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1 " Sometimes the choices you are given are bad ones, no matter which way you go. And therefore the consequences are bad ones, as well. "
― Terry Brooks , The Gypsy Morph (Genesis of Shannara, #3)
2 " It was like a dam breaking, its walls giving way all at once under the crushing weight of his emotions. "
3 " He was waiting, and the waiting was painful. Not because he didn’t know how to wait, but because he didn’t know what he was waiting for. "
4 " But much of life didn’t allow for knowing things in advance, and you had to trust to your instincts and common sense. "
5 " (...) sometimes there was nothing you could do to save people; sometimes you just had to let go of them. "
6 " Time was as thin as hope. "
7 " But regrets don’t help. We have to forget about what we couldn’t do and concentrate on what we can. "
8 " Logan. I wasn’t going to lose you, too. I am bound to you in so many ways. Not by words or writing, but by how I feel. "
9 " Your past was your heritage and the foundation on which you were built. You couldn't start over. You could only repair and move on. "
10 " Use Redline wireless, he had argued. Use Bluetooth Extreme. Use something that wasn’t hardwired. It was more dependable, less subject to malfunctions than the more rudimentary system they were using might invite. So "
11 " Even in lies there are sometimes truths revealed. "
12 " They were his family, but even your family could be alienated by discoveries they were not prepared for. "
13 " He had no illusions about what that meant; he understood the nature of who he was. He was trained to fight, and he looked forward to testing himself in combat. When he was going into battle, he was alive in a way that was both exciting and satisfying. He was complete. "
14 " But fear was something to be overcome, an enemy of a different sort, not something from which to run away but something to confront. He had done so many times in his life, and each time it made him a little stronger, a little more self-assured. The "
15 " When a massive failure to preserve the integrity of an ecosystem occured, no one escaped the consequences. "
16 " He woke to find Larkin Quill standing over him. Even from the back—for he was turned away—the cloaked form of the ex-Tracker was instantly recognizable. "
17 " Forgotten memories surfaced like the ghosts of the dead (...) "
18 " It never ends, really, does it? You overcome one obstacle, one evil, one enemy, and another steps into the unoccupied space. We persevere, but it isn't ever really over for us. Not even for those who don't want any part of it. "
19 " that's what life does to you. It gives you a whole lot of stuff you don't ask for and expects you to deal with it. No complaining, no excuses. "
20 " Sometimes faith in something is all you have. "