36 quotes found
“Bear your pain or it will come back”
“So the gods must mean something else, said Jix.God, not gods! insisted Johnnie.Nick threw up his hands. God, gods, or whatever, said Nick. Right now, it doesnt matter whether its Jesus, or Kukulcan...”
“A gift can never be cheap or insignificant because of the heart and love it carries.”
“It was a year ago today your daughter went missing. Bagg had closed his eyes, feeling the death going on inside.”
“Belief is the strongest power you can bring to bear in order to realise your dreams.”
“A bear does not change its nature because it shed its fur.”
“A parent who cannot provide the basic needs of two children, must not even bear one.”
“When I say or write something, there are actually a whole lot of different things I am communicating. The propositional content (i.e., the verbal information I'm trying to convey) is only one part ...”
“To be a bear and love a she-bear, that would not be such a bad life, and would, at least, be a far better one than to keep his reason and his thoughts, with all the rest that made him human, and ye...”
“Aleks opened his mouth to reassure his friend when he heard something that chilled him to the bone.Aleksander Aaron Arkadion! What in the hell is wrong with you! Why are you dragging that mangled c...”
“Whatsa mattah allee time talkee talk bear business? Me no savvee bear business. You no like this Gloddam show, you go somewhere else.”
“Our hearts bear a similarity with storerooms. We hold in them our trampled convictions, our fears, suppressed acts of valor, disappointments, enmity, anguish, secrets, things we wish we should have...”
“So, Im a bear, she explains, eyeing us all. Wait? Is Issie something?Nope, Issie pouts. All human. All the time.The coolest human ever, Devyn says, reaching down and ruffling her hair.”
“You can't just wipe away your history.”
“It was a weakness, but he could not bear to disappoint women, even if it was ultimately for their own good.”
“Run, Torak! The bear...is...possessed...”
“So cold your tears freeze against your cheeks.'It's not my fault,' I told Bear. 'I don't make the weather. You got a beef, take it up with God.' That's what I've been doing a lot lately: taking it ...”
“Creed scowls. "Hardly. All he does now is mope like a goddamn teenage girl. Anytime I'm home, he's in his room with the door locked. I'm telling you guys, he got worked over really bad in San Diego...”
“He hesitates, then says, "You don't think Otter... gets offended by what I say?" He begins to speak faster. "I mean, I don't care who Otter sleeps with. I don't care that he's a fa- gay. I don't ca...”
“A great White Bear waits outside. He has faithfully promised to make us all rich if he can but have our youngest daughter.”
