Quotes About Conflict

My father went on a legendary drinking binge. My mother went to church every single day. It was all booze and God, booze and God, booze and God.

And anger is never added to anger. It multiplies.

If I had a baseball bat and bulldozer, maybe I could stop him. But without real weapons, without a pistol, a man-eating lion, and a vial of bubonic plague, I had zero change of competing against him.

Yes, I have often battled Grief. / Both of us used our teeth.

Why did you punch him?" she asked. "He was bullying me." "You should have just walked away." "He called me 'chief.' And 'squaw boy.' " "Then you should have kicked him in the balls.

Joey and Big Ed loved each other with the kind of straight-boy-devotion that started wars, terror attacks, and video game companies.

the earth is our grandmother and that technology has become our mother and that they both hate each other.

I declared a truce with her, at least within myself. Or maybe it's only a partial truce because a half-truce is really just a surrender, right?

So, yeah, honestly speaking, fuck you, Xavier, and the farm-raised salmon you rode in on.

Be Still, be still, she would say between her teeth, but Arnold loved his body too much to remain still.

Lynn's parents refused to accept Sean Casey's Indian blood and, in fact, exhibited a kind of denial that was nearly pathological in its intensity.

People with weaknesses get killed by the people who lack them. Notice I'm not dead.

I don't like your hair black. (Artemis) And I don't like your head attached to your shoulders. Guess we can't all have what we want, huh? (Acheron)

Talon glanced wistfully at his drink as he debated what should take priority. 'Coffee… Daimons… Coffee… Daimons…

It actually dawned on me that I don't fight. I just kill whatever annoys me, and it's over. (Savitar)

You dare to stand with my enemy? (Stryker) Against you, Father, I'd stand with Mickey Mouse. (Urian)

Whoa, what is this? Battle of the Sarcastic and Pissed? Should I make popcorn? Forget American Idol, man. This is much more entertaining. (Kish)

Ironically no one ever wants to hear what I have to say about anything. They usually argue with me to the point I want to put them through a wall. Hopefully you won't be so dense. (Acheron)

Come home with me, Acheron. I'll make it well worth your while. (Artemis) I have a headache. (Acheron) You've had a headache for two hundred years! (Artemis) And you've had PMS for eleven thousand. (Acheron)

You, psycho-ass, and Talon, I'll cover, but not him. (Nick) Psycho-ass? Hmm, I like that. (Zarek) Nick– (Acheron) It's all right, Greek. I would rather die than have his plebeian help anyway. (Valerius) Make that three votes, then. I would rather he died, too. Now all together, let's vote this asshole off the island. (Zarek)

And you are? (Xypher) Pissed off. You wrecked my car, shoved me around, and are a complete and utter dickhead! (Simone) Dear God, what a mouthful – your mom must have really wanted a son. Mind if I call you 'Pissed' for short? The rest of that is just too much to say every time I want your attention. (Xypher)

I hate you! (Artemis) Oh, please don't get my hopes up. You almost gave me a hard-on with that thought. At least tell me this time your hatred will last more than five minutes. (Acheron)

Why did you hit him? (Grace) Because it gave me a great deal of pleasure. (Julian) Nice. You haven't seen me in what, two thousand years? So, instead of a friendly, brotherly hug, I get slugged. (Eros)

She couldn't very well let him join her in bed like that. Sure you could. No I can't. Please? Hush, self, let me think.' (Grace)