Kai C > Kai's Quotes

“Because if you weren't born white, you were forced to see differences; or if you weren't born what they called normal, or if you got injured, then you were left to explore the world of the different.”
― Leslie Marmon Silko, Almanac of the Dead

“I love book signings: kids waiting in line for you to scribble on their new books, haha!”
― Brian Jacques

“The truth is that most of life will unfold in accordance with forces far outside your control, regardless of what your mind says about it”
― Michael A. Singer, The Untethered Soul: The Journey Beyond Yourself

“The trick is not caring what EVERYBODY thinks of you and just caring about what the RIGHT people think of you.”
― Brian Michael Bendis

“You know your father, God rest his soul... Your father had a philosophy the he held to pretty strongly. And it's one that served him very, very well... He believed that if there were things in this world that you had to offer, things that you did well—better than anyone else... things that you could do that helped people feel better about themselves... well, he believed that it wasn't just a good idea to do those things... he believed it was your responsibility to do those things. Don't try to be something else. Don't try to be less. Great things are going to happen to you and your life Peter. Great things. And with that will come great responsibility. Do you understand? Great responsibility.”
― Brian Michael Bendis, Ultimate Spider-Man, Volume 1: Power and Responsibility

“Dying well is easy,it only takes a moment of courage. It’s living well that I couldn’t do. What’s death compared to that.”
― Brent Weeks, The Way of Shadows

“Right now I'd like all my troubles to stand in front of me in a straight line, and one by one I'd give each a black eye. ”
― Shannon Hale, The Goose Girl

“Yes, we'll yell, 'Help, help us, goose girl, and bring the terrifying legion of warrior geese'.”
― Shannon Hale, The Goose Girl

“I do like the world quite a lot.”
― Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days

“You saw my leg?"
"How can a man help what he sees?" he said. "And, if I could add, you possess a very fine leg.”
― Shannon Hale, The Goose Girl

“Stones are raw, they blunt my paw,
but words will never hurt me.”
― David Clement-Davies, The Sight

“...at times, the greatest courage of all is to live.”
― David Clement-Davies, The Sight

“In that moment she learnt one of the greatest secrets of life: It is often easier to fight for others than it is for yourself.”
― David Clement-Davies, Fell

“Don't you long for something different to happen, something so exciting and new it carries you along with it like a great tide, something that lets your life blaze and burn so the whole world can see it?”
― Juliet Marillier, Son of the Shadows

“If a man truly loves,....He does not consider the obstacles, the restrictions, the reasons why his choice may be flawed or impratical. He gives no heed to what others may think. His heart has no room for that, for it is filled to the brim with the unutterable truth of his feelings.”
― Juliet Marillier, Cybele's Secret

“My world was changing, and I was not ready for it.”
― Juliet Marillier, Daughter of the Forest