Gwenda Bond Quotes

There are some things none of us can control, some consequences that must be faced.

It figured my family would get along better with Clark than they did me.

Something tells me you were never a Girl Scout.

Lesson: Never underestimate a woman. Or a chef.

I didn't like showing weakness, not to anybody.

I know you don't want to be me. But I'd hate for you to ever feel like you're in my shadow. You're not and you never will be. You are awesome, and there is some kind of amazing future waiting for you.

The thrill of working in this building, with its iconic globe on top, would never fade.

Performers are never more unpredictable than when they're full of adrenaline and failure.

Monsters,' she said., 'of course my brain has them.' As long as they stayed in there, everything would be all right. Wouldn't it?

The man was a bully. A bully who'd elevated himself to a high-level position, but a bully just the same. No amount of flattery would change how I saw him.

For the most part, I did trust my own judgement. But I was more than capable of screwing up. Just, sometimes, I forgot about that in my quest to move forward.

Oh no. Maybe I'd gotten too cocky. I was still relatively new to this friend business. Had I screwed up even asking? Should I have waited for her to offer up details?

Everything could end at any moment. The difference between life and death was one breath, one second, one act. And that meant that life was worth everything, every minute of every day.

I knew what I wanted to do. Sometimes you just had to be brave.

When it's our government involved, I think you'll find our rights are often to be determined.

Just what I needed: bizarre nightmares.

Someone else deciding what was too dangerous for me to be involved in or pursue had never stopped me yet.

You're eyes," she said, waving her hand next to her own. "I can tell when you aren't alone in there.

Please, I'm your friend -- inside that tough-girl shell is a really tough girl. But you're motivated by how much you care. Being part of Team Lois, it's an honor. There's nothing you wouldn't do for any of us.

My heart pounded annoyingly in my ears, and it was getting harder to stay focused. I'd almost gotten trapped in here, and now I'd come back. Sometimes I did have truly terrible ideas.

I was not born to wait.

I imagined it was far better to be optimistic, to proceed assuming wherever you could that you had cared enough, that you'd made a difference, that you would again. Dwelling on the worst was no way to live.

I hate it when people add "woman" to make an achievement seem smaller than it is. She was one of the best wire walkers ever. Period.

Courage doesn't mean never being afraid. We're all afraid sometimes. Bravery means doing the right thing anyway. That's true strength.

Fear didn't suit me.

He listens when I talk.

No. We are our families. Both of us. We are the baggage twins. That much, I get.

Fake it until you make it. Or, in this case, until I figured out whether the danger was real and who it was coming from.

Miranda tore through the woods like a chupacabra chased her.

I was many things, but I wasn't a quitter. I didn't give up, and I wasn't going to start.

My problem was that I had bad luck. And I spoke up when I saw something wrong. I did it because I could, without having to worry about the fallout lasting years. And yes, there was always fallout.

You throw caution to the wind, it may blow you away.

Having friends was weird . . . but in a good way.

I didn't mind walking into danger on my own. Not the concept of it, anyway.

Bullfrak," Miranda said. "It's for power. If you're pretending this is about something else, even to yourself, then frak you, you delusional murdering excuse for a nutty professor.

The trick to seeing things other people missed was to look for them.