Don’t depend too much on anyone in this world because even your own shadow leaves you when you are in darkness.
Ibn Taymiyyah (via wordsnquotes)
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Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.
James Frey, A Million Little Pieces (via wordsnquotes)
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Death was the equalizer in the world, be it to kill or be the ones left behind to live on. In any case, the man of metal had a heart himself, though suddenly feeling it sink down wasn’t beyond his multitude of feelings. It was hard to see youngsters hurt, admittedly. Youth was a softer being, a mind more prone to feeling harsher pain such as loss.
She might have been able to see into everyone’s minds, but Stark was able to see through these emotions. Some talking could do them both good, but whenever Tony kept his mouth shut to listen instead of speak, he found he’d get farther with people, at most.
“ Good sign, really, his logic. Shows
he had brave stuff in his system, or
at least whatever it is that makes up a hero.
So really, no matter what, he was always
a hero to someone.
I’m betting he let you win races a few times. ”
▐ ▒ ⊰ FACE YOUR FEARS ⊱
she refused to make eye contact with him
until she felt the u n w a v e r i n g weight of
his hand extended towards her, a peace
offering between fingers. she looked at
it with confusion before taking it with
a trembling hand, TREPIDATION painting
her gaze.
she swiped at her cheeks, tinged pink
with embarrassment, her damp lashes
brushing their surface. but, her gaze flashed
upwards when the man spoke, automatically
poised for d e f e n s e .
her lips parted, partially in shock. no one
had bothered to ask about him. there
was no funeral. she had hardly spoken at all
in the painful weeks after his death. the pain
of his absence was still choking her, she had
simply learned how to hide it better.
she severed eye contact once more, pooling
at the corners of the handkerchief.
she shrugged before speaking quietly.
❝ he was IMPULSIVE
and r e c k l e s s.
he never thought before he acted…
unless it was to keep me safe.
he was always R U N N I N G, but i
knew he would never leave me
behind. he was my home. ❞
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“ Proper computers can break a hack
themselves. Itself? Techselves. Huh...
I just don’t think anything with more
than four legs will be able to counter
a multi-strand virus.
Do they eat people? Do they shoot
jelly or sleep in webs above the stairs? ”
“The Keepers? Beats me; all I know is that they’ve been carin’ for the Citadel since before my people found it thousands of year ago. ‘M pretty sure no one but them knows how the Citadel actually ticks … which I could see bein’ a problem all on its own. But I dunno. Would a computer actually better? I don’t think Keepers can be hacked.”
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“ Oh I gotcha, you’re the angsty type
that likes to throw all you see wrong
in people’s faces while you brood in
corner about your angry world.
I’ve got a tab to keep at the garage, so
go earn your big boy points when you
shoot things and leave the small talk to
human beings. ”
“should I give you a ‘good boy’ pat on the head? I don’t hate everything happy. I love puppies, for example. I have two of them.
I’m just not what you would call a people person. I kill things for a living; not a lot of small talk going on there.”
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“ Well, given that the post war-torn countries
are enjoying clean water and energy
without a stray gun in sight,
yeah, I’d say it does.
Why does it seem like you hate the world
and everything happy? Because the vibe I’m
getting here is ‘serial emotion killer’. ”
“right, because those sure save a lot of people. thanks for that. you’re putting me outta work there.
look around; there’s plenty of stores. have you tried walking into a few, seeing what they’re offering? or are you too good for that?”
