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Quotes About Character

admiro la discreción en los demás. Si tuviera otra vida, elegiría ser un hombre discreto y de confianza. Pero esta es la vida que tengo, la que me ha tocado en suerte. Soy, por desgracia, lo que soy.
~ J.M. Coetzee
Tú eres el personaje principal, yo soy un personaje secundario que no hace una sola aparición hasta que la historia ya ha pasado de su ecuador.
~ J.M. Coetzee
Be a main character, otherwise what is life for?
~ J.M.Coetzee
Conflict is the microscope of a book. When it's trained on a character, you see what's underneath the narratives of physical description. You see whether someone is strong or weak, principled or apathetic, heroic or villainous. (J.R. on writing the BDB series)
~ J.R. Ward
Well, aren't you Mother fucking Teresa
~ J.R. Ward
The thing was, the places of your life, like the clothes you wore and the car you drove and the friends and associates you had, were a product of the way you lived.
~ J.R. Ward
The guy was like part pro wrestler, part Toys R Us.
~ J.R. Ward
Pride was an unattractive trait, even if it was well-placed.
~ J.R. Ward
A leader gathered his thoughts before he spoke; he did not rush to the podium to be adored. Ego, after all, was the root of evil.
~ J.R. Ward
Beneath the wardrobe of a gentlemale, he had the soul of vengeance and not just a little street in him.
~ J.R. Ward
Nope, it was the Great Immortal Agitator: Lassiter
~ J.R. Ward
Murhder. My name is Murhder." She laughed. And then her mouth fell open before she could catch herself. "Wait, you're serious." When he nodded, she tried to compose herself. "Oh. Wow. Is—um, is that first or last?" "Last. My first name is Cold-Blooded." As she did a double take, he smiled shyly. "I'm joking. It's just Murhder.
~ J.R. Ward
No eres como Wrath," dejó escapar ella. "Nadie es como Wrath.
~ J.R. Ward
Life had beaten the shit out of him, but instead of folding, each strike and blow had forged him harder and stronger and tougher. He was straight steel now, nothing lingering of the boy he'd once been.
~ J.R. Ward
Vishous came into the room. The goatee he'd recently grown made him seem even more sinister than usual, although the tattoo around his left eye was what really put him into ominous territory.
~ J.R. Ward
Às vezes, o facto de sermos forçados a ser fortes era o suficiente para nos convertermos, realmente, no que devíamos ser.
~ J.R. Ward
Good and bad have never been more relative terms than when applied to the likes of you. But I agree with her. To me, you have always been a hero.
~ J.R. Ward
There are things we don't do. From this moment forth, let us all ensure our every action reflects well on us and our ancestors. Let us live to the highest standards, lest we win this war only to find ourselves staring in the mirror at the face of our late enemy.
~ Jack Campbell
Some's bastards, some's ain't. That's the score.
~ Jack Kerouac
none of us realize the importance, nay the sweetness, of admiration; it is one of the dying virtues of character.
~ Jack Kerouac
Wolf - tis what he is. He's not blackhearted like some men. 'Tis no heart he has at all.
~ Jack London
He was not immoral, but merely unmoral.
~ Jack London
White Fang was glad to acknowledge his lordship, but it was lordship based upon superior intelligence and brute strength...There were deeps in his nature which had never been sounded. A kind word, a caressing touch of the hand, on the part of Gray Beaver, might have sounded these deeps; but Gray Beaver did not caress nor speak kind words. It was not his way.
~ Jack London
His eyes were likewise greeted by White Fang, but about the latter there were no signs of shame nor guilt. He carried himself with pride, as though, forsooth, he had achieved a deed praiseworthy and meritorious. There was about him no consciousness of sin.
~ Jack London