"A gun. I had been brought down by a gun. It was practically comical. Cheaters, I thought."

Conflict, Violence, Irony, Power

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"Suddenly, she burst out, 'I want to punch her evil, lying face.'Liam caught a flash of hot gold as Dad looked at them, narrow - eyed, in the rearview mirror. Dad said, completely seriously, 'I can make that happen."

Thea Harrison, American Author

Conflict, Emotion, Anger, Humor

"He caught me neat, right on the fucking face and I took one step back and thought, you're not getting away with that you bastard! I was punching the piss out of him, he kept going down, but I didn't kick him, he'd had enough. I didn't put the boot in to a man older than myself. But this confrontation was out of the blue, out of the fucking blue. That's what I had to face."

Stephen Richards, British Author

Conflict, Fight, Confrontation, Respect, Age

"Israelis cannot be blamed for the conflicts and civilians casualties nor do the Palestinians. We can argue endlessly about it, the only one that can be blamed for this lasting battle is the Saudis fueling the conflicts for enduring their supremacy in the Arab world."

M.F. Moonzajer, Afghan Author

Conflict, Blame, Politics, War

"Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?""Yeah," Percy said. "He slaughtered my panda."

Rick Riordan, American Novelist

Conflict, Life, Power, Truth

"But words in a book were one thing. The true test came in battle."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Conflict, Battle, Word, Truth, Test

"What d'you suppose I care if I'm a gentleman or not? If I were a gentleman I shouldn't waste my time with a vulgar slut like you."

W. Somerset Maugham, British Playwright

Conflict, Identity, Class, Insult

"When civility is illusory, war is inevitable."

Steve Maraboli, American Author

Conflict, Civility, War, Illusion

"Woe betides anyone getting in the way of people that keep on muddying the waters, throwing up smoke screens and clouding issues, so as to conceal their dubious motivations. ['Could the milkman be the devil?']"

Erik Pevernagie, Belgian Author

Conflict, Deception, Motivational, Power

"Unprovoked hostility is often but displaced self-defense: 'I must stop him before he stops me.' In many of such environments, nobody is really hateful so much as they are just fearful."

Criss Jami, American Philosopher

Conflict, Fear, Defense, Behavior

"These folk are hewers of trees and hunters of beasts; therefore we are their unfriends, and if they will not depart we shall afflict them in all ways that we can."

J. R. R. Tolkien, English Novelist

Conflict, Trees, Nature, War

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"You know, Aunt Tasha makes jokes about how youE1d actually be a better queen than the others, except sometimes . . . I donE1t think sheE1s joking."

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"Suddenly, she burst out, 'I want to punch her evil, lying face.'Liam caught a flash of hot gold as Dad looked at them, narrow - eyed, in the rearview mirror. Dad said, completely seriously, 'I can make that happen."

"Israelis cannot be blamed for the conflicts and civilians casualties nor do the Palestinians. We can argue endlessly about it, the only one that can be blamed for this lasting battle is the Saudis fueling the conflicts for enduring their supremacy in the Arab world."

"Reyna sent me to get Percy," Frank said. "Did Octavian accept you?""Yeah," Percy said. "He slaughtered my panda."

"But words in a book were one thing. The true test came in battle."

"What d'you suppose I care if I'm a gentleman or not? If I were a gentleman I shouldn't waste my time with a vulgar slut like you."

"When civility is illusory, war is inevitable."

"Woe betides anyone getting in the way of people that keep on muddying the waters, throwing up smoke screens and clouding issues, so as to conceal their dubious motivations. ['Could the milkman be the devil?']"

"Unprovoked hostility is often but displaced self-defense: 'I must stop him before he stops me.' In many of such environments, nobody is really hateful so much as they are just fearful."

"These folk are hewers of trees and hunters of beasts; therefore we are their unfriends, and if they will not depart we shall afflict them in all ways that we can."

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"I had a standing arrangement with God: I'd agree to believe in Him -barely- as long as He let me sleep in on Sundays."

"But with Dimitri, I never felt like I had to be anything more what I already was. I didn't have to entertain him or think up jokes or even flirt. It was enough to just be together, to be completely comfortable in each other's presence.."

"Look what we've done so far. We're pretty good at the impossible."

"Rose, I cheat at cards and buy liquor for minors. But I would never, ever force you into something you don't want."

"You know, Aunt Tasha makes jokes about how youE1d actually be a better queen than the others, except sometimes . . . I donE1t think sheE1s joking."

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"That's the kind of guy you'd follow to hell and back."

"Life, unfortunately, doesn't seem to care what we want."

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"You and me are going to have so much fun, Rose. Picking out curtains, doing each other's hair, telling ghost stories...."