John Stipa > John's Quotes

“Renee: "You know what I did when I finished Moby Dick?"

David: "You harpooned the guy that sold you the book?”
― John C. Stipa, No Greater Sacrifice

“Renee: “Trout, get your mind out of the gutter.”
Trout: “Can’t help it—it’s attached to my body.”
― John C. Stipa, No Greater Sacrifice

“Renee: “The Greek government doesn’t know that I found anything that day in the temple. And they for sure wouldn’t want to know about the little mess I left behind.” She grimaced.

Trout: “Little mess? You started a freakin’ cave in, you moron. Nice work by the way. Way to keep up international relations. ‘Uh, yeah, hi, I’m Renée, I’m an American. I’m here to, you know, like, drink all your wine, trash the joint, steal all your valuable shit and then bolt the country.’ Why didn’t you just drop your shorts and pee in the Parthenon?”
― John C. Stipa, No Greater Sacrifice

“David: “How the hell did you get dressed so fast?”
Renee: “How do you know I didn’t streak naked through the lobby and had clothes waiting for me in the car?”
David: “Heh. Good thing the archaeological paparazzi didn’t have a team on duty.”
Renee: “I’d have taken ’em out. My whole body is a weapon.”
― John C. Stipa, No Greater Sacrifice

“David: "There's nothing so pulverizing to a son's psyche than a father's disregard for his own child's worth.”
― John C. Stipa, No Greater Sacrifice

“The true measure of a person’s character is revealed when they learn of another’s darkest fears. It is in that moment the listener either displays grace or the ugly head of apathy.”
― John C. Stipa

“Do the best you can with what you've got where you are.”
― John C. Stipa

“Nothing on this planet can compare with a woman’s love—it is kind and compassionate, patient and nurturing, generous and sweet and unconditional. Pure. If you are her man, she will walk on water and through a mountain for you, too, no matter how you’ve acted out, no matter what crazy thing you’ve done, no matter the time or demand. If you are her man, she will talk to you until there just aren’t any more words left to say, encourage you when you’re at rock bottom and think there just isn’t any way out, hold you in her arms when you’re sick, and laugh with you when you’re up. And if you’re her man and that woman loves you—I mean really loves you?—she will shine you up when you’re dusty, encourage you when you’re down, defend you even when she’s not so sure you were right, and hang on your every word, even when you’re not saying anything worth listening to. And no matter what you do, no matter how many times her friends say you’re no good, no matter how many times you slam the door on the relationship, she will give you her very best and then some, and keep right on trying to win over your heart, even when you act like everything she’s done to convince you she’s The One just isn’t good enough.
That’s a woman’s love—it stands the test of time, logic, and all circumstance. ”
― Steve Harvey, Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man: What Men Really Think About Love, Relationships, Intimacy, and Commitment

“Don't believe everything you read.
It's very difficult to be accepting of our own bodies. This topic deserves it's own book, but since I'm not qualified to write it, I won't. Instead I'll just say this: The pictures staring out at you from the supermarket checkout stands, the images we are all supposed to aspire to? They lie”
― Ally Carter (Author)

“If you want to know what a man's like, take a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire