Hank Quense Quotes

“Pay attention,” Gareth said to Moxie. “If it comes down to a choice of gettin’ captured or killed by Saxons or brigands, dead is less bad,”

“I didn't want to tell him that I was so wet that Noah would have had to build an ark to avoid the flood in my pants - Moxie”

“We deny more than we confess. We hide more than we reveal. We assume because it makes us feel exposed if we have to ask. It's easier to say "I feel nothing" than to admit "I feel something." It takes no courage to say, "I hate you" but it takes a great deal of moxie to declare its opposite. Masks are elaborate and everyone has one. It takes a while to get to know people. This doesn't make them special, it makes them like everyone else. Sometimes our hearts scream yes while our heads say run; and only one can be obeyed.”

“If you don't have the courage to confront, you don't have the right to complain.Don't wait until anger gives you the courage!”

“The promise to save or create a ‘perfect’ humanity is almost always only and excuse for the urge to rule it.”

“When people view their lives as insignificant, they escape using pleasure.”

“Moxie gave me a small smile. "Why do you always say that- which here means?""I'll probably outgrow it," I said.”

“Do we really need a study on why people lie? They lie because it's easy, and cowards are good at "easy." Telling the truth takes moxie, and few have it.”

“If you don't make peace with your own mortality, you'll never know what it's like to truly be alive.”

“Apparently, denial isn't just a river in Egypt.”