Plante uma idéia, colha uma ação; plante uma ação, colha um hábito; plante um hábito, colha um caráter; plante um carater, colha um destino

Sponges grow in the ocean. That just kills me. I wonder how much deeper the ocean would be if that didn't happen.

... Where did you go?”

“Down below.”

“Ugh,” she said. “I’ve heard they’re little better than animals.”

Funny. I thought the same thing about most Topsiders I encountered. Tegan touched my hand in silent sympathy, and I set my jaw.

...

I stepped forward and pasted on a false smile. We were in her home, after all. The least I could do was be polite. “I’m Deuce, animal from the underground.

Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important.

At some time in your life, you probably had someone believe in you when you didn't believe in yourself.

It's not what happens to us, but our response to what happens to us that hurts us.