La Parra Quotes & Sayings

No one can outrun their heart. — Gabbo De La Parra

Cojones: it's a thing you either have or don't. — Gabbo De La Parra

As a writer, I am not opposed to killing off villains. That's not the kind of later biting in the ass I prefer for my protagonist. — Gabbo De La Parra

People always ask my mom what I did as a kid. My mom says, "He wasn't a bad kid. He was never an unruly kid, always listened and obeyed." — Larry The Cable Guy

Collectively, we have all it takes to create a just and peaceful world, but we must work together and share our talents. We all need one another to find happiness within ourselves and within the world. — Craig Kielburger

Never trust a man who cannot laugh at himself. — Gabbo De La Parra

You can't always win. But you should keep trying. — Gabbo De La Parra

Clockwork Vendetta is not steampunk; it is steamfun. I can't take myself so seriously as to write something truly punk in the true sense of the word. — Gabbo De La Parra

The only way to become immune to bullshit is to stop believing in it. — Gabbo De La Parra

Our universe might have slid into equilibrium emitting nothing more than a quiet hiss. The fact that it spawned such plenitude is a miracle, one that is matched only by your universe giving rise to you. — Ted Chang

If someone tells you a secret that doesn't belong to them, be sure that secret has been shared more than once. — Gabbo De La Parra

The most unpresentable persons are generally the most interesting. — Teresa De La Parra

Erotic and Romantic end with the same letters. That's what I call a Happy Ending. — Gabbo De La Parra

Jealousy is not the remedy.
It is the illness. — Gabbo De La Parra

In our willingness to give that which we seek, we keep the abundance of the universe circulating in our lives. — Deepak Chopra

Memories do not change, and change is the law of existence. If our dead, the closest, the most beloved, were to return to us after a long absence and instead of the old, familiar trees were to find in our souls English gardens and stone walls
that is to say, other loves, other tastes, other interests, they would gaze upon us sadly and tenderly for a moment, wiping away their tears, and then return to their tombs to rest. — Teresa De La Parra

Religion is for the intimacy of your heart, not for your tongue and hands to hurt others. — Gabbo De La Parra

As an editor, I read Charlotte Rogan's amazing debut novel, 'The Lifeboat,' when it was still in manuscript. I read it in one night, and I really wanted my company to publish it, but we lost it to another house. It's such a wonderful combination of beautiful writing and suspenseful storytelling. — Karen Thompson Walker

You can please yourself without pleasuring yourself, but you cannot pleasure yourself without pleasing yourself. — Gabbo De La Parra

People only need the right amount of bullshit for things to start exploding. Sad, but it's human nature. — Gabbo De La Parra

Don't ask for something you're not willing to give. — Gabbo De La Parra

There is a species for every predator... — Gabbo De La Parra

I can handle Evil, but I cannot handle Anticipation. — Gabbo De La Parra

The computing scientist's main challenge is not to get confused by the complexities of his own making. — Edsger Dijkstra

He'll is just one apostrophe away from Hell. Keep that in mind. — Gabbo De La Parra

Life gets in the way of Creativity, but it's up to us not to let it interfere more than necessary. — Gabbo De La Parra

If we are to become friends I must laugh the way I really do, LOL is not my thing. — Gabbo De La Parra

Faith is in your Heart; Religion is in your Head. — Gabbo De La Parra

If you can't be pretty, at least be nice. — Gabbo De La Parra

My teenage years were exactly what they were supposed to be. Everybody has their own path. It's laid out for you. It's just up to you to walk it. — Justin Timberlake

He also told me he'd just written the epitaph for his tomb: LO PEOR YA PASO. PEOR HUMILLACION QUE LA DE EXISTIR NO HAY.
THE WORST IS BEHIND. THERE IS NO HUMILIATION WORSE THAN EXISTENCE — Nicanor Parra

A true hunter always has trophies (even if they are secret). — Gabbo De La Parra

Hatred and Blessing cannot coexist in the same heart. — Gabbo De La Parra