When the Serpent Bites Quotes

“Why do you think you’re having these sessions with me?” “I didn’t control my emotions.” “Do you think pride had something to do with why you didn’t or couldn’t control them?”
― Nesly Clerge, When the Serpent Bites

“None of us ever knows how long we’re going to live. You have to put yourself first in this life.”
― Nesly Clerge, When the Serpent Bites

“When you live outside prison walls, it may seem like life inside has a romanticized veneer on it, like you’re watching a movie or reading a novel. When you live it, the veneer comes off.”
― Nesly Clerge, When the Serpent Bites

“You have to come to terms with what you can do and let go of thoughts about what you want to do but can’t.”
― Nesly Clerge, When the Serpent Bites

“we teach people how to treat us.”
― Nesly Clerge, When the Serpent Bites

“Only the people we’re closest to,” Demory said, “can hurt us that much.”
― Nesly Clerge, When the Serpent Bites

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they will.”
― Nesly Clerge, When the Serpent Bites