Firstlife Quotes

I think I need to avoid the world today. There’s no way I can adult.

If at first you don't succeed, kill your opponent.

Hate is like drinking a vial of poison and expecting it to harm the other person, You’re not hurting the guy, only yourself.

Remember, the truth hurts for a little while. Lies hurt forever.

The most destructive or constructive actions begin with a single thought.

What you know and feel matters, but what you do matters more.” —Troika

Without pressure, there would be no diamonds. Without tests and trials, you wouldn’t know your own strength—or weaknesses.

Life sucks. We’ve adapted.

Would do anything for five more minutes. Just five. To hold her hand, to tell her I forgive her.

Are you living your parents’ dream...or your own?

Fear keeps you alive. Fear reminds you that you are alive.

Stop trusting your eyes and start listening to your heart. It sees more than you ever will.

Gotta slay a lion before you can slay a dragon

Someone who refuses to see the truth will accept the lie. Someone who accepts the lie will never see the truth

Tall, blonde and model-pretty, she’s the girl every other longs to be. Until she opens her mouth, and her outer beauty can no longer compensate for her inner bitch.

Last will never be more important than commitment. Commitment stacks the odds of a successful relationship in my favor.

Yesterday, today and tomorrow, my actions matter.

You saw his actions,” Bow says, “but not his heart.” Is she serious? “Actions reveal heart.” “Not always. Deception is all about perception.

Physical pain will never compare to mental anguish

hate is like drinking a vial of poison and expecting it to harm the other person,

If happiness is dependent on outside variables, it can’t last. Variables always change. Real happiness has to come from within.

He doesn’t yet understand the outside is a shell for all of us. My beauty is on the inside, where it never fades.

Flesh heals. The soul can fester.

Better you're my enemy and happy than my friend and miserable

Fate is an excuse, a way to remove blame and therefore guilt for poor decision making. Free choice decides the outcome of your life, not fate.

Firstlife matters,” I repeat. “Hear, hear,” Sloan calls. “I’m looking forward to wrinkled skin, gray hairs and most especially the use of diapers.

But her general nastiness triggered my inner bitch. I didn’t even know I had an inner bitch!

What's done is done and can't be undone. We can only move on from here

Someone who refuses to see the truth will accept the lie.” Well.

the strong aren’t always strong and the weak aren’t always weak. Everyone stumbles.

The body doesn’t always crave what’s good for it. That’s why attraction will never be enough for me. That’s why there has to be more. Love. Devotion. Determination.

Feelings are fleeting, no matter how earth-shattering they seem; they never last, always change.

Today you live, tomorrow you die. Make what you do in the meantime matter. -Troika

Physical pain will never compare to mental anguish.

Maybe I’m obsessed with numbers because they always tell a story and unlike people, they never lie.

I am alone. Never will I believe You care for me The truth is Having faith in you is foolish I don’t think My well-being is your first priority I know We’ll protect each other Is just silly. I believe Remaining on my own Is the smartest course of action Staying with you Is the fastest way to Firstdeath Walking—no, running—away from you Won’t be easy, but I’m willing to do it And I know that We’re better off together Is a lie. For I’m certain of this: I am alone. Two

I remind myself that I'm no longer a damsel in distress. I can think this through. What I can't do? Base my decision on fear. Because, while I might be free to make my choice right now, I'll never be free from the consequences of that choice

The strong are tasked with the protection of the weak, because the strong aren't always strong and the weak aren't always weak. Everyone stumbles. And one day, when you stumble - and you will - you'll need someone to help you stand. Will there be anyone eager to do so, or will there be a line of people hoping to kick you while you're down?

six fundamental virtues: love, wisdom, truth, goodness, mercy and justice

Living shouldn’t be synonymous with surviving.

I’ve been told history is written by survivors, but I know that isn’t always true. My name is Tenley Lockwood and very soon, I’ll be dead. This is my story—but my end is only the beginning.

The grave is the end And I will never accept that I have been set free from the chains that bind me. I know “Death has lost its victory” Is a lie, because there is no greater truth than this: “Life is hopeless” Gotta

Feelings are fleeting, no matter how eart-shattering they seem; they never last, always change.

What? My gastrointestinal clock was ticking. I wanted a food baby.

the outside is a shell for all of us. My beauty is on the inside, where it never fades.” She

A slice of chocolate cake - priorities! - a scoop of chicken potpie, slice of chocolate cake, scoop of yam casserole, slice of chocolate cake, two scoops of mashed potatoes, a slice of chocolate cake, a scoop of buttery green beens, a slice of chocolate cake -

Fear is the enemy at your back with a knife to your throat

When you fight for what you know is right, my friend, you already have the victory. There's nothing to fear.

