Super Powereds Quotes

“Those who lived in the light could never truly know what it was to dwell in the shadows.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Fine, I’m going to beat you like a toddler in a wolverine fight.” “You will feel more distress than if you were trapped on an airplane during its landing approach and suddenly suffered an unstoppable bowel movement.” “Explain,” Angela demanded. “During a landing approach, one is not allowed to leave their seat for any reason. Not even sudden bowel movements that won’t be stopped.” Angela had to admit, that scenario probably would fill her with a noticeable amount of distress.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Focus,” Mary muttered, chastising herself and her wandering mind. From her stereo came the soothing sounds of monks, vocalizing an ancient hymn meant to bring one closer to enlightenment. Credit where it was due, they were pretty good. Mary couldn’t remember ever hearing a bad singing monk, though. Was it just a byproduct of monkhood that one gained a great singing voice? Or maybe they had auditions before one got in. “Great, great, you want enlightenment, but I’ll need to hear you belt out some show tunes before we let you in.” Were there scouts out there scouring the vocal talents of a new generation and recruiting them to top-notch monasteries?”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Newsflash: every relationship a person has ends in failure, save for one. Maybe two if you count getting remarried after they kick off, but the point is, we all go in with a ninety-whatever percent failure rate.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Death was a one-shot deal—it happened, and then you were free. Sally was an old-school southern woman, and Hank knew first-hand that they weren’t nearly as kind as death when they got cross.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“I’m sweating like a whore in church out there. Thank the heavens I’m sexy enough to pull it off.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Most college students would have deemed it a waste of a perfectly good Friday night, but most students were not in a program with constant stress and regular physical battles, with the possible exception of architecture majors.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“He kept expecting the techno-armored girl to move as he drew close, but she remained as lifeless as a politician's conscience.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Ms. Pips thinks it’s good to have someone always trying to kill me. Says it builds caution and forethought.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“His teacher was right: better to enjoy the good days when they came. There were always horrid ones lurking around the corner.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“he took the news. He calmly rose from the table where Mr. Numbers,”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Because they can't fly, they want to tear off our wings out of spite.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“First rule for any warrior is to know thy self. What makes you strong, what makes you weak. What parts of you are fortified, and which pieces are broken beyond repair. When you know everything, no one cane use your own flaws against you, at least not easily.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Never let the uncertainties about your life overshadow the things you do truly know.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“At the end of their lives, I don't imagine many people lay in their deathbeds and say "Damn. I wish I had gone for less things I genuinely wanted".”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Inner fire might make you scary but inner cold made you dangerous.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“We’re all going to die, Chad, and heroes go sooner than most. Don’t waste time worrying about when the end is coming and just try to enjoy what you have right here and now.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Humans for all their vices and virtues were herd animals deep down. When faced with impending death, these people each found that the only inclination which remained in their hearts was to reach out to one another trying to impart just a small bit of comfort before a horrible finale. It was futile of course but it was also what made humanity such a rare and beautiful creature.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“In a way they were much the same, men who were no longer part of the hero world yet were still bound to its service. Amidst the sentinels of justice and decency, they were the ones who’s hands were already dirty and could bare the weight of a little more filth when the time came. The others might love them, trust them, and respect them, but they would never understand them. Those who lived in the light could never truly know what it was to dwell in the shadows.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Maybe there was a Valhalla for Heroes, and one day, she would see Sharon again. Angela doubted it, but she wasn't the type to dismiss anything out of hand. Anything was possible. This was a wild, crazy, utterly bizarre world, and she intended to see and experience as much of it as she could; before it was her turn in the ground.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“All Adam saw was Jill miss her punch and freeze. He kept expecting the techno-armored girl to move as he drew close, but she remained as lifeless as a politician’s conscience”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Blaine knew that his friend didn’t mean to come off as manner-less and brusque; Victor simply lacked delicacy in nearly every form imaginable.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3

“Part of love was finding odd combinations that somehow fit, and part of being young was making painful mistakes in pursuit of that pairing.”
― Drew Hayes, Super Powereds: Year 3