Quotes About Consequences

It had just been a friendship, normal as anything. But then his mum's "little talk" had happened, and what came next was simple, really, and sudden. No one knew. Then Lily's mum knew, of course. Then Lily knew. And then everyone knew. Everyone. Which changed the whole world in a single day. And he was never going to forgive her for that.

Forty-seven generations before, the King of the Southerners had stolen a rhinoceros out of the Northern King's private zoo. (—That's it? —Wars have started for less. —But that's stupid. —Precisely.)

In some ways, Richard's argument about OxyContin mirrored the libertarian position of a firearms manufacturer who insists that he bears no responsibility for gun deaths. Guns don't kill people; people kill people.

They're going to regret fucking with a linguist,

by the time Marietta learned that Arthur Sackler, the man she had been seeing, already had a wife and two children, Arthur treated it as a mere detail, a minor technicality that should not slow the two of them down.

against the Sacklers were twisting the facts to scapegoat her clients, she argued. What was their crime? All they had done was sell a drug that was perfectly legal—a product

In light of what the company was about to become, this was, for Arthur's heirs, a spectacularly foolish transaction.

He was giving me enough rope to hang myself with. Apparently he didn't realize that once a noose is tied it will fit one neck as easily as another.

That is like throwing two virgins into a bed. Enthusiasm, passion, and ignorance are not a good combination. Someone is likely to get hurt.

My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it.

Truth is a troublesome motherfucker unless it's handled properly

As I lay there, counting my blessings and broken ribs, Elodin stepped into my field of vision. He looked down at me. "Congratulations," he said. "That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen." His expression was a mixture of awe and disbelief. "Ever.

What do they do to students at the University who eavesdrop?" Bast asked curiously. "I haven't the slightest idea. I was never caught. I think making you sit and listen to the rest of my story should be punishment enough.

If you sell me a horse that throws a shoe, or starts to limp, or spooks at shadows, I will miss a valuable opportunity. A quite unrecoverable opportunity. If that happens, I will not come back and demand a refund. I will not petition the constable. I will walk back to Imre this very night and set fire to your house. Then, when you run out the front door in your nightshirt and stockle-cap, I will kill you, cook you, and eat you. Right there on your lawn while all your neighbors watch.

No, she won't," Bast said smugly. "Because I'm all grown, and I can do whatever I want with my pants. I could light them on fire and I wouldn't get in any trouble at all.

When do you bleed a patient?" The question brought me up short. "When I want him to die?" I asked dubiously.

No fue solo culpa mía —puntualicé. —No se trata de ser o no culpable —razonó Manet—. Un árbol no provoca una tormenta, pero cualquier idiota sabe dónde va a caer el rayo.

Chronicler felt himself go cold as he suddenly realized what a dangerous game he was playing. So this is the difference between telling a story and being in one, he thought numbly, the fear.

Our options are limited. Do we want to be wet tonight or hungry tomorrow?

Un árbol no provoca una tormenta, pero cualquier idiota sabe dónde va a caer el rayo.

If a leg goes bad, you cut it off." She made a firm gesture with the flat of her hand, then picked up her slice of pudding and began to eat it with her fingers. "And some folk need killing. That's all there is to it.

And some folk need killing. That's all there is to it.

effects could be catastrophic. If Caudicus heard

I care nothing for your intentions, E'lir Kvothe, deceived or otherwise. All that matters is the reality of your actions. Your hand held the fire. Yours is the blame. That is the lesson all adults must learn.