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Quotes About Confrontation

I want to know who killed my father," Peter growled, shrugging off her fingers and pushing himself away from the wall to stand up straight. "If you think you can help me with that, then you are welcome to try.
~ Deborah Blake
Go on, just come out with it, whatever it is." She braced herself against the counter. Peter glanced down at the tile floor, and then back up at her, and sighed. "Fine. Here it is. Do you think Witches could have killed my father?
~ Deborah Blake
Hey, stronzo, che cazzo fai?" Mario demands.
~ Debra Ginsberg
If the Devil jumped in front and faced us, he would vanish. He rules by pretending that, like the Gorgon, the mere glimpse of him would paralyse us. But no, to see him fully would be to destroy him fully. Similarly, we can never get rid of Fear. But we can keep booting him behind us.
~ Declan Donnellan
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~ Dee Brown
You could wear the horns off a billy goat, you know that? Are you purposely trying to make me mad?
~ Deeanne Gist
Quit bullying Mr. Carlisle," Billy said. "He's simply trying to help." Hunter made a slicing action with his hand. "Not another word, Billy." Narrowing her eyes, she leaned right up to him. "I'll talk if I want to, when I want to, and how I want to. Lalalalalalalalalala." Sweet mother of all that is good and holy, but he wanted to wring her neck.
~ Deeanne Gist
But this was the first occasion I had come across someone for whom art was a means of avoiding reality rather than confronting it head on, an idea so strange to me that I didn't fully comprehend it at the time.
~ Deirdre Madden
Say No! Accept the burdens of revenge.
~ Dejan Stojanovic
Vandals listen only when others are stronger. If vandals are equal or stronger, their word is the last word.
~ Dejan Stojanovic
What does a man do with an ugly truth? Will it fester? Will it fade?
~ Delia Ephron
She was going to kill him. As soon as this was over. As soon as the crowd left. She would tighten that bolo tie until his face went tomato red. No. She would hold him under the falls until he begged for mercy.
~ Denise Hunter
She wanted to smack the cocksure grin right off his face.
~ Denise Hunter
We don't really go in for big family dinners, but Scottish people are famously confrontational. It's a cultural thing, so maybe we don't need to have them to clear the air. Also, traditional family food isn't as nice here so there's no payoff for traveling hundreds of miles.
~ Denise Mina
I threatened to gouge one of his eyes out." Cathy
~ Dennis Kelly
Make me laugh. Make me cry. Tell me my place in the world. Lift me out of my skin and place me in another. Show me places I have never visited and carry me to the ends of time and space. Give my demons names and help me to confront them. Demonstrate for me possibilities I've never thought of and present me with heroes who will give me courage and hope. Ease my sorrows and increase my joy. Teach me compassion. Entertain and enchant and enlighten me. Tell me a story.
~ Dennis O'Neil
Dancing with your demons to win them can be a risky proposal, unless you're a person of strong Character. It's quite possible that your demons may transform you into a demon before you realize. If you keep on gazing into an empty bottomless darkness, there's a good chance that darkness will gaze back at you. Your best bet is to walk away from your demons, and take the high road where demons fear to tread.
~ Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
Don't be afraid of your fears. Face your fears, beginning with your deepest and innermost fears. After your confrontation, your fears will have no more power over you. Nothing else but your Courage to confront your fears will set you free - permanently!
~ Deodatta V. Shenai-Khatkhate
Taking responsibility for change means overcoming the inertia and feeling of powerlessness on a personal level. People can grow and change if they are personally willing to confront and unlearn their racist conditioning (Kiselica, 1999; Sue, 2003; Winter, 1977).
~ Derald Wing Sue
Then I reckon we got ourselves a good old-fashioned standoff." ... Nobody moved, or said anything, for the next few moments. "Old-fashioned standoffs are mighty borin
~ Derek Landy
This is your one chance. Tell me where the key is." "Okay." Serpine raised an eyebrow. "Really?" "No, only joking. Do your worst.
~ Derek Landy
But if you can confront your inner demons—" "I did confront my inner demon. I punched him in the face and he exploded." Valkyrie had to laugh. "But now he's back." "Of course he's back. He's resourceful. He is my inner demon, after all.
~ Derek Landy
Get away from my ex-girlfriend, you moany little whinge-bag.' Caelen took a deep breath, like he was in pain, and stood up. His voice was low, guttural. 'I was hoping I'd get the chance to kill you.' 'You won't be killing anyone, you sad little emo git.' 'You've stood in the way of our love for long enough.' 'Just listening to you makes me want to top myself, you self-pitying Paranormal Romance novel reject.' Caelen glared. 'Stop insulting me.' 'Why? If you cry will your mascara run?
~ Derek Landy
That's ridiculous. The only point in having enemies is so you can defeat them, kill them, brush them aside." "Or give them a chance to redeem themselves.
~ Derek Landy