Stubborn Quotes
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“Tress, of course, underestimated the human mind’s ability to believe whatever the hell it wants.”
― Tress of the Emerald Sea
― Tress of the Emerald Sea
“This determination is my bushido. It’s my “way of the warrior.â€� It’s palpable, a fierceness I possess, a beautiful stubbornness and unwillingness to give up.”
― Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds
― Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds

“This is your dog?" the Dásachtach asked.
"He was a gift," Harris answered in his distant way.
"Do you not think a dog's behavior reflects its master?"
"I do."
"And do you think this dog reflects you well, boy?"
It was a critique, and Harris did not generally take critique well unless he respected the giver very much, but all he said was, "He will.”
― Bravely
"He was a gift," Harris answered in his distant way.
"Do you not think a dog's behavior reflects its master?"
"I do."
"And do you think this dog reflects you well, boy?"
It was a critique, and Harris did not generally take critique well unless he respected the giver very much, but all he said was, "He will.”
― Bravely

“And then Lee says, “I know something I shouldn't. â€� [...] “They were talking about where the attack will come from tomorrow.â€� [...] “It's from the hill to the south of townâ€�, he presses on, opening his Noise so we can't not hear it, “the one with the notch in it, the one with the smaller road that leads right into the town square.â€�
Wilf's eyes bulge. “Yoo shouldn'ta said. If Hildy gets caught-�
But Lee's only looking at me. “If you get into trouble�, he says. “You come running toward that hill. You come running and that's where you'll find help.�
And his Noise says, That's where you'll find me.”
― The Ask and the Answer
Wilf's eyes bulge. “Yoo shouldn'ta said. If Hildy gets caught-�
But Lee's only looking at me. “If you get into trouble�, he says. “You come running toward that hill. You come running and that's where you'll find help.�
And his Noise says, That's where you'll find me.”
― The Ask and the Answer
“The floor seems to be just as stubborn as I am, refusing to budge. I would've admired it's resilience if it weren't a damn piece of wood.”
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“It’s ok to be stubborn and remain happy even during challenging times. Let the problem think what it wants to think about you.”
― Quantraz
― Quantraz

“Maybe we need learn that to ‘leave well enough aloneâ€� is to ‘leaveâ€� a situation ‘wellâ€� because we ‘kept our hands to ourselvesâ€� while keeping ‘our greed in our hands.”
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“The hard-noses, in their softness, were able to be convinced that kindness is actually wrong, but that is wrong. It is just that kindness is sometimes not enough.”
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“Yer uncle said as how it looked a fine beast, and MacFarlane said 'twas a stubborn bastard, and in fact its name is Stubborn Bastard because they got so used to calling it that when it would no' let anyone ride it. Claimed he was thinkin' the beast a waste o' horseflesh and was considerin' killin' him when his daughter, yer lady wife, took an interest in him. He said she tamed it with a few soft words and an apple or two, and the next thing he knew it was following her around the bailey like a dog and letting her ride on him.”
― Highland Wolf
― Highland Wolf

“Don’t confuse stubbornness with determination, for the latter is driven by wisdom and the former is just driven.”
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“I was a stubborn child but a very shy one; what I wanted, I stayed persisted on that until I got that. I never yielded even if I made myself broken; I still carry that character.”
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“God doesn’t change because He’s set in His ways. He doesn’t change because He is out to save us from the fact that we are set in ours.”
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“With His arms wrapped around me, I knew He was not willing to let me go. Undeserving and stubborn as I was, His love was greater than my rebellion, greater than my brokenness, greater than my hurt or hatred.”
― Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose
― Pursued: God’s relentless pursuit and a drug addict’s journey to finding purpose

“When you listen to me, I think the stars will fall.' He followed me down so he spoke just above my ear. 'I wish I could capture this moment somehow.'
'Well, now I want to lift my head again.'
'Why am I not surprised?' The sweep of his touch drifted lower, now below my navel. 'But if you did, then you wouldn't find out what I have planned. And if I know anything about you, it's that you're curious.”
― From Blood and Ash
'Well, now I want to lift my head again.'
'Why am I not surprised?' The sweep of his touch drifted lower, now below my navel. 'But if you did, then you wouldn't find out what I have planned. And if I know anything about you, it's that you're curious.”
― From Blood and Ash
“Dealing with a stubborn, medically challenged parent later becomes an integral component within our grief process.”
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“What in the three worlds are you doing?â€� I took stock of the mess of torn pages scattered around me like the fanned-out train of a dress.
“Making paper animals. I’m taking requests for the next ten minutes only.�
“A spider.�
“How about a horse?�
“A caterpillar.�
“Can I tempt you with a horse?�
He stared at me, unimpressed. “A stag.�
“I’m sorry, did you say horse?� He pressed a finger between his brows, pushing upward as he sighed. “A fucking horse, then.�
I flung the mangled paper I had been holding at him. “Enjoy”
― A Dream of Embers
“Making paper animals. I’m taking requests for the next ten minutes only.�
“A spider.�
“How about a horse?�
“A caterpillar.�
“Can I tempt you with a horse?�
He stared at me, unimpressed. “A stag.�
“I’m sorry, did you say horse?� He pressed a finger between his brows, pushing upward as he sighed. “A fucking horse, then.�
I flung the mangled paper I had been holding at him. “Enjoy”
― A Dream of Embers

“Oscar: Hey Kil. Come and get me.
(Admin) Mikel: Don’t get involved, Oscar.
Oscar: You know you want to, Kili.
(Admin) Kalen: Do not get involved, Oscar.
Elijah: Oscar. Don’t.
Oscar: Be there in ten, Kiljoy.”
― Tourner
(Admin) Mikel: Don’t get involved, Oscar.
Oscar: You know you want to, Kili.
(Admin) Kalen: Do not get involved, Oscar.
Elijah: Oscar. Don’t.
Oscar: Be there in ten, Kiljoy.”
― Tourner

“He clung to his mid-century politics like plastic wrap clings to leftover Thanksgiving stuffing. Stubborn. Hard to separate. Impossible to straighten once it gets jumbled up, so you give up trying and toss it aside.”
― They Call Her Dirty Sally
― They Call Her Dirty Sally
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