“A world without pain, loss, betrayal, hate, death, loneliness? Impossible!”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“I won't die. I won't give those ghouls the pleasure. I'll live and grow strong. I'll escape, then hunt them down and make them suffer.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“sometimes, in pursuit of a greater peace, a man must stand by and lets those he loves suffer the injustices of men ho cares only about their own beliefs and nothing about the faith or feelings of others-- even when it pains him to the very core of his spirit”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“The pair smiled desperately at one another. And for the first time ever, despite the fact that everyone he knew - even the gods themselves - would condemn him for it, Jebel didn't think of Tel Hesani as a slave, but as an equal.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“But when Tel Hasani wasn't looking, he cast a worried eye over the snake, just incase there were any family resemblances.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“I do not mock the beliefs of others. This world is large enough for a thousand religions. Every race has the right to its own.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“The secret to success is to stop when you're ahead.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“Doubt finds its way into all men's hearts.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“One night of slavery is too much.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“We cannot help where we are born or how we are raised," Tel Hesani said. "But we can reject the twisted beliefs of those around us if we need to. Our loved ones and elders don't always know what is best. A man should listen to his heart and make his own decisions about what is wrong and what is right.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“It was a time for reflection. Jebel had regained some of his vitality and was mildly excited to be closing in on Tubaygat. But he was troubled too and often fell to studying Tel Hesani, trying to imagine himself driving a knife into the Um Kheshabah's chest or slitting his throat.
It had been easy in the beginning. Tel Hesani was a slave, fit only for execution. Now Jebel considered him a friend. Could he brutally end the older man's life and send him to the hold of Rakhebt Wadak's boat?
Jebel knew that he must, or the quest would have been for nothing, but he wasn't sure that he could. He prayed to the gods to steady his hand when the time came, but he didn't think they were listening. In a strange sort of way, he almost wished they weren't.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“A man should know when it is time to step aside.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“It helps to know where you are going before you set out.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“Conquering the world was a simple thing; commanding one's spirit was the real challenge.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“The easy way is not always the right way.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“Trust one fool to see no flaws in another!”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“As Jebel tried in vain to fall asleep, he became aware of a small clicking noise. He turned and looked at the woman. Her robe was raised above her knees and she was scratching at a wound on her thigh. She had worked her way through to the bone and was picking at it with her nails.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“You can't hate those who are harming themselves. Instead you pity them and try to help them if you can.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“I hope we meet again," said Ramman.
"I do too," Tel Hesani said, then added underneath his breath, "Although I fear it won't be in this world.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
“Death is not the end. It is a midway state.”
― Darren Shan, quote from The Thin Executioner
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“He was the first to reach the aircraft, and he went for the door that by some miracle was facing outward and not into the concrete wall. Wrenching the thing open, and getting out his flashlight, he didn’t know what to expect inside—smoke? Fumes? Blood and body parts?
Zsadist was sitting rigid in a backward-facing seat, his big body strapped in, both hands locked on the armrests. The Brother was staring straight ahead and not blinking.
“Have we stopped moving?” he said hoarsely”
― J.R. Ward, quote from Lover at Last
“from desire I rush to satisfaction; from satisfaction I leap to desire.”
― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, quote from Faust
“He was like some wild, untamed creature that you could keep and feed for a time, but in the end you knew you'd have to let it go for its own sake as well as yours.”
― Sherrilyn Kenyon, quote from Night Embrace
“Jenks: “I can’t even pix anyone. I sweat now instead of dusting, did you know that? I’ve got water coming off me instead of dust. What the hell can I do with sweat? Rub up against someone and make them puke in disgust? I’ve seen you sweat, and it’s not pretty. I don’t even want to think about sex, two sweaty bodies pressed against each other like that? Disgusting. Talk about birth control—it’s no wonder you only have a handful of kids.”
― Kim Harrison, quote from A Fistful of Charms
“Keep your vision all-inclusive, never allowing it to lock on any one thing...look everywhere at once, see nothing to the exclusion of all else---don't allow the enemy to direct your vision, or you will see what he wishes you to see. He will then come at you as you become bewildered, looking for his attack, and you will lose.
Instead, your vision must open to all there is, never settling, even when cutting. Know your enemy's moves by instinct, not waiting to see them. To dance with death meant to know the enemy's sword and its speed without waiting to see it. Dancing with death meant being one with the enemy, without looking fixedly, so that you could kill him. Dancing with death meant being committed to killing, committed with your heart and soul.”
― Terry Goodkind, quote from Temple of the Winds
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