“Hindsight is always 20-20.”
“Killing another human being is not something you get used to. It takes away their life and subtracts something from your own, a fine layer of your humanity.”
Source: Operation Jihadi Bride: The Covert Mission to Rescue Young Women from ISIS
“Stop living your life according to arbitrary rules set by others. Stop keeping your dreams from coming to life by constantly letting excuses define your ceiling. And stop letting regrets define your present by keeping you from reaching even further into the future.”
Source: Successful New Year!: The 52 Week Inspirational Planner That Will Change Your Life Forever
“Father Jakob mentioned to her that military men took it personally when women at home were assaulted. They were away fighting for their country and they believed the men left behind had an obligation to take care of and protect the women on the homefront. Maeve knew from experience women mostly had to take care of themselves.”
Source: Bangtails, Grifters, and a Liar's Kiss
“To me, the pain of failing is nothing compared to the pain of never trying.”
Source: Successful New Year!: The 52 Week Inspirational Planner That Will Change Your Life Forever
“I realize I should be mortified that Past Hazel was so dramatically inappropriate, but it's not like I'm that much better now, and regret isn't really my speed anyway.”
Source: Josh and Hazel's Guide to Not Dating
“I couldn't stop now. I'd caused so much misery that stopping now would earn me all the misery plus no reward at the end. I had to keep going.”
Source: Sixth in Line
“It's been said that there are only two pains in life, the pain of discipline or the pain of regret, and that discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.”
Source: Unlimited Power: The New Science of Personal Achievement
“I am sorry that our friendship, or whatever name one may give to the obsessive relationship which has bound us together for so many years, should end in this way. This is not the place to utter its elegy.”
Source: The Black Prince
“My advice: give it up now and be glad you failed the first time. Look at me, I’ve only killed one person and look what it’s turned me into.”
Source: Sixth in Line