One nurse thought I was "brave." I think she was talking about my steely-eyed, grin-and-bear-it kind of attitude. There were no tears, no complaints from me - a total lack of affect. In a victim, it is courage and thus admirable; in a predator, it is a lack of humanity and instills fear.
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Related It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER She was scarcely a year older than I was, dark-haired, slender, with a face that would break your he... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I'm not saying that I'm better than anyone... I'm just saying that I'm one-of-a-kind. C LIONG You're still lovely," Mor said a bit gently. Elain offered a half smile. "I suppose that war m... SARAH J. MAAS To stand on the brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli... ASK AND IT IS GIVEN This is the Modern Man, who cannot save himself but wants to save the world. He is the Wise who... CRISTIANE SERRUYA The issue isn't whether he loved you, it's how much. Too much. Love can be poison SARAH J. MAAS I am broken and healing, but every piece of my heart belong to you. SARAH J. MAAS He thinks he'll be remembered as the villain in the story. But I forgot to tell him that the villain... SARAH J. MAAS Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Hodor," said Hodor. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You do what you love, what you need SARAH J. MAAS I turned. Rhysand leaned against the archway into the sitting room, arms crossed, wings nowhere... SARAH J. MAAS It feels like a total lack of compassion. A total lack of humanity. SUSAN ADAMS For starters, that’s a rather simple principle of Time Travel right there – and according to the... CHRISTINA ENGELA A servant who serves excellently from his whole heart with due courage and humility is never a serva... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH you have to be the prude or the slut, and if you pick one, other people hate you for it, and you can... NED VIZZINI A family is like a card game, on one hand, you can get a really bad hand and on the other, your hand... GARY F EVANS... She made a fence of phrases, which seemed a treachery to herself. ELIZABETH TAYLOR You are the blood of the dragon. You can make a hat. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN It makes you wonder why the human race can be so selfish and self-centered sometimes, when on cold w... GARY F EVANS... Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I want to share this bed with you, though," I breathed. "I want you to hold me." Stars flicker... SARAH J. MAAS That boy had wanted to be Ser Arthur Dayne, but someplace along the way he had become the Smiling Kn... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Because death is the only thing that could have ever kept him from you. ALLY CARTER the deceased don’t want you to forget about them. They just want you to move past it; not to dwell... JUSTIN PYFROM Like a deep sad note played beneath the ocean waving through the orb the memories of ... PAWAN MISHRA I realized that day that blessings come in a variety of shapes, colors, and sizes. CRAIG GROESCHEL Never give up on you. In order to make a difference you would have to somehow be different. JOHNNIE DENT JR. There are so many things we do in life that define the real meaning of our lives. There are so many ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH For me, my life is a journey. JAY ELECTRONICA I was not a pet, not a doll, not an animal. I was a survivor, and I was strong. I would no... SARAH J. MAAS I sipped from my wine. "And if he had grabbed me?" There was nothing but uncompromising w... SARAH J. MAAS There you are. I've been looking for you. His first words to me— not a lie at a... SARAH J. MAAS I was not prey any longer, I decided as I eased up to that door. And I was not a mouse. I ... SARAH J. MAAS No one was my master— but I might be master of everything, if I wished. If I dared. SARAH J. MAAS He drained his glass. "I made a mistake." "It's not the end of the world if you do that every n... SARAH J. MAAS I will kill anyone who harms you," Rhys snarled. "I will kill them, and take a damn long time doing ... SARAH J. MAAS Julia poured tea gracefully, but it all ran over into the saucers. ELIZABETH TAYLOR The next day, the villages came closer together until the beginnings and endings could no longer be ... PATRICK W. CARR It appeared to Harriet that she was always the one who remembered having seen other people. They nev... ELIZABETH TAYLOR Would you like me to grovel with gratitude for bringing me here, High Lord?" "Ah. The Suriel to... SARAH J. MAAS I'm fucking the grave, I thought, I'm bringing the dead back to life... CHARLES BUKOWSKI We die a day at a time BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA Courage is not a lack of fear, but instead is continuing to push forward in spite of it! NELSON MANDELA The mightiest power of death is not that it can make people die, but that it can make the people you... FREDRIK BACKMAN Closed eyes, heart not beating, but a living love. AVIS COREA Each man lives in his own universe and when he dies the world is over BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA I think everyone was surprised at the lack of crowds. There was no one in the neighborhood. CRAIG MONTGOMERY I am Happy and satisfied with what I am.
