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1 " Did you get any blood on your breasts? I’m willing to go the extra mile. "
― Dannika Dark , Keystone (Crossbreed #1; Mageriverse #17)
2 " He circled around me, whispering in my ear. “I’m O positive. I’m everyone’s type. "
3 " if anyone comes into my domain without explicit permission, I’m going to impale you in a way that will give you the very best idea of what it feels like to be a corn dog. "
4 " Gifts become curses when they’re not given their due respect. "
5 " It’s good to want things. Just make sure you understand what it is you’re really seeking. "
6 " We’re all sinners. Maybe what makes us different is that we’re willing to change.” “I "
7 " The line between good and evil is invisible, and if you cannot sense where it is, it won’t take long to cross it. Aspire to be something greater than just a shadow of yourself. "
8 " Sometimes what we desire the most can change who we are, and it’s up to us to decide if that’s for better or worse. You must learn to control those desires so that you’re always on the right path, even if that means never attaining or holding on to the thing you want most.” Niko’s "
9 " Clouds don’t make stars disappear; they only hide the brilliance of their light. "
10 " I was once as lost as you. Sometimes we have to be lost in order to find ourselves. "
11 " You’re not a knight in shining armor; you’re someone’s confession.” A "
12 " Your skin tastes like the Dead Sea,” he whispered against my neck. I "
13 " If that man were a sock, he’d be the one that goes missing. "
14 " Aspire to be something greater than just a shadow of yourself. "
15 " How many enemies have you acquired in your short years as an immortal? Consider that I’m over a thousand years old. In time, you’ll see that this world is much smaller than you imagined. Your enemies will become shadows around every corner. "
16 " But we’re not born evil. His desire to reclaim what he lost blinded him from making the right choices. Sometimes what we desire the most can change who we are, and it’s up to us to decide if that’s for better or worse. You must learn to control those desires so that you’re always on the right path, even if that means never attaining or holding on to the thing you want most. "
17 " What I mean is that you can desire something without letting it be the force of every wrong decision to obtain it. "
18 " I had a good head on my shoulders until high school ended. Then I grew wild, stubborn, and a little resentful when I realized that affluent kids had more advantages in life than I ever would. Unfortunately, I turned that resentment on my father and began distancing myself from him. I didn’t let him know it, but I suppose it was one of those awful phases that kids go through, only mine happened a little later than most. "
19 " She walked off, just a small pear-shape of a woman, but she was a godsend. "
20 " Sometimes what we desire the most can change who we are, and it’s up to us to decide if that’s for better or worse. You must learn to control those desires so that you’re always on the right path, even if that means never attaining or holding on to the thing you want most.” Niko’s words resonated in my head, and I considered the meaning. It was hard to ignore advice from someone as old as him, especially when he had nothing to gain from giving it freely. “You told me to speak to Viktor, but now you’re saying I shouldn’t want to join Keystone?” He swung his leg back onto the roof. “What I mean is that you can desire something without letting it be the force of every wrong decision to obtain it. If you want to be a member of Keystone, make sure you want it for the right reasons. But consider what you’ll do to reach that goal.” The wind lifted my hair. “Darius has a chance of getting his land back if he keeps doing what he’s doing. Even if it’s wrong, he’s got a better shot than if he’d done nothing at all.” “Look at what kind of man that’s made him into. Just imagine an alternate universe where he had made different decisions. Are you so sure he would have never reacquired it? Sometimes we have to relinquish those desires because we attach them to goals of no importance. Ambition can destroy you if you don’t learn to balance it with sacrifice. "