--- title: "1 Things Kill Quotes By J.Z. Colby" description: "1 Things Kill quotes by J.Z. Colby. Plus more from J.Z. Colby and more Things Kill sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/j-z-colby-27619_dangers_there-are-a-million-things-out-there-tha_2015863.jpg" --- > [“There are a million things out there that can kill you, and about half of them are invisible. If you’re going to stick your body parts into them just to see what will happen, even after I’ve warned you about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/there-are-a-million-things-out-there-that-can-kill-you-and-about-half/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/j-z-colby-27619_dangers_there-are-a-million-things-out-there-tha_2015863.jpg) ## More by J.Z. Colby > [“I can’t feel too sorry for them. Every gift has to run out someday. Anyone but a child knows that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/i-can-t-feel-too-sorry-for-them-every-gift-has-to-run-out-someday/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“The world has many places that can make us uncomfortable. Calling them evil, or any other bad name, doesn’t make them go away.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/the-world-has-many-places-that-can-make-us-uncomfortable-calling-them/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“I don't think Tera is capable of working with you by her own choice, no matter how much grass you pull for her, no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/i-don-t-think-tera-is-capable-of-working-with-you-by-her-own-choice/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“The universe has no place for creatures who foul their nest and then set out on a journey they cannot survive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/the-universe-has-no-place-for-creatures-who-foul-their-nest-and-then/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“The universe is so arranged that the power to destroy the climate or the ecosystem of your home planet only comes when you also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/the-universe-is-so-arranged-that-the-power-to-destroy-the-climate-or/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“I'm just a girl trying to learn where to put my feet ... and where not to.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/i-m-just-a-girl-trying-to-learn-where-to-put-my-feet-and-where-not-to/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“I think you will like your life in the Transport Service, but it'll be far from normal. Being a slave ... or a goatherd's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/i-think-you-will-like-your-life-in-the-transport-service-but-it-ll-be/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“We only refer to sapient creatures as civilized when their society is willingly self-correcting. That means that any problem or imbalance that arises is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/we-only-refer-to-sapient-creatures-as-civilized-when-their-society-is/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“No, this isn't right. I don't think the people doing it know or care about right and wrong. This is all some kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/no-this-isn-t-right-i-don-t-think-the-people-doing-it-know-or-care/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“On a ship, knowing when to be silent is just as important as knowing when to speak.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/on-a-ship-knowing-when-to-be-silent-is-just-as-important-as-knowing/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“If you can’t see the feelings in a donkey, a ship, or a delicate tool, then it’s just as easy to not see them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/if-you-can-t-see-the-feelings-in-a-donkey-a-ship-or-a-delicate-tool/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“Personal power is the ability to stand on your own two feet with a smile on your face in the middle of a universe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/personal-power-is-the-ability-to-stand-on-your-own-two-feet-with-a/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“There are a million things out there that can kill you, and about half of them are invisible. If you’re going to stick your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/there-are-a-million-things-out-there-that-can-kill-you-and-about-half/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“The sea is very beautiful and gives us many things, but it must be understood and respected, or it will slap you ...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/the-sea-is-very-beautiful-and-gives-us-many-things-but-it-must-be/) [J.Z. Colby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-z-colby/) > [“It is not the purpose of the universe to get things done as quickly and efficiently as possible. That's a mortal preoccupation, especially strong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-z-colby/it-is-not-the-purpose-of-the-universe-to-get-things-done-as-quickly/) [J.Z. 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