Trials Quotes

“coincidence was just a pattern you didn’t understand yet.”
― Darius Brasher, Trials

“You have to deal with the world the way it is, not the way you want it to be.”
― Darius Brasher, Trials

“Despite my outward bravado, the scrawny, scared boy who still lived inside of me was dubious. Maybe he was right. But, like the Old Man, that scared little boy could go fuck himself. Despite my fear, I’d do what I had to do.”
― Darius Brasher, Trials

“I’ve never ridden a motorcycle. I have absolutely no idea how.” Hacker brightened. “Is that all? I’ll teach you. It’s easy. It’s like riding a bicycle.” She paused, tapping her cheek again. “Only mechanized. And faster. And harder to control. And much more dangerous. And worse for the environment.” Her brow furrowed again. “It’s nothing like riding a bike actually. I take it all back.”
― Darius Brasher, Trials

“It reminded me of what President Calvin Coolidge had said: brains, talent, and education would not make you successful. “Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent,” he had said.”
― Darius Brasher, Trials

“The more I thought about it, the more I realized there had been threats I had discounted and opportunities to end fights I had missed while I was an Apprentice because I did tend to see the best in people. I did tend to give people the benefit of the doubt. I did tend to take people at face-value. The problem was, there were some people who did not have anything good in them to really see; there were people who did not deserve the benefit of the doubt.”
― Darius Brasher, Trials