A Quote by Christopher Paolini

The monsters of the mind are far worse than those that actually exist.

Christopher Paolini

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Actually Exist Far Mind Monsters Than Those Worse

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Christopher Paolini
American - Author
Born: November 17, 1983

Oh," the girl said, shaking her head. "Don't be so simple. People adore monsters. They fill their songs and stories with them. They define themselves in relation to them. You know what a monster is, young shade? Power. Power and choice. Monsters make choices. Monsters shape the world. Monsters force us to become stronger, smarter, better. They sift the weak from the strong and provide a forge for the steeling of souls. Even as we curse monsters, we admire them. Seek to become them, in some ways." Her eyes became distant. "There are far, far worse things to be than a monster.

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Monsters exist because they are part of the divine plan, and in the horrible features of those same monsters the power of the creator is revealed.

Umberto Eco

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Blair Brown

You worry that we're becoming monsters. Merlin, we already were monsters. You didn't make us any worse.

Alastair Reynolds

The problem with people who say monsters don't really exist is that they're almost never saying it to the monsters." —Alice Healy

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Ilka Chase

There are worse things than having behaved foolishly in public. There are worse things than these miniature betrayals, committed or endured or suspected; there are worse things than not being able to sleep for thinking about them. It is 5 a.m. All the worse things come stalking in and stand icily about the bed looking worse and worse and worse.

Fleur Adcock

Either dragons should exist completely or fail to exist at all, he felt. A dragon only half-existing was worse than the extremes.

Terry Pratchett

What you are afraid of is never as bad as what you imagine. The fear you let build up in your mind is worse than the situation that actually exists.

Spencer Johnson

They don't call him 'No Drama Obama' for nothing. He's even worse than we thought because he has committed the ultimate American crime, worse than anything he has been accused of so far: He has no sense of humor.

Florence King

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Dion Fortune

The monsters I thought about are those that don't fit in - those who think differently from the majority, the people of exception, outsiders. I wish that society would place more importance and value on these kinds of monsters.