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Proxy (Proxy, #1) QUOTES

1 " ... but she believed and that was the price of belief. It gave no discounts to friendship (p370) "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

2 " He wondered if anyone really ever changed, or if stuff just piled on and on, covering up, but never erasing all the different parts. How deep would you have to dig to find who you started out as? "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

3 " A grudge was just another debt owed. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

4 " Destiny is just the inevitable result of choice, from the choices that came before us to the choices we make. They are a river that can only flow in one direction. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

5 " Nature cannot be reprogrammed forever. Humans are not meant to run like software. You cannot hack the human condition. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

6 " He found that worry was a completely renewable resource. The more he had, the more he got. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

7 " Laugh a little Syd," Knox said. "Life is too short for perpetual misery. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

8 " The only people who couldn't understand the brutal lengths others would go to for money were the people who'd never been without it. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

9 " Honesty was its own kind of peace. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

10 " We should all get a little forgiveness—without it, there can be no kindness. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

11 " I believe you, Knox...And I don't care...Got it? I believe you're sorry. I. Don't. Care. I don't want your sorry. Live with your guilt. It's the one debt you owe me and I don't ever, ever want it repaid. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

12 " Some things are more important that any one person. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

13 " In the end, someone would have to pay for it. Everything costs. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

14 " Nothing mystical about destiny. Destiny is just the inevitable result of choice, from the choices that came before us to the choices we make. They are a river that can only flow in one direction. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

15 " Of course, it made no sense. The goat couldn't object or agree. The goat couldn't forgive. The goat didn't even know what was happening. Only humans could accept responsibility, and only humans could take on a debt. Only humans could stand in for one another...A goat would always be a goat, but humans can change how they define one another and how they define themselves. That was civilization. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

16 " It's not easy to throw your life away, even for a good reason, even when it's the right thing to do. It was simple enough. Debt or no: Syd did not want to die. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

17 " He grinned and then pulled Syd's face to him, pressing their lips together. At first Syd flinched, then he relaxed and let his hands fall to Knox's side. The battle around them vanished, the world that was nd the world to come, all disappeared for one instant as their lips held on to one another. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

18 " It was good to be admired for something. Everyone should feel that way sometimes, he thought. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

19 " Caring costs. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)

20 " A life for a life. All debts have to be repaid. "

― Alex London , Proxy (Proxy, #1)