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Quotes About Danger

A swan can be as fatal to the pilot as a rocket-propelled grenade.
~ Colum McCann
You can't go yet, not without telling us what all's happened to you since we saw you last. I faked amnesia, nearly killed Alan Turing, got knocked unconscious by a collapsing wall, faked my own death, and met the Queen. It's a long story, he said.
~ Connie Willis
You're safe, Elaine, you're safe,' said Charley-is-my-darling, his sly smile very warm and his smooth voice carrying the ring of sincere conviction. For himself, he did not believe a word of it. He thought they were all in danger, but there was no point in terrifying Elaine... He was frightened himself, but he was afraid of fear.
~ Cordwainer Smith
This country will kill you in a heartbeat and still people love it.
~ Cormac McCarthy
There's no such thing as life without bloodshed. I think the notion that the species can be improved in some way, that everyone could live in harmony, is a really dangerous idea. Those who are afflicted with this notion are the first ones to give up their souls, their freedom. Your desire that it be that way will enslave you and make your life vacuous.
~ Cormac McCarthy
los sueños correctos para un hombre en peligro eran sueños de peligro y que lo demás era sólo la llamada de la languidez y de la muerte.
~ Cormac McCarthy
They say that women dream of danger to those in their care and men of danger to themselves.
~ Cormac McCarthy
They say that women dream of danger to those in their care and men of danger to themselves. But I dont dream at all.
~ Cormac McCarthy
Åžerif ba??n? iki yana sallad?. UyuÅŸturucu, dedi. UyuÅŸturucu. Bu boku okul çocuklar?na sat?yorlar. O kadarla kalsa gene iyi. Nas?l yani? Okul çocuklar? bu boku sat?n al?yor.
~ Cormac McCarthy
Somewhere out there is a true and living prophet of destruction and I dont want to confront him. I know he's real. I have seen his work. I walked in front of those eyes once. I wont do it again. I wont push my chips forward and stand up and go out to meet him.
~ Cormac McCarthy
El malpaís. Era un laberinto. Subías a toda prisa un pequeño promontorio y de repente te veías rodeado de grietas tan profundas que no te atrevías a saltarlas. Los bordes de cristal negro y puntiagudo y abajo puntiagudas rocas de sílex (...) Donde que nosotros sepamos está localizado el infierno
~ Cormac McCarthy
The night breathed through the apartment like a dark animal. The ticking of a clock. The groan of a floorboard as he slipped out of his room. All was drowned by its silence. But Jacob loved the night. He felt it on his skin like a promise. Like a cloak woven from freedom and danger.
~ Cornelia Funke
Mortimer's face twisted when the Piper pressed his knife against his ribs. Oh yes, he's obviously made the wrong enemies in this story, thought Orpheus. And the wrong friends. But that was high-minded heroes for you. Stupid.
~ Cornelia Funke
Maybe love bore fruit even more poisonous than fear.
~ Cornelia Funke
Love is a deadly affair.
~ Cornelia Funke
Jacob Reckless überlebt alles. Wer wei? das besser als du? Ich bin sicher, du kannst nicht an dem Fingern abzählen, wie often er eigentlich schon hätte tot sein müssen.
~ Cornelia Funke
Ein Apfel?' Louis wick zurück. 'Ich rühr keine Äpfel an. Zwei meiner Tanten sind so vergiftet werden.
~ Cornelia Funke
Gefährlich ... seit wann interessiert dich das?
~ Cornelia Funke
The world is a dangerous place, not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it. Albert Einstein
~ Cornelia Funke
O amor é uma armadilha muito eficiente, e a verdade mais cruel sobre a guerra é que ela o torna um risco mortal.
~ Cornelia Funke
I understand the world can be cruel place and there are people out there counting on naive kids like you to take advantage of. Don't just think because it's video games people can't get hurt.
~ Cory Doctorow
What if I got hit by lightning while walking with an umbrella? Ban umbrellas! Fight the menace of lightning!
~ Cory Doctorow
Remember, it isn't the snake bite that does the serious damage; it's chasing the snake that drives the poison to the heart.
~ Covey, Stephen R.
Carisoprodol. Comes in a white tablet like a big-ass vitamin, 350 mg of muscle liquefier for those tense, recovering athletes and furniture movers. Too much, and those relaxed muscles include your diaphragm, then your heart.
~ Craig Clevenger