Operation Bounce House Quotes

“Lulu had asked "How can you tell when they're right or wrong?"
He'd Chuckled. "That's easy. Usually if the party they're blaming is weaker than them, then they're making it all up. If the party they're blaming is stronger...well, that's when you really gotta pay attention to why they're complaining.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“Miserable people are fond of laying blame on someone else for their problems. Sometimes they’re right but usually not. Usually, the responsible party is themselves. Or nobody. Sometimes things just aren’t good, and that’s all there is to it.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“Don’t pass your responsibilities on to others unless absolutely necessary. Do not take on the responsibilities of others unless doing so is an act of kindness.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“The world is so big, information is so readily accessible, that you, as humans, especially those of you on Earth, can’t properly process it all. You are empathetic and kind when you relate, but when you don’t, you are cruel.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“It is the one thing I admire about humans the most: the ability to compartmentalize”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“I was reminded of something Grandpa Lewis had once said: “Miserable people are fond of laying blame on someone else for their problems. Sometimes they’re right but usually not. Usually”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“Sometimes things just aren’t good, and that’s all there is to it.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“They didn’t care about us, the actual people on the ground. We’d already been written off. It was all about the outrage, about being the loudest at the protest parade.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“We were a cause to them, and causes were these floating, nebulous things that lived on screens and online forums. A ribbon one could put on their profile picture. They were something one could wear like a pair of sunglasses or a new jacket, a way to present themselves to the world, a way to say, Look at my halo. Look at how much I care.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“I didn’t get it. As much as I loved movies and video games, that world seemed so big, so confusing to me.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“They tell the public it's because of terrorism, but it's about real estate. And money. That's what it's always been about. And the locals aren't their favorite shade of patriotic, so, you know, they gotta clean you out. People like you, people who were born in a different sort of landscape, you eventually start revolutions.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“I clicked the button. “I’ve only really killed one. I plan on getting more today.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“I felt a weird, cold detachment as I watched the scene, the gross taste of licorice flooding my memories. Somewhere deep down, this was alarming. All this death was already starting to surprise me less.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House

“But did they really deserve that? All of them? The soldiers, the gamers, yes. But what about the children? And the old folks who’d never done anything wrong? That was the problem with war. It was impossible to color within the lines.”
― Matt Dinniman, Operation Bounce House