Killing Quotes - Page 39

• Coach Hedge came pounding up the stairs with Hazel at his hooves. “Where are they?” he demanded. “Who do I kill?” “No killing!” Annabeth ordered. “Just defend the ship!” “But they interrupted a Chuck Norris movie!

  Rick Riordan

  Annabeth, Ships, Stairs

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• I hate being the only mortal in a gathering full of Immortals who think killing each other cleverly is the height of good manners.

  Michelle Sagara

  Hate, Thinking, Gathering

  Michelle Sagara (2016). “Michelle Sagara Chronicles of Elantra Vol 3: Cast in Chaos\Cast in Ruin\Cast in Peril”, p.1080, MIRA

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• Kid, you might just annoy me into killing you.

  Karen Marie Moning

  Kids, Might, Annoying

  Karen Marie Moning (2012). “Iced: Fever Series”, p.88, Delacorte Press

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• Prison always has been a good place for writers, killing, as it does, the twin demons of mobility and diversion

  Dan Simmons

  Doe, Mobility, Twins

  Dan Simmons (2011). “Hyperion”, p.231, Spectra

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• Since killing people is illegal, can I have a Taser just for shits and giggles? -Fourth Grave Beneath My Feet

  Darynda Jones

  Feet, People, Tasers

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• I may not look it, but I can be a very patient guy. And killing time is one of my specialities.

  Haruki Murakami

  Guy, Looks, May

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• "Boys," Annabeth interrupted, "I'm sure you both would've been wonderful at killing each other. But right now you need some rest."

  Rick Riordan

  Boys, Needs, Annabeth

  "The Mark of Athena". Book by Rick Riordan, October 2, 2012.

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• We know from our recent history that English did not come to replace U.S. Indian languages merely because English sounded musical to Indians' ears. Instead, the replacement entailed English-speaking immigrants' killing most Indians by war, murder, and introduced diseases, and the surviving Indians' being pressured into adopting English, the new majority language.

  Jared Diamond

  War, Musical, Majority

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• As long as you're alive, there's always a chance things will get better." "Or worse," said Liraz. "Yes," he conceded. "Usually worse." Hazael cut in. "My sister, Sunshine, and my brother, Light. You two should rally the ranks. You'll have us killing ourselves by morning.

  Laini Taylor

  Morning, Brother, Sunshine

  Laini Taylor (2015). “The Complete Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy”, p.480, Hachette UK

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• Somehow the killing of the giant spider, all alone by himself in the dark without the help of the wizard or the dwarves or of anyone else, made a great difference to Mr. Baggins. He felt a different person, and much fiercer and bolder in spite of an empty stomach, as he wiped his sword on the grass and put it back into its sheath.

  J. R. R. Tolkien

  Dark, Dwarves, Differences

  J.R.R. Tolkien (2012). “The Hobbit”, p.63, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• If killing yourself is not an option anymore, you have to sink into the darkness instead, and make something out of it.

  Emma Forrest

  Darkness, Killing Yourself, Ifs

  Emma Forrest (2012). “Your Voice in My Head”, p.205, A&C Black

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• There are enough cowards in the world without killing a brave creature for so little reason.

  Brian Jacques

  Brave, Coward, World

  Brian Jacques (2002). “Mossflower: A Tale from Redwall”, p.23, Penguin

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• There is no greater evil than killing. I don't care whether they call it war or justice. Life is precious.

  Brian Jacques

  War, Evil, Justice

  Brian Jacques (2002). “Mossflower: A Tale from Redwall”, p.292, Penguin

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• You'd have thought we planned it," says Peeta, giving me just the hint of a smile. "Didn't you?" asks Portia. Her fingers press her eyelids closed as if she's warding off a very bright light. "No," I say looking at Peeta with a new sense of apreciation. "Neither of us even knew what we were going to do before we went in." "And Haymitch?" says Peeta. "We decided we don't want any other allies in the arena." "Good. Then I won't be responsible for you killing off any of my friends with your stupidity," he says.

  Suzanne Collins

  Light, Giving, Stupidity

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• I dread the loss of her I've never touched love keeps me a slave in a cage of tears I gnaw my tongue with which to her I can never speak I miss a woman who was never born I kiss a woman across the years that say we shall never meet Everything passes Everything perishes Everything palls my thought walks away with a killing smile leaving discordant anxiety which roars in my soul No hope No hope No hope No hope No hope No hope No hope

  Sarah Kane

  Loss, Kissing, Years

  Sarah Kane, David Greig (2001). “Kane: Complete Plays: Blasted; Phaedra's Love; Cleansed; Crave; 4.48 Psychosis; Skin”, p.218, A&C Black

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• Long time I been on my own, but now really I'm alone. I survive the killing, the starving, all the hate of the Khmer Rouge, but I think maybe now I will die of this, of broken heart.

  Patricia McCormick

  Hate, Heart, Thinking

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• And thus Charles found himself wandering around a hotel, trailing federal agents as he held a cardboard coffee cup holder in each hand, instead of out killing misbehaving werewolves.

  Patricia Briggs

  Coffee, Hands, Wandering Around

  Patricia Briggs (2012). “Fair Game”, p.37, Penguin

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• I can't do this Ash. It's killing me. Having you this close and not touching you is driving me insane. You're his Ash. You're his. You made your choice and I understand why you chose him. I don't hold it against you but dammit Ash it hurts

  Abbi Glines

  Hurt, Touching You, Choices

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• Killing your rival doesn’t guarantee happiness. Sometimes it ruins any chance you have of it instead. Memories of dead men hold far more power than the annoyances of living ones.

  Jeaniene Frost

  Memories, Men, Guarantees

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• He’d only ever seen a gun once, a smaller one on the hip of that old deputy, a gun he’d always figured was more for show. He stuffed a fistful of deadly rounds in his pocket, thinking how each one could end an individual life, and understanding why such things were forbidden. Killing a man should be harder than waving a length of pipe in their direction. It should take long enough for one’s conscience to get in the way.

  Hugh Howey

  Gun, Men, Thinking

  "Wool Omnibus Edition". Book by Hugh Howey, January 25, 2012.

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• You're killing me because you want me to give a message to God for you?" Jace shook his head, the point of the blade scraping across his throat. "You're crazier than I thought

  Cassandra Clare

  Giving, Want, Messages

  Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.1177, Simon and Schuster

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• Come to think of it, an Aes Sedai would probably follow a man off a cliff, too, if only to explain to him - in detail - all the things he was doing incorrectly in the way he went about killing himself.

  Robert Jordan

  Men, Thinking, Details

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• The girl leaned forward and kissed Thomas on the cheek. “You’re sweet. I really hope we don’t end up killing you, at least.

  James Dashner

  Girl, Sweet, Ends

  James Dashner (2016). “The Maze Runner Series Complete Collection (Maze Runner)”, p.507, Delacorte Press

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• What are we fighting for? What are we killing for? What do you see when you look into the future?

  Laini Taylor

  Fighting, Looks

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• The next time? Oh, my dear Eliza, you're not going to carry on with this, are you? The Faceless Ones had their chance. They returned and they were sent away again. It's time to move on. Time to take up another hobby, like crocheting, or serial killing.

  Derek Landy

  Moving, Hobbies, Time To Move On

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