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❝ Is that a threat ? ❞
❝ These lips are sealed . ❞
❝ It is better to be feared than loved .❞
❝ I’ve seen the way you look at ___ , okay ? You’re not foolin’ me .❞
❝ You’re not as bad as everyone says you are . ❞
❝ Anyone ever tell you you got a big fuckin’ mouth ? ❞
❝ Whatever . I’m too out of it to get into it . ❞
❝ We all have our parts to play . ❞
❝ You can’t change the past . ❞
❝ ____ , I’m gonna break your fucking face . ❞
❝ I’ve heard stories about you . ❞
❝ In some tiny little bottled up way , deep inside … you kind of enjoy it when things go wrong . ( Because it gives you an excuse to just … stop pretending ) . ❞
❝ Life is easier with friends . ❞
❝ Well I’d appreciate it if you’d fuck off . ❞
❝ But no , hate’s the wrong word . They fear you more than anything . ❞
❝ I know you like this whole ’ lone wolf ’ thing you got going for yourself . ❞
❝ I wish I could have seen it. ❞
❝ I’ll see you around . ❞
❝ You almost looked peaceful . Except you’re lying in a dirty alley . ❞
❝ Just … try not to be like ( yourself ) … ❞
❝ Pardon the intrusion . I wasn’t aware this was a munchkin’s house .❞
❝ I didn’t realize you were the bitch of the bitch . ❞
❝ Hey , what are your plans now ? ❞
❝ I’m not yours to lose ! ❞
❝ Blah blah … blah blah blah . ❞
❝ Are you saying you need a friend right now ? You can trust me . ❞
❝ People are scared of you . I mean , look at your hands . ❞
❝ You looked like when you take an action figure and bend it’s limbs the wrong way . ❞
❝ But at the end of the day I’m still the bad guy . ❞
❝ Everything used to be so simple … we had a beginning , a middle , & an end . ❞
❝ When we suffer , we do it in silence . ❞
❝ You should worry about your own fucking situation . ❞
❝ I’ve made mistakes . ❞
❝ You do what you want … you always do what you want . ❞
❝ I’m glad you’re not dead . ❞
❝ We need to do things the right way ! ❞
❝ Wait a minute … someone’s watching . ❞
❝ I know it’s dangerous , but I’m not helpless . I can take care of myself . ❞
❝ Not now , not now , shhhh , the grown ups are talking. . ❞
❝ Out of my way ! I’ll show you how it’s done ! ❞
❝ Do you want the Big Bad Wolf to take you away ? ❞
❝ That was about 8 on the asshole scale … ❞
❝ Cut the bullshit & quit wasting my time . ❞
❝ This was really the wrong day to try & pull this shit ! ❞
❝ You’re a monster ! A fucking monster ! ❞
❝ You understand wanting to protect what you care about , don’t you ? You’d do anything . ❞
the wolf among us || starters
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“ That makes two of us then because
I never get invited to those things. I
host them, but I forget to send out
invitations, I guess. Too busy
maintaining ‘fake’ peace summits
and hanging with the superhomies.
Listen, just tell me where a shop is
and I’ll get out of your lookless hair. ”
“who’d wanna invite you to a photo op? last I checked you haven’t saved the galaxy or anything.
it’s not a ‘look’ at all. I don’t have some fake image to maintain.”
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liselletloak
“ Personally, I don’t see why
those ...uh...gangly
little?
Bug-faced stenographers
are doing the work a highly
more efficient computer could
do. Easier on the eyes and faster
security run times. ”
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“ My face? Mine’s customized for
modern style and overall prime
choice for photo ops,
unlike yours, which is the...
is that the classic ‘I’m inbetween jobs’
look? No wait, that’s gotta be ‘I’m too cool
to shave each day’ look. Right? ”
“how about you buy yourself a razor to shave off whatever that is growing on your face.”
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Anxiety can just as well express itself by muteness as by a scream.
Søren Kierkegaard (via fyp-philosophy)
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“ New energy stocks in an all-time
high, the Expo’s been pumping out
a few brain-babies for world peace,
and I successfully learned how
to say ‘please show me the bathroom’
in Portuguese. ”
Darting up to the kitchen, he grabbed at the ingredients, setting them up in a messy pile by the chrome-coated stove. It must be damn refreshing living in a world without news. No war, no tragedies to worry over. Tony’s most self-annoying penchant, of course, was to go to the shop on anxiety sprees and leave the television on to worry some more while soldering wires. Ah, hobbies.
Head peeked over to her, his hand lifting a small plastic container up, rattling the contents.
“ You like blueberries? ”
News? What news?
Sheila shifts her gaze to the left, then sliiiiides her eyes to the right, dubiously casting about her memory for snippets of news reports, tabloid headlines, anything that might trigger a recollection of whatever newsworthy event he might be referring to.
“… I don’t watch the news,” she says slowly.
Or read the newspapers. Or browse the internet.
Honestly, she stopped paying attention right around the time man landed on the moon. How insulated she is from the rest of the world, she muses silently.
“Why, what happened.”
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“ You. Yeah you, Spaceballs.
Got any idea if these shops have
super-stock in semi-blasted alloy
or concentrated steel slabs?
I’m bored and I need to buy something.”
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