Peter James West Quotes

Enjoy the top 37 famous quotes, sayings and quotations by Peter James West.

“Damen could tell that there was something not right about the whole thing, and he knew that his brother was at the bottom of it. One thousand credits could do a whole lot to help a man forget what he knew.”
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“Sometimes the body gets out of bed an hour before the brain.”

— Peter James West

“Raise the bar. Don't duck under it.”

— Peter James West

It's surprising what you can fail to achieve if you really put your mind to it.

— Peter James West

“Death is just nature's way of making room for the less experienced.”

— Peter James West

“We are all born innocent. It doesn't last long.”

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“When you think it's finished, that is the time to begin.”

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“To read is human, to review is divine.”

— Peter James West

“Playing an instrument is its own reward.
Cleaning out a spit valve is its own punishment.”

— Peter James West

“Drafting is like painting the Golden Gate Bridge.
The closer you get to the end, the more you start to worry about the beginning.”

— Peter James West

“Never put off until tomorrow, what you can put off until next week.”

— Peter James West

“If at first you don't succeed, blame someone else and hide behind a bush.”

— Peter James West

“It's all good, apart from the raisins.”

— Peter James West

“Skill is no substitute for luck.”

— Peter James West

“Rachel Henson stood facing him, immaculate in her uniform and ready for duty as always. She looked as though she had spent her whole life preparing for this very moment - she always did.”

— Peter James West

“From the dark forest that bordered the soft ploughed fields, came a low cry that did not belong to any animal. It was accompanied by the sound of branches bending and snapping, and the splintering of wood as trees were crushed or toppled onto their sides.”

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Too many questions had been left unanswered. Every day there were new rumours saying that the Kamari numbers were growing. Nick wondered why so many people were joining them.

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“Don't look up at the mountain. Keep your head down, and take the next step.”

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On the way home, I saw a fist fight between an adverb and a pair of parentheses.
I kept on walking.

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I am the sum of my past experience.
Some people have got a lot to answer for.

— Peter James West

“He was suspicious, distrustful and greedy, as only a brother could be.”

— Peter James West

“Damen Trent pushed his fat fingers between the blinds, peering across the street. Sure enough, all the windows of the Mekinet News building were in darkness.”

— Peter James West

“You're everything I ever wished for.
I just didn't wish for much.”

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“The Walker towered over him like a half-built skyscraper with a bad attitude. Its bulbous silver head was home to so many weapons that Nick couldn't even count them. He couldn't even name half of them.”

— Peter James West

When you're young, you need to be careful not to bite off more than you can chew.
When you're old, you need to be careful not to bite off more than you can suck.

— Peter James West

“Today I tried to pick up something I was standing on. It didn't work out well.”

— Peter James West

“Walk tall but don't bang your head on low hanging branches.”

— Peter James West

“Follow your dreams but stop if you come to a cliff edge.”

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“Failure is something you experience on your way to success - unless you're a skydiver.”

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“You don't have to succeed. You just need to stop failing.”

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“The first step to achieving all your goals is getting out of bed. Coffee and toast are optional.”