Wayne Gerard Trotman · 416 pages
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“To try is to invite uncertainty. Where confidence goes, success usually follows.”
“Change. Adapt. Bend so as not to be broken. Let opportunity guide your actions.”
“I see you have returned, my love; and your mood is as dark as ever. Did your soldiers not adore you to your complete satisfaction?”
“Burying your head in the sand does not make you invisible it only leads to suffocation.”
“You must learn to control your dreams or your dreams will forever control you.”
“You crave winning and fear losing instead of just doing. To succeed you must remove your self-imposed limitations.”
“Growth of consciousness does not depend on the might of the intellect but on the conviction of the heart.”
“Lovers and warriors are not bound by the rules of fair play.”
“A place without meaning is no place to be.”
“My mother, my psychiatrist and an assortment of sedatives eventually convinced me I was delusional.”
“Dwell in the past, worry about the future and find misery in the present.”
“What you call life is but a dream, and reality is relative.”
“A true master will not deceive an able disciple. You are hampered by the limits you set and no limit can be set on skill.”
“Asleep you can experience many hours whilst only a few waking moments have passed. This is why dreams are an ideal platform for training.”
“It would not do to be Lord of a universe inhabited solely by serfs.”
“Armon stared into the wild darkness of his opponent and saw a reflection of his own fall.”
“Where there is great love there is great harmony of thought.”
“The eternal sea of politics is best left to politicians.”
“The voice of love calls to you, my son.”
“May it be written. May it be done.”
“To try is to accept the possibility of failure. Simply do.”
“Unless you have been inside a sanitarium you do not know that madmen are made there, just as criminals are made in our reformatories. Is there anything more detestable than these systems of so-called social conservation which, for a peccadillo, some initial and exterior rejection of respectability or common sense, hurl an individual among others whose association can only be harmful to him and, above all, systematically deprive him of relations with everyone whose moral or practical sense is more firmly established than his own?”
“I've had a weird couple of weeks, you know?"
"I completely know".
"But I- I mean, I'm not totally happy, but there's no way I'd go back to my old obvious self! I like it here. I like all the... confusion and heartbreak".
"It wasn't that bad... was it?"
"Scott... yes, it was. But I feel like I've learned some stuff along the way. I know things now".”
“...Pouring every bit of the emotion she felt into her kiss, Blair melted into her partner until she could feel own her knees weaken. “I love you so much. It… it frightens me, but I can’t hold back.” “It frightens you?” “Yes. More than I can tell.” “Don’t be frightened,” Kylie murmured. “I’ll never hurt you, sweetheart. I swear!” “I know,” Blair said. “It’s not that… it’s… oh, I don’t know what it is. I’m just scared.” “Don’t let love frighten you. It’s freeing. Trust me.” “I do. I do trust you.” “That’s what love is,” Kylie said fervently. “It’s jumping out of a plane without a parachute, but knowing with every fiber of your being that you’re safe. Your lover will protect you. No matter what. It’s blind faith, Blair. Totally blind faith.” "I’ve never… ever felt this way before,” Blair said, tears filling her eyes. “I’m so frightened, Kylie. Please, please don’t hurt me.” She held on to her lover with all of her might, sobbing so hard she felt sick. “I’ll always be there for you. I’ll catch you. I promise I’ll catch you.”
“They had holes to fill on every page and jammed in any vaguely newsworthy string of words provided it didn't include expletives, which they were apparently saving for their own use around the office.”
“My survival was up to me. I had nothing and I had no one. What I did have, I told myself, was my mind, my imagination, my memory, my feelings, my spirit. These were important and powerful things.”
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