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1 " Secrets are like bullets. Ditto the dark, personal stuff. Folks say they'll take'em off yer hands, share the burden, but really they just load 'em into their own weapons so they can use 'em against you later. "
― Erin Bowman , Retribution Rails (Vengeance Road, #2)
2 " Words have great power, unbelievable impact. "
3 " I have stories to write and places to visit, and legends are like the wind––intangible and fleeting. "
4 " It is fear that fosters silence, that breeds ignorance, that causes half-truths to be printed over fact. "
5 " Things always look better when you smile. "
6 " Just 'cus someone makes a mistake in their past don't mean they're always gonna go on making that same mistake forever and ever. "
7 " Everyone's got something they want above all else. "
8 " If'n you wanna make things right, you gotta face yer demons. "
9 " Most folks are good, but even the good can be greedy and selfish and scheming. Our motives ain't always virtuous, 'specially at first, but they can become so, if'n you give 'em time to change and grow. "
10 " Life is rarely fair. "
11 " The devil wears wings at all the right times and casts them aside when we believe him to be an angel. "
12 " Gold makes monsters of men, and folk'll stop at nothing to get their hands on it. "
13 " Isolation breeds ignorance. "
14 " The truth is important, and even the smallest stories, if reported irresponsibly, can wreak havoc. "
15 " Truth really is stranger than fiction. "
16 " Fear can be more persuasive than facts. "