Quotes About Consequences

He had set out to be judge and jury – the consequence for those who knew no consequences.

The end doesn't always justify the means, dear," she said. "But sometimes it does. Wisdom is knowing the difference.

Truth can only be served from a scalding kettle; whether you blister or make tea is up to you.

unwinding is, by law, painless.

Un niño no aprende a caminar si siempre lo llevan en unos amorosos brazos. Y una especie no puede crecer si nunca se enfrenta a las consecuencias de sus acciones. Negarle a la humanidad la lección de las consecuencias sería un error.

You can't imagine what it's like to be torn between darkness and light- to be a traitor no matter what move you make. If my grandmother and Marissa died tonight, it would be because I had stayed in the darkness too long, flirting with the idea of being Cedric's consigliere. If that happened, I could never live with myself- but if Cedric gave me the bite as he planned, I would be forced to live with it forever. That was the worst hell I could imagine.

And, like the Thunderhead, we love humanity. But we know not to coddle it. Humanity must accept the consequences of its own actions. We cannot - should not - protect it from itself.

Every Unwind believes in their heart of hearts that it won't happen to them—that their parents, no matter how strained things get, will be smart enough not to fall for the net ads, TV commercials, and billboards that say things like "Unwinding: the sensible solution.

Of course, if more people had been organ donors, unwinding never would have happened . . . but people like to keep what's theirs, even after they're dead. It didn't take long for ethics to be crushed by greed.

Tell me, Connor, is this the first time you've been pregnant?' 'What?' 'Just answer the question, yes or no.' 'Yes. I mean no! Shut up! What kind of stupid-ass question is that?' Cam smiles. 'You see? You're damned no matter how you answer. By playing both sides, Proactive Citizenry keeps people focused on choosing between two different kinds of unwinding, making people forget that the real question...' 'Is whether or not someone should be unwound at all.

We make mistakes. Believe me, if Goddard is installed as High Blade, half of the scythes who put him there will regret it in the morning, but by then it will be too late!

You'll find in life, Caden, that many decisions are made by morons in high places.

Should evil people be allowed the freedom to be evil, without any safety nets? Is that what Purity was? Was she evil?

B)ut when you spend your days with evil, some of it is bound to soak into your clothes, like cigar smoke in a closed room.

What about today? What choices are being made, what thins are being said by people in high places that might seem so unimportant now, but are laying the groundwork for truly horrible things tomorrow?

He will pretend like it never happened," Scythe Curie told her as the two of them drove home from the airport. "That's the closest the man will ever come to an apology." "But it did happen," Citra said. "I had to hurl myself from a building to escape from it." "And I had to blow up two perfectly good cars," Scythe Curie said wryly.

Er hat das […] gegründet, um die Welt vor seiner Erfindung zu schützen!' ,Und daraus ist genau das Monster entstanden, vor dem er sich gefürchtet hatte.' Connor erinnert sich an etwas, das er in der Schule gelernt hat. Oppenheimer – der Mann, der die erste Atombombe gebaut hat – wurde am Ende ihr größter Gegner. Und wenn es bei Rheinschild genauso war?

Er hat das Proaktive Bürgerforum gegründet, um die Welt vor seiner Erfindung zu schützen!" "Und daraus ist genau das Monster entstanden, vor dem er sich gefürchtet hatte." Connor erinnert sich an etwas, das er in der Schule gelernt hat. Oppenheimer – der Mann, der die erste Atombombe gebaut hat – wurde am Ende ihr größter Gegner. Und wenn es bei Rheinschild genauso war?

And so, I have no one but myself to blame when the scythedom befouls the things I have worked for.

Con la Guadaña es mejor pedir perdón que pedir permiso.

Neal Shusterman

WFor to put oneself above the law is a fundamental recipe for disaster.

There are choices we make, choices that are made for us, and things we ignore long enough until all choices have fallen away.

Una especie no puede crecer si nunca se enfrenta a las consecuencias de sus acciones.