Two or more glasses of wine a day can severely reduce your risk of giving a shit.

I’m surrounded by pure male aggression, and I like it.

Killian…the new kid?” Sloan asks, already wheezing. “Why are we running from him? He’s hotter than Bocher! That’s Bow plus Archer, in case your puny brain isn’t hip to my hop.

Go ahead. Would you like a preview of what’s gonna happen when you carry me outside the inn?” He tosses the empty bottle at the trash can, misses, then skips over to scoop up the teddy bear. He meets Sloan’s gaze, his bottom lip turning down in a pout. Tears well in his eyes. “I tried to s-stop her, officer, but she t-touched my private p-place.

the truth hurts for a little while. Lies hurt forever.

What are you willing to discuss? You know what, never mind. You’ll probably suggest the many ways to murder me.

Jut then I’m stuck by a truth so real it might as well be a bolt of lightning: there is no greater evil than the one that cloaks itself in virtue.

Mr. Boot draws back his leg, preparing to deliver another strike. I prepare to take it like a girl. Better than a man.

We thrust and parry, and I moan as delicious sensation after delicious sensation pours through me. It’s a kiss worth every moment of confusion and uncertainty.

Clay is in the Everlife now. We should be happy for him.

I think he’s going to kiss the lobe but he whispers,

No. Dang him, no!

He chokes on his one tongue.

I let my friend die,” I say slowly, softly. “That will never be the right thing.

I bought you a chocolate cake.” Cake? “Gimme!” Yeah, I’m that easy. I rush over, only to skid to a stop when he adds, “Elena ate it while I was out. So you get fruit.” Bitch gonna get cut!

Seeing her like this…whatever anger I still harbored evaporates, leaving only the love I have for her. I suffered because of the choices she made, but so did she. Regret is etched into every line of her skin.

After the institution, Archer told me there’s something about you…an inner strength very few people possess. A goodness untouched by the evil around you. A generosity of spirit that allows you to put the safety of others above the safety of yourself.

Ten tears fall, and I call. Nine hundred trees, but only one is for me. Eight times eight times eight they fly, whatever you do, don’t stay dry. Seven ladies dancing, ignore their sweet romancing. Six seconds to hide, up, up, and you’ll survive. Five times four times three, and that is where he’ll be. Two I’ll save, I’ll be brave, brave, brave. The one I adore, I’ll come back for.

My laboratory is interested in the related challenges of understanding the origin of life on the early earth, and constructing synthetic cellular life in the laboratory. Focusing on artificial life frees us to explore novel chemical systems, but what we learn from these systems helps us to understand possible pathways leading to the origin of life. Our basic design for a synthetic cell involves the encapsulation of a spontaneously replicating nucleic acid, which acts as the genetic material, within a spontaneously replicating membrane vesicle, which provides spatial localization. We are using chemical synthesis to make nucleic acids with modified nucleobases and sugar-phosphate backbones.

I'm beginning to think," I say, "Might Equals Right shouldn't mean the strong are tasked with the protection of the weak, because the strong aren't always strong and the weak aren't always weak. Everyone stumbles. And one day, when you stumble - and you will- you'll need someone to help you stand. Will be there anyone eager to do so, or will there be a line of people hoping to kick you while you're down?

His cunning gaze assesses the situation as if he’s already considered three ways to destroy everyone present.

fill my plate and a bowl with all kinds of goodies I haven’t had in over a year. A slice of chocolate cake—priorities!—a scoop of chicken potpie, slice of chocolate cake, scoop of yam casserole, slice of chocolate cake, two scoops of mashed potatoes, a slice of chocolate cake, a scoop of buttery green beans, a slice of chocolate cake—

was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair.

Grass isn’t greener on the other side. Grass is greener when you water it.

You don't know his heart. He's capable of change- we all are. Give him a second chance, Archer would probably say. Remove his junk and stuff it in his mouth, Killian would definitely say. He can eat his own candy bar.

As much as I don't want to get their hopes up, I do want to get their hopes up. Hope empowers. It's the reason we wake and the reason we rise. The reason we keep moving forward.

The grave is the end And I will never accept that I have been set free from the chains that bind me. I know “Death has lost its victory” Is a lie, because there is no greater truth than this: “Life is hopeless

Lust will never be more important than commitment. Commitment stacks the odds of a successful relationship in my favor.