--- title: "1 Taught Strength Quotes By A.C. Gaughen" description: "1 Taught Strength quotes by A.C. Gaughen. Plus more from A.C. Gaughen and more Taught Strength sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16c/a-c-gaughen-18759_rob_he-taught-me-so-much-about-strength-and_2458261.jpg" --- > [“He taught me so much about strength and power. That the man who is truly powerful has the option to forgive, to pardon, to forgo vengeance and violence. It's the weak man that must prove himself such.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/he-taught-me-so-much-about-strength-and-power-that-the-man-who-is/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16c/a-c-gaughen-18759_rob_he-taught-me-so-much-about-strength-and_2458261.jpg) ## More by A.C. Gaughen > [“You have to stay safe, Scar. Maybe it's your bits in a dress and maybe it's just you, but I'm awful fond of something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/you-have-to-stay-safe-scar-maybe-it-s-your-bits-in-a-dress-and-maybe/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“You are my whole heart, Scarlet. And this is breaking it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/you-are-my-whole-heart-scarlet-and-this-is-breaking-it/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“I’ll keep your heart, Scar,” he whispered. “If you keep mine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/i-ll-keep-your-heart-scar-he-whispered-if-you-keep-mine/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“Ain't got so much moral ground to stand on.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/ain-t-got-so-much-moral-ground-to-stand-on/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“I know what it is to look at your past, and see nothing more than your mistakes”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/i-know-what-it-is-to-look-at-your-past-and-see-nothing-more-than-your/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“The joy is is in the written word”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/the-joy-is-is-in-the-written-word/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“He takes the guilt and responsibility that others can't. John takes the punches. I just take the hunger, and most times it feels like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/he-takes-the-guilt-and-responsibility-that-others-can-t-john-takes/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“To me, true love is about finding someone who not only sees and accepts your demons but also is willing to step up and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/to-me-true-love-is-about-finding-someone-who-not-only-sees-and/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“Rob's breath were pushing over my ear, his chest puffing up underneath me. His heart were beating so close to my own that it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/rob-s-breath-were-pushing-over-my-ear-his-chest-puffing-up-underneath/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“Never would I have a man saying what or who were best for me, and that were all there were to it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/never-would-i-have-a-man-saying-what-or-who-were-best-for-me-and-that/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“We do what we do because there's something we can do about it. Things like 'how long' and 'what if' aren't part of that.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/we-do-what-we-do-because-there-s-something-we-can-do-about-it-things/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“You are my whole heart, Scarlet. And this is breaking it.' My heart cracked open and clear dropped out of me. My mouth opened,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/you-are-my-whole-heart-scarlet-and-this-is-breaking-it-my-heart/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“Not only is a book without conflict something no one wants to read, but a life without conflict is something where nothing is gained,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/not-only-is-a-book-without-conflict-something-no-one-wants-to-read/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“Of a band with three actual boys, why is it that all the maids lust after the fake one?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/of-a-band-with-three-actual-boys-why-is-it-that-all-the-maids-lust/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) > [“Rob looked a little shocked. "Don't you look at me like that," I snapped at him. "Just because I can't trim a beard don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-c-gaughen/rob-looked-a-little-shocked-don-t-you-look-at-me-like-that-i-snapped/) [A.C. Gaughen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-c-gaughen/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/taught-strength/a-c-gaughen/#itemlist", "name": "1 Taught Strength Quotes By A.C. 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