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Quotes About Danger

Desperation is a catalyst that forces us to act," Odalon said. "It summons the last reserves we possess in an effort to extricate us from danger.
~ Ilona Andrews
Besides, it's been almost two weeks since anyone was brutally murdered. Things were getting a bit dull. We wouldn't want to die of boredom, would we?
~ Ilona Andrews
Hey, here is the corpse of something big, scary, and magic that used to eat people when it was alive. I think I'll go over and poke it with a stick. That would be awesome. I sighed. Teenagers. Some things even post-Shift Atlanta couldn't change.
~ Ilona Andrews
We are a family of monsters and he's our child. People will always try to kill him and we will always protect him. He better get used to it
~ Ilona Andrews
Everybody except for the firebug ran for the staircase. I decided to run too, just so I wouldn't be left out.
~ Ilona Andrews
Yes, I do. The last time we met, he tortured me," Ascanio said. He what? Could this get any worse? "You're still alive," Hugh said. "Clearly my heart wasn't in it.
~ Ilona Andrews
It's worth a try. Maybe he'll be so happy you noticed his pork sword, he'll forget all about trying to kill us." Pork sword. Kill me now.
~ Ilona Andrews
What happens to Orro if the Vein Ripper goes nuts and his humanizer fails?" "I'll be carrying the humanizer, and if Qoros steps out of line, I'll neutralize him and Orro will help me carry him to the car." Sean glanced at Orro. "Isn't that right, battle buddy?" Orro rose to his full height, all quills erect, claws spread for the kill. "I will assist, combat friend.
~ Ilona Andrews
Of course, he could also sprout tentacles in the night and try to murder me. Only time would tell.
~ Ilona Andrews
Johns Hopkins, which was a trip I was doing my best to forget. We almost died, and while we were away, a local family we knew was murdered. Julie and Derek had handled it, but thinking about it still turned my stomach. The
~ Ilona Andrews
That's the third dog in two weeks, Margaret said. It has to be a mountain lion.
~ Ilona Andrews
In the darkness the danger seemed to grow. You could smell the suffering in the air, in the silence. Even people who were normally calm and controlled were overwhelmed by anxiety and fear. Everyone looked at their house and thought, "Tomorrow it will be in ruins, tomorrow I'll have nothing left. We haven't hurt anyone. Why?
~ Irene Nemirovsky
Danger, courage, fear, love: now he knew the real meaning of these words Ã¢â'¬Â¦ Yes, even love Ã¢â'¬Â¦ He felt better now, stronger, and very confident. He would never see the world through anyone else's eyes again. But more than that, anything he might love and believe from now on would come from himself, and no one else. Slowly, he put his hands together, lowered his head and, finally, prayed.
~ Irene Nemirovsky
She had her children, her three children! Sometimes a thought shot through her, as sharp and rapid as lightning, of her two older sons, in danger, far away: Philippe and that mad Hubert. She'd been desperate when Hubert ran away, yet rather proud of him. His behaviour had been irrational, wild, but manly. For them, Philippe and Hubert, she could do nothing, but her three little ones!
~ Irene Nemirovsky
We are currently living in terrifying times which could become tragic overnight. Moreover, you are Russian and Jewish, and it could be that people who do not know you—though they must be few and far between given your fame as a writer—might cause problems for you, also
~ Irene Nemirovsky
The exercise of power is a dangerous delight.
~ Iris Murdoch
Anywhere is dangerous if you carry danger with you.
~ Iris Murdoch
But it was just luck really if the girls survived. You're like a man firing a machine gun into a supermarket who happens not to become a murderer.
~ Iris Murdoch
We were eternally divided. And it somehow seemed strange to me that this had not happened earlier, so dangerous were we to each other.
~ Iris Murdoch
The exercise of power is a dangerous delight. The short path is the only path but it is very steep.
~ Iris Murdoch
Statistically speaking, he reflects, you're more likely to be killed by a member of your own family or a close friend, than by anyone else.
~ Irvine Welsh
He doesn't drink." "Your boss," said Michael, "is a dangerous alien.
~ Irwin Shaw
Even as a youngster, though, I could not bring myself to believe that if knowledge presented danger, the solution was ignorance. To me, it always seemed that the solution had to be wisdom. You did not refuse to look at danger, rather you learned how to handle it safely.
~ Isaac Asimov
Even as a youngster, though, I could not bring myself to believe that if knowledge presented danger, the solution was ignorance.
~ Isaac Asimov