“...sometimes what you go looking for isn't as important as what you leave behind.”
Source: One Fell Sweep
“But maybe, maybe before accepting that, I needed to actually try to fix things. Ask him for what I needed. Tell him how he’d hurt me. Be vulnerable. That was hard for me. I’d grown up being hyper-independent. I used to think that was a strength. It took me too long to realize it was actually a weakness.”
Source: Lonely Hearts Day
“He would remember them, perhaps, but they would not matter to him.
He wondered if he would always be like this, making use of men and women for his own purpose, but sufficient unto himself and definitely alone.”
Source: Julius
“Our problem is a political problem and needs a political decision. We are ready for any step, and we must be guaranteed that we will not be sold out or betrayed. We would be supported militarily and financially.”
Source: Barzani and the Kurdish Liberation Movement: Fourth Edition, 1975-1990 - The Gulan Revolution, Part One
“Whatever we had at the moment it was due to the heroism of the peshmerga and all our members’ blood and martyrdom.”
Source: Barzani and the Kurdish Liberation Movement: Fourth Edition, 1975-1990 - The Gulan Revolution, Part Two
“The success was the continuation of Mr Barzani’s path. That path provided values and courage deep in peshmergas’ hearts, to fight and continue the struggle, providing deep roots. The path gave peshmerga power and courage, giving hope to all those Kurds tak- ing refuge outside of Iraq.”
Source: Barzani and the Kurdish Liberation Movement: Fourth Edition, 1975-1990 - The Gulan Revolution, Part One
“Only those people deemed crazy will get what they want in their life.”
“Large windows? An outdoor shower? You’re about to live your best life,”
Source: The Shape of New Beginnings
“Create your own space and reap the benefits.”
“At some point, Maxwell, you have to decide to stop waiting, for adults or anyone else your age. As you say, perhaps some rules are good, and they are there for a reason. I am not saying you should not follow those rules. I am saying you have to stop waiting for other people to tell you what to do. You have to stop waiting for other people to tell you how and who to be. You have to stop waiting for other people to give you permission to live your life.”
Source: The Supervillain's Guide to Being a Fat Kid: A Humorous Middle Grade Novel About Standing Up to Bullies for Kids