“ Stop your whining. If you are frightened, be silent. Whining is for prey. It attracts predators. And you are not prey. Robin Hobb
“ If a lion invites you home for dinner, it is you he wants to serve as a meal to his guests. Matshona Dhliwayo
“ The year was 1996, and the date was July 5. It was a Friday night and I had just turned 21 two days prior, which, by the way, was a miracle unto itself. Due to the violent life I was living, this was… Drexel Deal
“ But how can you walk away from something and still come back to it?Easy, said the cat. Think of somebody walking around the world. You start out walking away from something and end up coming back to i… Neil Gaiman
“ I was peace pipes and treaties. My style was to talk and duck. It was an animal tactic, playing dead in hopes that the predators would move to an actual fight. Ta-Nehisi Coates
“ I should run, but I’m paralyzed by the sight of him. Even moving slowly, Isaiah possesses the prowess of a panther. His muscles pronounced in the easy way he strides. The set, determined gaze on me as… Katie McGarry
“ How can you stand to do it? The poor little mouse!Grover shrugged. It's nature, he said. Nature likes the snake just as much as the mouse. Jeanne DuPrau
