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> [“Nobody's going to give you the gift of awesome. Nobody's going to make you good, or great, or amazing, or epic. Nobody's going to make you an expert or an authority or a voice anyone should listen to. Nobody's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/nobody-s-going-to-give-you-the-gift-of-awesome-nobody-s-going-to-make/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

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## More by Johnny B. Truant

> [“Stop waiting for permission to be epic.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/stop-waiting-for-permission-to-be-epic/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“Maurice laid down all of his cards, then said, Gin. Reginald looked up into Maurice's face and said, I thought we were playing poker…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/maurice-laid-down-all-of-his-cards-then-said-gin-reginald-looked-up/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“In fact, it should matter to you more than it currently does. If you knew how small you are and how short a time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/in-fact-it-should-matter-to-you-more-than-it-currently-does-if-you/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“Nobody's going to give you the gift of awesome. Nobody's going to make you good, or great, or amazing, or epic. Nobody's going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/nobody-s-going-to-give-you-the-gift-of-awesome-nobody-s-going-to-make/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“the Universe Works.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/the-universe-works/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“You'd think we're never going to die, the way we cower and second-guess and fret over each little action. We act like what we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/you-d-think-we-re-never-going-to-die-the-way-we-cower-and-second/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“Reginald could tell by the way she jumped when anyone dropped anything that she wanted her money back for the broken promises of adulthood…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/reginald-could-tell-by-the-way-she-jumped-when-anyone-dropped/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“I think it’s because as our lives become less and less genuine, we require bigger and bigger thrills to scare us, for just a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/i-think-it-s-because-as-our-lives-become-less-and-less-genuine-we/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“The man in the black suit grabbed her by the throat in a”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/the-man-in-the-black-suit-grabbed-her-by-the-throat-in-a/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“In it, the currency is time. The more time you have, the longer you live. When you go broke, you don’t move into a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/in-it-the-currency-is-time-the-more-time-you-have-the-longer-you-live/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“We’ll never create a utopia, because it’s impossible to define good without having bad to compare it to. There is no pleasure without pain.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/we-ll-never-create-a-utopia-because-it-s-impossible-to-define-good/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“The more we try to eliminate the negatives in life, the more we consequently eliminate the positives.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/the-more-we-try-to-eliminate-the-negatives-in-life-the-more-we/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“I’m considered a health nut amongst vampires. I usually feed only on vegetarians.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/i-m-considered-a-health-nut-amongst-vampires-i-usually-feed-only-on/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“People were arrogant, unable to see things from a point of view other than their own, and hence always saw what they expected to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/people-were-arrogant-unable-to-see-things-from-a-point-of-view-other/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

> [“If you're worried about death and about your own end, don't. It's coming whether you like it or not. You will either arrive at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/johnny-b-truant/if-you-re-worried-about-death-and-about-your-own-end-don-t-it-s/)

[Johnny B. Truant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/johnny-b-truant/)

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