S.M. Stirling Quotes
Many are the marvels of God's Creation, but none so marvelous as man. Or so cunning, for good and ill.
A libertarian is someone who can believe that the police are no more than a gang of thugs without realizing that in the absence of police, thugs will gather into gangs.
Yves. You are goint to love him all over again when you meet him, believe me. You're married.' 'I'm what? But I can't be more than eighteen!' 'My son is very persuasive, ' said Saul proudly.
While my body might say, "I'm small and vulnerable, " my hair warns, "DON'T MESS WITH ME.
You’ve got to have confidence in the very thing that makes you unique – then wait for the world to catch up
The struggle to leave the cocoon is what strengthens the butterfly’s wings so she can fly. I am about to become something beautiful.
The last thing I wanted was to fall in love because, deep down, I remembered that love hurt.
With kisses like that, I wish this was the Universe where you were my soulfinder.
You pushed it too far. You shouldn't take the same risk again.""Says the guy who got shot.
Xavier, you have given me more grey hairs than all my sons put together.’ Saul frowned, then corrected himself. ‘To be fair, you and Zed. Just try not to add to them tonight.
I'm crazy, Zed.' There, I'd admitted it.'Uh-huh. And I'm crazy too -about you.
Yeah, well, not many boys take their girls out on a duck shoot with them as target for a first date. You have to give me points for style.
What were we talking before I was so rudely interrupted by a flying citrus ?
You have half our gifts. I the other. Together we make a whole. Together we are much more powerful.
Glancing in through the open door to Xav’s room, I saw Zed stretched out on the queen mattress, his arm hugging a pillow as if he felt Sky’s absence at his side.
I revised my opinion that the girl was timid. She appeared to have her giant well under control and a disturbing ability to know what I was feeling.
Get out of here. Yoda so does not have an English accent!''Other than that you're saying I'm a dead ringer?''If the shoe fits.''Sheesh, I hate tall girls.
Fine, I'll teach you, ''Besides, there's only so many times a girl wants to fall on her butt in front of the boy she's out to impress.
The same way that I practiced the violin, the same way that I practiced my dance moves, I decided that I was going to practice being positive and practice loving myself.
It's really hard to smile when you play. As a performer, if I ever find myself focusing, it's like, 'Oh no - orchestra face!' It's not attractive at all, so I have to focus on smiling.