#ate

The secret of success in battle lies often not so much in the use of one's own strength but in the exploitation of the other side's weaknesses. ↗

— John Christopher

#strategy

Survival strategy. If you’re not careful, this place will eat you alive, and Kaylee’s like bait for the beasts. ↗

— Rachel Vincent

#soul-screamers #young-adult #strategy

When you are dealing with an invisible enemy, use most resources as shield, and a bit as a bait. ↗

— Toba Beta

#strategy #war #strategy

More than anything, the journal wanted. It wanted more than it could hold, more than words could describe, more than diagrams could illustrate. Longing burst from the pages, in every frantic line and every hectic sketch and every dark-printed definition. There was something pained and melancholy about it. ↗

— Maggie Stiefvater

#gansey #stiefvater #the-raven-boys #the-raven-cycle #melancholy

Then we’re just sitting there, staring at each other. Which has been happening a lot lately. It’s like whatever wall there was between us, however she was holding herself back from me . . . all of that pretense is gone. “And when you find a soul mate,” Sara says, “it’s undeniable. You have to be together.” “That’s my philosophy.” I look back at her. “You have to go with the flow.” “Exactly. I think the universe guides you to make the right choices.” “Do you believe in fate?” “I guess, but . . . it’s more about creating the life you want so you can make that fate a reality. You know? ↗

— Susane Colasanti

#life #love #philosophy #relationships #zen

We are much too much inclined in these days to divide people into permanent categories, forgetting that a category only exists for its special purpose and must be forgotten as soon as that purpose is served. ↗

— Dorothy L. Sayers

#classification #individuality #stereotypes #stereotypes

I want a soul mate who can sit me down, shut me up, tell me ten things I don’t already know, and make me laugh. I don’t care what you look like, just turn me on. And if you can do that, I will follow you on bloody stumps through the snow. I will nibble your mukluks with my own teeth. I will do your windows. I will care about your feelings. Just have something in there. ↗

— Henry Rollins

#soul-mate #snow

The End is Nigh!" the man shouted. "Is there still time for hot chocolate?" Riley asked. The-End-is-Nigh guy blinked. "Ah, maybe, I don’t know. ↗

— Jana Oliver

#end-of-the-world #demons

My name's Sean, Jem. I'm Sean. ↗

— J.A. Belfield

#fate #fiction #pack #paranormal #romance

A sharp and familiar pang pierced his heart, rattled around his ribs, and then settled in his stomach like a rotting, dead weight. He took a swig of his Jack on the rocks, the burn not quite dulling the ache that had haunted him for two decades. God, he missed Anna. Enforcer's Redemption ↗

— Carrie Ann Ryan

#fate #paranormal-romance #romance #werewolves #werewolves