"People are going to die who don't die in the books, so even the book readers will be unhappy. So everybody better be on their toes. David and D.B. (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss co-creators of 'Game Of Thrones) are even bloodier than I am."

-- George R. R. Martin

#Book Quotes #Games Quotes #People Quotes

“Maybe in that earlier phase I was painting the woman in me. Art isn't a wholly masculine occupation, you know.”
“As a veteran, you're a little more poised on that mental side. But athletically, I didn't really think I could get better.”
“A great deal of it is mental, the ability to learn within the game, to perform at a high level - often with injury - and to weather the ups and downs of an emotional game through a 16-game season. Also, there is the willingness to prepare in the offseason, the film room, to learn the scheme and execute without a lot of repetition - that's football character.”
“Without the ball, you can't win.”
“I know you don't want this, Katsa. But I can't help myself. The moment you came barreling into my life I was lost. I'm afraid to tell you what I wish for, for fear you'll... oh, I don't know, throw me into the fire. Or more likely, refuse me. Or worst of all, despise me," he said, his voice breaking and his eyes dropping from her face. His face dropping into his hands. "I love you," he said. "You're more dear to my heart than I ever knew anyone could be. And I've made you cry; and there I'll stop.”

Source : Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.231, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“Let it be said: Loyalty to the New World Order is disloyalty to the Republic”
“Our culture raises us to seek success but we are not taught how to live with it.”
“You grow most in your areas of greatest strength. You will improve the most, be the most creative, be the most inquisitive, and bounce back the fastest in those areas where you have already shown some natural advantage over everyone else your strengths. This doesn't mean you should ignore your weaknesses. It just means you'll grow most where you're already strong.”

Source : Marcus Buckingham (2008). “The Truth About You: Your Secret to Success”, p.15, Thomas Nelson Inc

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