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> [“The problem began with his telomeres. What is a telomere? Picture the little plastic bits on the end of your shoelaces. Imagine each time you tie your shoes, you have to clip off a little bit of that plastic part…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/the-problem-began-with-his-telomeres-what-is-a-telomere-picture-the/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

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## More by Scott Sigler

> [“That sure as fuck ain't no cow”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/that-sure-as-fuck-ain-t-no-cow/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [“Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds. The phrase is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/neither-snow-nor-rain-nor-heat-nor-gloom-of-night-stays-these/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [“Great art is in the eye of the beholder, but great football is in the record books.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/great-art-is-in-the-eye-of-the-beholder-but-great-football-is-in-the/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [“Life wasn't about deserving anything. It was about earning everything.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/life-wasn-t-about-deserving-anything-it-was-about-earning-everything/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [“Do you know the difference between a hero and a martyr?” Quentin shook his head. “A hero is alive,” Father Harry said. “A martyr…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/do-you-know-the-difference-between-a-hero-and-a-martyr-quentin-shook/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [A print book is really a kind of tree zombie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/a-print-book-is-really-a-kind-of-tree-zombie/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [“Violence and strength are the same thing. In all the history of all the worlds before this one, and in all the history of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/violence-and-strength-are-the-same-thing-in-all-the-history-of-all/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [“I’m sorry, but this isn’t a movie or a play—there is no convenient third-act rescue that gives us an easy solution. This is real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/i-m-sorry-but-this-isn-t-a-movie-or-a-play-there-is-no-convenient/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [“But is that what life is like for everyone? Can a person truly make a life of their own, or can they only continue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/but-is-that-what-life-is-like-for-everyone-can-a-person-truly-make-a/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [“Don’t base reality on what you have seen when you have seen very little,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/don-t-base-reality-on-what-you-have-seen-when-you-have-seen-very/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [“You think I’m some inbred trailer-trash hick that watches the Springer show?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/you-think-i-m-some-inbred-trailer-trash-hick-that-watches-the/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [“Despair filled his skull even more tightly than his own brain. All around him cars filled with normal people perfectly unaware of the disease…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/despair-filled-his-skull-even-more-tightly-than-his-own-brain-all/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [“Did you just smack me in the face with a fish?” “I did.” “Why did you just smack me in the face with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/did-you-just-smack-me-in-the-face-with-a-fish-i-did-why-did-you-just/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [In a life where waking hours are draped in the costume of horrid nightmare, where reality has suddenly become questionable, it's easy to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/in-a-life-where-waking-hours-are-draped-in-the-costume-of-horrid/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

> [“The problem began with his telomeres. What is a telomere? Picture the little plastic bits on the end of your shoelaces. Imagine each time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scott-sigler/the-problem-began-with-his-telomeres-what-is-a-telomere-picture-the/)

[Scott Sigler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scott-sigler/)

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