10000 will take me wrong, 1000 will go against me, 100 will... NEHA KOTHARI Kehidupan perempuan itu sembilan bagian kacau dan satu bagian ajaib, kau akan segera mengetahuinya..... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Jaime smiled knowingly. Men will read all sorts of things into a knowing smile if you let them. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I thought we played much better than last time. We looked lethargic. We have a lack of depth. We had... CRAIG WILSMAN Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still wa... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You know nothing, Jon Snow. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I wish I was home", She said miserably. She tried so hard to be brave, to be fierce as a... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN At one time I thought he wanted to be an actor. He had certain qualifications, including no money an... HEDDA HOPPER Language is my whore, my mistress, my wife, my pen-friend, my check-out girl. Language is a complime... STEPHEN FRY To the people who look at the stars and wish, Rhys." Rhys clinked his glass against mine. “To... SARAH J. MAAS Males are horrible creatures, aren’t they? SARAH J. MAAS When you spend so long trapped in darkness, you find that the darkness begins to stare back. SARAH J. MAAS Many atrocities, have been done in the name of the greater good. SARAH J. MAAS Aemon’s blind white eyes came open. “Egg?” he said, as the rain streamed down his cheeks. “E... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN But I forgot to tell him,” I said quietly, opening the door, “that the villain is usually the pe... SARAH J. MAAS A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I began by saying that our history will be what we make it. If we go on as we are, then history will... EDWARD R. MURROW You'll never find another like me because im the original. RACHEL W When a lot of voices, make up a noise, the man who is silent represents a voice. APURVA GAGLANI I love you every day. And now I will miss you every day. 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ANUJ SOMANY Walking the rugged trail of the unknown destiny can be filled with walls crashing and cracks on the ... GARY F EVANS... To have a pet in the family is to invite good health into your lives.It brings happiness to all and ... GARY F EVANS... I can see you have a great deal of water in your personality. Water never waits. It changes shape an... ARTHUR GOLDEN كنت أصمت أذعن لمصيري. أحمل دميتي,أنزع ملابسها, أشد شعره�... مليكة مستظرف The norm which the society at large has set today categorically is in the form of preventive measure... HENRIETTA NEWTON MARTIN LEGAL CONSULTANT Though we are terrorized by death, it's not different from birth, it just happens BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA When you are called for a great duty because you have been given a great ability, do your very best ... ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH Dreams, just dreams, it's all illusion BANGAMBIKI HABYARIMANA Plunging in “truths” about God is like walking on the bottom of a sea that is not there, searchi... MARIANA FULGER Noseless and Handless, the Lannister Boys. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN It is what it is, it is what you make it. JAMES DURBIN Be grateful for every moment and every breath. TERESA COLLINS She was talking a lot of stuff about my mom. She pushed me, I hit her and it was done. CHRISTI NARDOZZI Death is tough for the people left behind on earth. PRATEEKSHA MALIK People in the real world always say, when something terrible happens, that the sadness and loss and ... FREDRIK BACKMAN When his wife was at his side, she was also in front of him, marking out the horizon of his life. No... MILAN KUNDERA The shape does not change. There was a human being who was born, lived, and then, by some means or a... NEIL GAIMAN It is a small world. You do not have to live in it particuarly long to learn that for yourself. Ther... NEIL GAIMAN Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the othe... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN She wanted to be true to herself... and she had a lot of demons because of it. I think her sexuality... BILLIE JEAN KING Pain, unless it is physical, was sold to you (by your culture). MOKOKOMA MOKHONOANA The neglected pioneer of one revolution, the honoured victim of another, brave to the point of folly... H.N. BRAILSFORD
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