Quotes by James A. Owen

James A. Owen

A choice with no consequences has no value. Making a choice knowing there will be consequences, and being willing to bear them, is what distinguishes the right choices from the wrong ones.

Bears

Choices

Knowing

All stories are true. But some of them never happened.

Happened

Stories

Always, always ask for what you want. Because the Universe might surprise you — and give it to you.

Giving

Might

Want

Astraeus,’ Aven called out. ‘God of the four winds and friend to sailors. Say a little prayer when you look at him, so he will give us what we need to keep our course.’ A little prayer?’ said Jack. ‘To a constellation?’ To what it represents,’ said Aven. But I don’t believe in what it represents,’ said Jack. Prayers aren’t for the deity,’ said Aven. ‘They’re for you, to recommit yourself to what you believe.’ Can’t you do that without praying to a dead Greek god?’ Sure,’ said Aven. ‘But how often would anyone do that, if not in prayer?

Believe

Prayer

Wind

Bad things can happen, and often do–but they only take up a few pages of your story; and anyone can survive a few pages.

Happens

Pages

Stories

Discipline, Norah. If you’re going to taunt them, remember to stick out your tongue.

Discipline

Sticks

Tongue

Don’t ascribe to evil what can be attributed to well-intentioned stupidity.

Evil

Stupidity

Wells

I know,” said Peter. “Perhaps better than anyone. But you can’t stay a child forever. To choose to speak into Echo’s Well is to choose illusion. To choose to avoid the responsibilities of being an adult. The real trick—the real choice—is to keep the best of the child you were, without forgetting when you grow up. “It is the best of both worlds, Jack. Being a child is to believe in magic everywhere… “…but even Peter Pan had to grow up one day.

Children

Growing Up

Real

I think that nonexistent mythological creature just broke some of your toes,” Jack said. Oh, shut up,” said Charles

Shut Up

Thinking

Toes

I’m a conundrum. Or an enigma. I forget which.

Conundrums

Enigma

Forget

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Boys

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Children

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Claims

Conundrums

Course Correction

Deities

Desperate

Destiny

Determination

Discipline

Drawing

Enigma

Equal

Evil

Fall

Flames

Forget

Get Better

Giving

Growing Up

Happened

Happens

Helping

Ifs

Imminent Death

Ink

Interesting

Jobs

Joy

Kind

Knowing

Make Things Happen

Mean

Men

Might

Moments

Odd Man

Optimistic

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Quotes by James A. Owen

James A. Owen

A choice with no consequences has no value. Making a choice knowing there will be consequences, and being willing to bear them, is what distinguishes the right choices from the wrong ones.

All stories are true. But some of them never happened.

Always, always ask for what you want. Because the Universe might surprise you — and give it to you.

Bad things can happen, and often do–but they only take up a few pages of your story; and anyone can survive a few pages.

Discipline, Norah. If you’re going to taunt them, remember to stick out your tongue.

Don’t ascribe to evil what can be attributed to well-intentioned stupidity.

I think that nonexistent mythological creature just broke some of your toes,” Jack said. Oh, shut up,” said Charles

I’m a conundrum. Or an enigma. I forget which.

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