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“I think something innate in us understands that seeking the good of society is usually best for the individual as well. Humankind is noble, when we give it the chance to be. That nobility is something that exists independent of any god’s decree.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon. Too often, we forget that.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“And so, does the destination matter? Or is it the path we take? I declare that no accomplishment has substance nearly as great as the road used to achieve it. We are not creatures of destinations. It is the journey that shapes us. Our callused feet, our backs strong from carrying the weight of our travels, our eyes open with the fresh delight of experiences lived.”
― Brandon Sanderson, The Way of Kings

“This is all common knowledge but, as I very much doubt, the public at large are aware of what is the real and proper function of the Terrier, I shall make an attempt to give a picture of it. From the earliest times the Terrier was used to bolt Foxes, work to Badger and Otter and to kill vermin generally, and it was not until the latter half of the last century that the Show Bench came into being and artificial interest in the dog.…” (emphasis added). Sparrow’s lament is as true today as it was over 100 years ago; many terrier owners have no idea why their terriers behave as they do or the amount of work it can take to live with the typical terrier. The average dog owner has lost touch with the fact that, regardless of the lifestyles we now provide for them, our dogs are still, first and foremost, dogs.”
― Dawn Antoniak-Mitchell, Terrier-Centric Dog Training: From Tenacious to Tremendous

“soft man who made himself a hard man by drinking whisky in the classroom”
― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go

“We don’t say nothing more. What else is there to say? Everything and nothing. You can’t say everything, so you don’t say nothing.”
― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go

“When luck ain’t with you, it’s against you.”
― Patrick Ness, The Knife of Never Letting Go

“Ideals, my girl,” she says. “Always easier to believe in than live.” “But if you don’t at least try to live them,” Bradley says, “then there’s no point in living at all.”
― Patrick Ness, Monsters of Men

“To say you have no choice is to release yourself from responsibility and that’s not how a person with integrity acts.”
― Patrick Ness, Chaos Walking: The Complete Trilogy