Choices made
from Proof by Dick Francis
Beach's conspicuous intelligence would take him far if only he would stir himself to choose a direction.
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Beach's conspicuous intelligence would take him far if only he would stir himself to choose a direction.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
Father said he had great plans for us, and I owe it to him to find out what they were.
"All right. You first."
"Oh, no. You first."
"But you're a demon."
"Yes, but a demon of my word, I should hope."
“Good Morning!"
"What do you mean? Do you wish me a good morning, or mean that it is a good morning whether I want it or not; or that you feel good this morning; or that it is a morning to be good on?"
"All of them at once."
"You seem a decent fellow. I hate to kill you."
"You seem a decent fellow. I hate to die."
This wasn't the first time chocolate got me in trouble.
Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.
It took me a minute to put two and two together, and then I burst out laughing. I mean, what else can you do when you're suddenly faced with something so odd?
Do not fear failure but rather fear not trying.
As Conan the Barbarian famously said, That which does not kill us does not kill us.
Plainly she would have to take care of this herself. If any gods tried to stop her, they would regret it.
Beware the Jabberwock
The sweeter the prize, the faster the flies will find it.
A six-foot hedgehog in a shawl and bonnet might have caused a few eyebrows to be raised in the neighbourhood — no one wore bonnets in Swindon these days.
We did it, we bashed them, wee Potter’s the one,
And Voldy’s gone moldy, so now let’s have fun!
Don't panic.
...think about not getting caught.
Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak.
You could rattle the stars...You could do anything, if only you dared. And deep down, you know it, too.
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