8 Quotes by Charlie Human


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    I grin back and breathe in the sweet smell of sweat, whiteboard marker and fear. The smells of high school.

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    Even having saved the world doesn't make me feel good about myself. Perhaps it's something you get habituated to; each new world-saving moment has to be bigger and better than the last to give you that same dopamine and serotonin kick. Maybe heroes are just junkies.

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    The world is totally screwed. I may have saved it, but nobody is going to thank me or reward me for that. I thought I'd feel some sense of satisfaction that I'd done the right thing. But I don't really. Being a hero is pretty damn stupid.

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    And me? Well, I don’t aspire to be king. That’s just like being a highly paid pawn. I’m a bishop, a vizier. I’m always behind the scenes pulling the strings.

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