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1 " You see, there are no pretty pink flowers in the woods at night. "
― J.K. Franko , Eye for Eye (Talion #1)
2 " She looked to Roy as though she lived in Oz, in the land of color, like she carried it with her everywhere she went. When they began dating, he found that her energy was the perfect counterpoint to the world into which he sank at regular intervals, that black and white Kansas that he inhabited. "
3 " The children seek to resolve the issue amongst themselves, and mete out punishment to restore balance and keep the game going. "
4 " This book is dedicated to my children, Pi, Coco, and Jay. When your grandkids are old enough to read this book, tell them how much I loved you. "
5 " But, if we consider, as physicists now claim, that everything is energy—everything we see, everything we think, everything we do—then it is just possible that this same law of conservation of energy applies to questions of morality. A conservation of moral energy, a maintenance of equilibrium… a balance exists and must be preserved. If an action is taken that disrupts that balance, then an action similar in kind and degree is required to restore equilibrium. "
6 " The summer of 2019 had overstayed its welcome in Florida,lingering well into September. As if to make a point about globalwarming, the rabid sun scorched the waters of Biscayne Bay forweeks, generating a haze of humidity that blurred the line betweenthe windless sea and the sky above. Not to be accused of playingfavorites, the sun’s rays beat down on the land with equal spite,pummeling grass, palms, and bushes into limp submission. Theheat weaponized asphalt roads and cement sidewalks, the shimmerymirages above them a clear warning to all living things to stay awayor burn. "
7 " You can’t let people affect you. You’ve gotta stand up for what youthink is right... even if you’re wrong. Especially if you know you’rewrong. Fuck ’em! All of ’em! "
8 " Tobacco and coffee,” Kristy said. “Man. They smell sogood before. Un-lit. Un-brewed. You know? "
9 " Yet, all armor—from a lobster’s shell to a Navy SEAL’sflak jacket—ultimately reveals the same truth. All armor highlightsvulnerability. It trumpets the fact that below that hard exterior liesan interior that is soft, fragile, and in need of protection. "
10 " Recollections of a loved one often trigger feelings ofnostalgia. But, sometimes, the loss is just too raw. The pain toobitter. And recollection triggers nothing but heartache and despair.A pain that burns the soul. "
11 " A good sailor weathers the storm he cannot avoid, and avoids the storm he cannot weather. "
12 " In many ways, revenge is much like an extramarital affair.It never just “happens.” Nobody cheats without having fantasizedabout it in advance, without having savored the idea.Revenge, like seduction, is a process. It is a game of inches. "
13 " Yep. God’s giving me a second chance at motherhood as a“thank you” for killing a bunch of scumbags. He’s looking down andthinking, “Well done, Susie. You’ll make a fine mommy. "
14 " Mike Tyson: “Everybody has a plan, until they get punched in the face. "