest of metals is forged under the most violent of conditions, my lord. It is buried deep in the hottest coals and then beat and pounded until it is bent into shaped. Then it becomes the strongest, most lethal of weapons. A thing of absolute beauty and force "
11 " Our lives are marked and shaped by our regrets. Things we all want to take back and can’t. In a perfect world, we would never hurt the ones we love or cause hurt to befall them. But the world isn’t perfect and neither are we. "
12 " If brute force doesn't work, you aren't using enough "
13 " you're right Acheron. I am a selfish bastard. I had to be, because no one else gave a single shit about me except me "
14 " Man, I'm messed up right now. My best friend is my father? The man I idolized as a kid... whose tattoo is on my arm... And he's younger than me. Yeah, I don't think I can handle this. Mindwipe me, somebody... please! Where's that dragon from Sanctuary? Simi, go get Max. I need him. "
15 " Akri won't let me eat any of them nasty gods. What's the world coming to when a demon gots to beg for tidbits...not eve a finger sandwich or a single knuckle. Tragic. Terribly tragic. "
16 " You need to modulate that unwarranted ire, buddy. I'm not your 'ho and you ain't my pimp "
17 " Ever wonder why the gods created man, Grom? I personally think that we're the original reality show. They were so effing bored that they created us just so that they could feel better about themselves "
18 " We must spoil our women, boy. A happy woman makes a happy home. An unhappy one makes us drink. "
19 " Anyone can battle for pride, power, vanity, greed, or hate, but war should always be approached with an equal measure of wisdom and strength. It's not just enough to know when to fight, but to know when to lay down the sword and negotiate. Not everything in the world is worth fighting for. "
20 " Every man, woman, and child is capable of extreme and utter prejudice and cruelty when they feel justified in their hatred. "
