All M. L. Stedman Quotes
- You only have to forgive once. To resent, you have to do it all day, every day. All
- History is that which is agreed upon by mutual consent. Agreed
- Oh, but my treasure, it is so much less exhausting. You only have to forgive once. To resent, you have to do it all day,… All
- No one ever has or ever will travel quite the same path on earth... Earth
- You don’t think ahead in years or months: you think about this hour, and maybe the next. Anything else is speculation. Ahead
- Humans withdraw to their homes, and surrender the night to the creatures that own it: the crickets, the owls, the snakes. A world that hasn't… All
- Sometimes it's good to leave the past in the past. Good
- It is a luxury to do something that serves no practical purpose: the luxury of civilization. Civilization
- That's how life goes on - protected by the silence that anesthetizes shame. Anesthetizes
- There are times when the ocean is not the ocean - not blue, not even water, but some violent explosion of energy and danger: fierceness… Blue
- We live with the decisions we makeThat’s what bravery is. Standing by the consequences of your mistakes. Bravery
- Every end is the beginning of something else. Beginning
- There are times when the ocean is not the ocean - not blue, not even water, but some violent explosion of energy and danger: ferocity… Anger
- The isolation spins its mysterious cocoon, focusing the mind on one place, one time, one rhythm - the turning of the light. The island knows… Any
- The law's the law, but people are people. Inspirational
- When it comes to their kids, parents are all just instinct and hope. And fear. Rules and laws fly straight out the window. All
- Scars are just another kind of memory. Another Kind
- Right and wrong can be like bloody snakes: so tangled up that you can't tell which is which until you've shot 'em both, and then… Bloody
- Once a child gets into your heart, there’s no right or wrong about it. Child
- Sometimes life turns out hard, Isabel. Sometimes it just bites right through you. And sometimes, just when you think it's done its worst, it comes… Another Chunk
- When he wakes sometimes from dark dreams of broken cradles, and compasses without bearings, he pushes the unease down, lets the daylight contradict it. And… Bearings