93 Quotes by William Ritter

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    It’s all about perspective, I suppose. As a rule, all of the various ogre breeds are on their best behavior here at the market.” “This one looks as though he would like to break that rule.” I swallowed. “He looks as though he would like to break it across my face.

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    How do you know if you’re doing the right thing?” she asked. “I keep trying, but sometimes I feel as though I’ve done nothing but the wrong thing all my life.” “I’m sure that isn’t true,” I said. “You keep trying – and in the end I think maybe that’s the only right thing anybody can do.

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    The only paths you can’t travel are the ones you block yourself – so don’t let the fear of failure stop you from trying in the first place.

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    I prefer to look after myself, ma’am, but thank you. I appreciate your concern for my well-being, but some of us have more pressing matters to attend to than practicing our curtsies and turning foolishly sized bonnets into topiaries.

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    I learned a long time ago that we do not survive because we’re strong – we become stronger the more we survive.

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    Across town, Mr. Henderson – the man who had heard the banshee’s silent scream – spent the evening dying. To be more accurate, he spent a very brief portion of the evening dying, and the rest of it being dead.

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    I think you must be a bit confused,” he said. “But don’t feel bad – it’s a common state. Most people are.

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    It is the ugliest aspect of human nature that we fear what is most different from ourselves with such violent contempt.

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