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Quotes About Consequences

Do not kill him. That shit would totally bum Jane out.
~ J.R. Ward
Otherwise, three little words would have leaked from his mouth. And undoubtedly doomed him in ways he couldn't even guess at. Bad time. Bad place. For that kind of thing. Forever.
~ J.R. Ward
That's where you come in. I want into that guy's mind, and you need to tell me how to do it. Ad shrugged. Personally, I'd just use a hacksaw, but— There are potential consequences and side effects, Eddie said carefully. Like what? Well, worst case... he could end up like Adrian.
~ J.R. Ward
When I picked up the bird and felt its light weight in my hands, I realized that carelessness was a form of cruelty. See, I'd always told myself that because I meant no harm, anything that happened wasn't my fault. At that moment, though, I knew I was wrong. If I hadn't given the female my gun, the bird wouldn't have been shot. I was responsible even though I didn't pull the trigger.
~ J.R. Ward
As he stepped forward, it dawned on her that this was a bad idea. If he wanted to talk she should meet him downstairs. After all, he was very male. And she was very naked. And they were now... yup, shut in a bedroom together. Good planning. Excellent work. Maybe she should jump out a window next.
~ J.R. Ward
you know what they say about messengers, right? Excuse me? Too much bad news will get you shot.
~ J.R. Ward
Jeez, you go rogue once and slaughter a bunch of humans after they torture your girlfriend, and suddenly you're a leaper.
~ J.R. Ward
So you'll excuse me if I have to disagree with you. It is not okay-it will not ever be okay-and whereas I'm more than willing to live with the fact that I was a walking, talking lie for decades, the idea that it sacrificed what could have been between us...is absolutely, positively not okay to me.
~ J.R. Ward
Here's what I know to be true. We can bury the past all we like. We can use a hundred thousand distractions, some of which are healthy, some of which are not, to keep it under the ground—but when something isn't processed, it will absolutely, positively come back and bite us on the ass.
~ J.R. Ward
That Zsadist guy . . . you had to wonder when he was going to lose it. And what he was going to take out with him when he did.
~ J.R. Ward
That woman and her thug butler needed to be put behind bars; Claire didn't care how old they were.
~ J.R. Ward
She was batting a thousand when it came to burying those who had wronged her, the living, breathing "bitch" in that jolly little saying about payback.
~ J.R. Ward
Humans + alcohol x urge to kill=body count. Not what he or his business interests needed.
~ J.R. Ward
Hasta las decisiones más sencillas tienen implicaciones que al final pueden ser demoledoras. Aquí, en cambio, todo está en orden.
~ J.R. Ward
That's the trouble with innocents. They aren't innocent of doing, just of knowing what they're doing.
~ Jack Butler
I need to stop getting into situations where all my options are potentially bad.
~ Jack Campbell
Deplorable practices adopted during the last century were repeatedly declared necessary if regrettable in order to win the war. Oddly enough, we've yet to win. You'd think somebody would have asked before this why the regrettable but necessary measures haven't actually produced the promised results.
~ Jack Campbell
I wrapped his pistol in his cap, and with the butt of the gun—not the end of the butt, but the side—hit him hard on the head. You read a lot about people being hit on the head and knocked out, but you don't read much about blood clots in the brain. In actual fact, though, it's a delicate matter, hitting a man on the head
~ Jack Finney
Everyone forgets Icarus also flew.
~ Jack Gilbert
When you actively turn your thoughts to all the bad consequences of the desires as they arise in you, the passion for them gradually dries up. As your passion diminishes, your mind comes under control. Firm, dedicated faith (sraddha) brings you the raw force of determination, will.
~ Jack Hawley
They build their own Hells.
~ Jack Kerouac
Levántate y date una ducha, cabrón. –¿Qué pasa? –A mí no me vengas con qué pasa. Anoche fumaste marihuana. –Pero no era nada buena, de todos modos –dije, y me fui al baño.
~ Jack Kerouac
I gave 'em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, I'd have done the same thing.
~ Richard M. Nixon
On the one hand Twitter gives you the opportunity to engage with people, which is great, but on the other there are people who feel they can say whatever they want, put poison out there, really, without fear of any repercussions.
~ Michael Sheen