Weapons Quotes - Page 21

• Death is ordinary. Behold it, subtract its patterns and lessons from those of the death that weapons bring, and maybe the residue will show what violence is.

  William T. Vollmann

  Ordinary, Lessons, Patterns

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• Miles exhaled carefully, faint with rage and reminded grief. He does not know, he told himself. He cannot know... "Ivan, one of these days somebody is going to pull out a weapon and plug you, and you're going to die in bewilderment, crying, "What did I say? What did I say?" "What did I say?" asked Ivan indignantly.

  Lois McMaster Bujold

  Grief, Doe, Cry

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• Yes," Vorkosigan agreed, "I could take over the universe with this army if I could ever get all their weapons pointed in the same direction.

  Lois McMaster Bujold

  Army, If I Could, Ifs

  Lois McMaster Bujold (1999). “Cordelia's Honor”, p.41, Baen Books

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• This particular type of human carries weapons slightly more lethal than your beloved pink monstrosity

  Kiersten White

  Beloved, Type, Monstrosity

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• Tears aren't a woman's only weapon.

  George R. R. Martin

  Tears, Thrones, Cersei Lannister

  "Fictional character: Cersei Lannister". TV Series "Game of Thrones" ("Blackwater", 2012), www.imdb.com. (2011– ).

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• I looked at her. Sheila was my girl--the girl I wanted--and wanted for keeps. But it wasn't any use having illusions about her. Sheila was a liar and probably always would be a liar. It was her way of fighting for survival--the quick easy glib denial. It was a child's weapon--and she'd probably never got out of using it. If I wanted Sheila, I must accept her as she was--be at hand to prop up the weak places. We've all got our weak places. Mine were different from Sheila's, but they were there.

  Agatha Christie

  Girl, Children, Liars

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• I smiled at the giant. “Actually, Cacus, I have another secret weapon.” The giant’s eyes lit up with greed. “Another weapon? I will steal it! I will copy it and sell the knockoffs for a profit! What is this secret weapon?” “Her name is Annabeth,” I said. “And she’s one of a kind.

  Rick Riordan

  Eye, Names, Greed

  Rick Riordan (2012). “The Demigod Diaries (Heroes of Olympus)”, p.77, Penguin UK

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• You have amazing gifts. Don't squander them. Don't give them out meaninglessly, don't abuse them, don't take them for granted. You are the weapon you carry with you till the day you die. -Tatiana and Alexander

  Paullina Simons

  Giving, Abuse, Granted

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• Maybe they'd use biological or chemical weapons instead. Maybe they'd crash the world economy. Maybe they'd turn every program on television into one of those reality shows." "That's mostly done already, Harry." "Oh. Well. I've got to believe that the world is worth saving anyway.

  Jim Butcher

  Believe, Reality, Use

  Jim Butcher (2010). “The Dresden Files Collection 7-12”, p.2361, Penguin

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• No. Not yet. A craftsman only. But I dream to be an artist. I pray that someday, if I work with enough care, if I am very very lucky, I will make a weapon that is a work of art. Call me an artist then, and I will answer.

  William Goldman

  Dream, Art, Lucky

  William Goldman (2013). “The Princess Bride”, p.84, A&C Black

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• He had fought back with every weapon in his arsenal, being alternatively obtuse, evasive and pedantic, for it was wonderful how you could obscure an emotional issue by appearing to seek precision.

  J. K. Rowling

  Emotional, Issues, Wonderful

  J.K. Rowling (2012). “The Casual Vacancy”, p.99, Hachette UK

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• Come on," Alec said, already stomping down the ramp. "Let's find us a squirrel." He swept the weapon back and forth as he walked, looking for any interlopers. "Or better yet, one of the crazies who might've strayed over here. Too bad these things have to be charged or we could get rid of this virus problem in a jiffy. Sweep these old neighborhoods nice and clean." Mark joined him on the ground below the Berg, wary that someone might be watching from the ruined homes surrounding them or from the burnt woods beyond those. "Your value of human life brings tears to my eyes," he muttered.

  James Dashner

  Nice, Home, Eye

  James Dashner (2013). “The Kill Order”, p.187, Chicken House

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• Most helmsmen would’ve been satisfied with a pilot’s wheel or a tiller. Leo had also installed a keyboard, monitor, aviation controls from a Learjet, a dubstep soundboard, and motion-control sensors from a Nintendo Wii. He could turn the ship by pulling on the throttle, fire weapons by sampling an album, or raise sails by shaking his Wii controllers really fast. Even by demigod standards, Leo was seriously ADHD.

  Rick Riordan

  Fire, Wii, Nintendo

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

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• Because to the poor, books are not diversions. Book are siege weapons.

  Joe Queenan

  Book, Siege, Poor

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• (A)ny time you buy weapons, or build an army, you begin to look for an excuse to use them. Plus, you pose more of a threat to others.

  Cinda Williams Chima

  Army, Use, Looks

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• You have no idea about presents or what they mean. The last present you gave me was a stick.” “You wanted a weapon.” “It was a stick.” “It had a bow on it.” “It was a stick.” “I thought you liked the stick. You laughed.

  Derek Landy

  Mean, Ideas, Lasts

  Derek Landy (2015). “Skulduggery Pleasant:”, p.48, HarperCollins UK

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• Take up a weapon and you become an instrument with as pure a purpose as the weapon itself: to find arteries and open them, limbs and sever them; to take what is alive and deliver it unto death.

  Laini Taylor

  Purpose, Alive, Arteries

  Laini Taylor (2015). “The Complete Daughter of Smoke and Bone Trilogy”, p.447, Hachette UK

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• He is a weapon, a killer. Do not forget it. You can use a spear as a walking stick, but that will not change its nature.

  Madeline Miller

  Walking Sticks, Use, Killers

  Madeline Miller (2011). “The Song of Achilles”, p.195, Bloomsbury Publishing

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• A weapon men use against women is the refusal to take them seriously.

  David Mitchell

  Inspirational, Women, Use

  David Mitchell (2007). “Ghostwritten”, p.254, Vintage

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• Renata reached out for the gun nearest to her and a full magazine of rounds. She had the weapon loaded, locked and ready for action in three seconds flat. Niko had never seen anything sexier in his life.

  Tina St. John

  Gun, Three, Magazines

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• That's because we keep weapons int the attic, silly boy. Do you think this is the first time monsters have attacked our family?" "Weapons," Frank grumbled. "Right. I've never handled weapons before." Grandmother's nostrils flared. "Was that sarcasm, Fai Zhang?" "Yes, Grandmother." "Good. There may be hope for you yet.

  Rick Riordan

  Silly, Grandmother, Sarcasm

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• The idiot had shot their own dog. That’s what happened when the destructive potential of a man’s weapons exceeded his intelligence.

  Ilona Andrews

  Dog, Men, Idiot

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• Tears aren't a girl's weapon. It's her smile.

  Gackt

  Girl, Tears, Her Smile

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• I love you still, but with your death I succumbed to a kind of infatuation. I convinced myself that what you and I had, so very briefly, was of far vaster and deeper import than it truly was. Of all the weapons we chose to turn upon ourselves, guilt is the sharpest, Silverfox. It can carve one's own past into unrecognizable shapes, false memories leading to beliefs that sow all kinds of obsessions.

  Steven Erikson

  Memories, Love You, Past

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• Our weapon is our knowledge. But remember, it may be a knowledge we may not know that we possess.

  Agatha Christie

  May, Remember, Knows

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