Matt Forbeck Quotes

#1. Writing is an act of discovery in which you peel back the layers of the story as you write it down.

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#2. Back during the war, the sides were a lot clearer. Now that we're fighting other humans again as well, things get muddy real fast. Many soldiers who were fantastic against the Covenant have now balked at battling the Front or any of the other dozens of homegrown terrorist groups across our worlds.

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#3. He's not dead, Parker." He clenched his jaw so hard she could see the muscles working in it.

"Are you just saying that to make me feel better?"

"No, I'm saying it to make myself feel better.

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#4. A group of adventurers is known as a "party," and not just because they like to celebrate their success together in the end. Your party should be as close to you as your family--assuming your family can cast spells, kill monsters, and bring you back from the edge of death.

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#5. You might feel like a superhero, but right now you're as useless as a baby - and the UNSC doesn't need any goddamn babies!

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#6. You're a lot of horrible things - untehical, sociopathic, evil even - but you're no idiot.

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#7. We put our trust in others, and sometimes they disappoint us in the worst possible ways. Does that mean we should lash out and look for people onto whom we can shuffle the blame?

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#8. She stood by the edge of the TNT booth and surveyed the hall.

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#9. My mother always said I was special." "Well, she got that right, I suppose. She just didn't know how." "She also mentioned 'especially stubborn' from time to time.

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#10. You think we're going to turn you over to the law?" he said. "Oh, no, we're much more dangerous than that.

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#11. If you ever fall for a woman, make sure she's got balls.

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#12. Standing exposed on a rooftop, with no railing and the wind whipping about him, threatening to pull him flailing and screaming to the ground? That held no interest for him.

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#13. Why is it that men reduce themselves to one-liners and bad movie quotes whenever they get into a fight?" said Parker. "Is there some kind of script they're supposed to follow when they get to this point? Or does the raging testosterone just shut down their higher brain functions?

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#14. Hardison held up a gigantic bag that Parker could have used as a dress. "I picked up all sorts of things," he said with a smile. "I grabbed the entire run of Chew, and I savaged the first trade paperback for the Magic: The Gathering comic, signed by the writer, no less.

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#15. With great leverage comes great justice.

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#16. They gave the world some of its finest heroes. Saving them's the least we can do.

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