27 Quotes About Gritty

I’m fading, Bethany, I know it. I think that’s what happened to my dad, that’s why I can’t see him. One day I’ll be so see-through that you’ll forget I was ever here, just like everyone else has.

In all honesty, it was hard some days to stave off the bitterness when I would think of the 999 out of 1,000 who simply said, 'Not my problem.

In all honesty, it was hard some days to stave off the bitterness when I would think of the 999 out of 1,000 who simply said, Not my problem.

The darker the shadow, the brighter the light.

History at its best is a gritty, dirty business.

I follow where the story goes. Always. Every time. Sometimes it goes places where I'm not comfortable... it's at those times that I just listen to my characters, hold on with both hands, and trust that my readers won't lynch me later.

Another thing about pain - it renders you incapable of bullshit.

[She] had a habit of putting things in that way, as though she had accidently set your house on fire and had no choice now but to stand back and watch it burn.

I've got no reason to live, but a lot of reasons to die...this is just the best one.