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Destiny's what you make of it. You have to face whatever life throws at you.
Darren Shan
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Darren Shan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: July 2
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D. B. Shan
Darren Dash
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But the universe isn't fair. Things don't work out neatly, pain, hardship and challenges divided equally among those best equipped to deal with them. Sometimes individuals have to be Atlases and carry the weight of the world alone. It shouldn't happen that way, but it does.
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For a long time that's all I could do, howl and scream and cry like the wild animal of the night that I'd become.
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The demons were scary, but girls - Well, girls are really terrifying
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sometimes, in pursuit of a greater peace, a man must stand by and lets those he loves suffer the injustices of men ho cares only about their own beliefs and nothing about the faith or feelings of others-- even when it pains him to the very core of his spirit
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That’s what you taught me - we don’t have to accept destiny or Des Tiny. We can create our own future, all of us. We have the power to rule our lives - we just have to make the choice to use it.
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A world of ifs, but it would make no difference. If I could go back in time... but I couldn't. The past was behind me. The best thing now would be to stop looking over my shoulder. It was time to forget the past and look to the present and future.
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To be a druid is to embrace death, dance with it a while, and finally fall prey to it. That is why we'll never rule this world. We have the power to bend all men to our whim, but are forever pushing ourselves further,trying to fly higher...and falling
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There are a lot of black-hearted, mean-spirited bastards in the world. It's important that we hold them to acount. But always remember that you might be the most black-hearted and mean-spirited in the lot, so hold yourself the most accountable of all.
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Humans elect leaders on the basis of the promises they make. We [vampires] try to elect ours based solely on the strength of their character.
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If he turned his back on humanity now, it would be forever.
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Now sod off back to your own world, you motherless scum, and save your threats for those who care.
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Better not to start down a wrong path at all than head down it in the hope of making a detour when something better came along.
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I know that no matter how lonely I get, I'll never be truly alone again. Our loved ones don't leave us. They just move out of sight for a while, and wait...in the shades.
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Confidence has brought them out into the light, but they seem to have forgotten - light's no good for creatures of the night.
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But in life we don't usually get to choose the time of our defining moments. We just have to stand and face them when they come, no matter what sort of a state we're in.
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Maybe you're going insane. Maybe, agreed Kernel. I was joking. I wasn't.
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I'd like to do something to help the worst afflicted, but I can't. It's not possible to save everybody. Even heroes have their all-too-human limits.
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