67 Quotes by Barbara Nickless

In a moment of crisis, your body takes over. It knows what it needs to do to keep you alive, and that’s what it does. This instinct for survival comes from your reptilian brain- most basic, simplistic part of who you are. Your reptilian brain breathes for you. Digest and defecates for you. Watches out for you. And if it deems the threat high enough – it kills for you.

But don’t be afraid. It’s just God rearranging the clouds.

Could be your worst self is also your best.

Nietzsche said that whoever fights monsters should be careful not to become one. I say, sometimes that’s all you’ve got. – Sydney Parnell.

Those who are the least guilty are the ones who feel most at fault.

I’ve spent too much of my life trying to leave the past behind. But the past is a leech. Digs its head into you and sucks your blood until it leaves you dry.

Love is like falling off a cliff. It’s good for a moment, but it never ends well.

We are part of what society can’t bear to remember. Because if they really think about it, if they really look at us and realize the cost we’ve paid to keep them safe. They can’t live with the guilt.

Survival is a short-term strategy. Don’t confuse it with living. Life isn’t about whether you live or die. Because we’re all gonna die – not a damn thing any of us can do about that.” “Right,” I snapped. “The war didn’t help me figure that out.” “Rather,” he went on, “life is about the grace. About making sure that while you are alive, you’re living for something bigger than yourself.