Quotes About Risk

He tilted his head to one side, considering me, his weathered face impossible to read. But his voice was kind as he said, "There are lots of mistakes you can make. Pilots make them, and pilots die. Obstacles will kill you. The weather will kill you. But, as I'm about to show you, the airplane is your friend. The plane wants to fly.

I felt confident that she wouldn't find out what a chicken I was,because after the comp,if I hadn't gone off the jump,I would be dead of shame.And if I had gone off the jump,I would be just plain dead.

I love cops," he said. "It's like my life, but with all the boring parts taken out.

Anything making you feel guilty is definitely worth doing.

She'd risked everything, and here was the result: the raw, warped core of her life.

friendship risks the end of friendship

He'd take danger over sorrow every time.

She'd risked everything, and here was the result: the raw, warped core of her life.

I rang the bell. When it was clear that no one was home, I opened the door and went in.

it was a restless, desperate wish for something to change. Anything. Even if the change brought a certain danger. He'd take danger over sorrow every time.

You know what?" His breath was warm against my cheek. There are a lot of stupid things to do, but I really want to do the stupidest thing possible." What's that?" I want to kiss you.

I bet you think things through, right? Accept candy from strangers and get into vans with a sign that reads free Kittens?

Miss Hepplewhite looked pained. "Miss Peck," she said at last, "a young lady should never, ever, under any circumstances whatsoever, run. Should you find yourself in a situation where you are at risk, it is always preferable to faint.

When you make hard decisions, when you follow your heart to places that terrify you, it's no longer possible to simply choose the easy path.

Better the devil you do know than the devil you don't

Sometimes all a girl really needed was a very bad idea.

The world is the board, Heiress. We just have to keep rolling the dice.

Caring was dangerous. Caring hurt.

Sometimes, the most dangerous people were the ones you trusted most.

If I had a nickel for every time I almost died, I would have been driving to school in a Ferrari and flying off to Bora-Bora on the weekends.

I love you. I would die to protect you. I would make you hate me to keep you safe because damn it, Avery-some things are too precious to gamble.

The coin landed. "Tails," I said. "I kiss you." I wrapped my arms around his neck. I pressed my lips to his. And this time, the joke was on me— because I wasn't playing. This wasn't nothing. This was the beginning—and I was ready to be bold.

Is this all just a game to you?" "Everything's game, Avery Grambs. The only thing we get to decide in this life is if we play to win.

Second thoughts? About the Squad?" She nodded. "I'm starting to think the CIA is seriously deranged for letting us do this," I told her, "but that doesn't mean I don't want to do it." I paused. "Actually, the fact that we probably shouldn't be doing this kind of makes me want to do it more." Zee snorted. "Adrenaline junkie," she accused.