"More advice. Don't go near the Old One. Do go near the Old One. Don't stay past twelve. Trust the Will. Don't trust the Will. I wish someone would tell me something straightforward for once."

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Garth Nix

#Past Quotes #Advice Quotes #Wish Quotes

“At 24, my head was as shiny as a cue ball on a billiard table. I naturally thought this meant curtains. Actually, I found it helped. When I was too young to play real character parts, they mistook me for older because of the bald noggin. I got juicy roles right from the start.”
“I've spent a lot of time being bohemian and sleeping on floors, but eventually I want to have kids and I want to bring them up in a secure environment.”
“Also a portion of my sales go directly to Greenpeace.”
“I could never stop drugs, I could never stop drinking, until I received my spiritual awakening.”
“I would not wish to imply that most industrial accidents are due to intemperance. But, certainly, temperance has never failed to reduce their number.”
“It is not for you to judge the journey of another's soul. It is for you to decide who YOU are, not who another has been or has failed to be.”
“Global military spending levels constitute an unconscionable use of resources and remain at an all-time high, reaching a total of USD 1.75 trillion in 2012, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.”

Source : "UN Expert Urges States to Cut Military Spending and Invest More in Human Development". www.ohchr.org. April 14, 2014.
“In History, stagnant waters, whether they be the stagnant waters of custom or those of despotism, harbour no life; life is dependent on the ripples created by a few eccentric individuals. In homage to that life & vitality, the community has to brave certain perils and must countenance a measure of heresy. One must live dangerously if one wants to live at all.”

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