Darren Shan: Quotes about life

Darren Shan is Irish writer of English-language fiction under pen name, real name Darren O'Shaughnessy. Explore interesting quotes on life.
Darren Shan: 92   quotes 4   likes

“Real life's nasty. It's cruel. It doesn't care about heroes and happy endings and the way things should be. In real life, bad things happen. People die. Fights are lost. Evil often wins.”

Darren Shan
Life , People , Way , Evil

“But in life we don't usually get to choose the time of our defining moments. We just have to stand and face them when they come, no matter what sort of a state we're in.”

Darren Shan book Sons of Destiny

Source: Sons of Destiny

Life , Time

“Life is a challenge" he once told me, "and only those who rise to the challenge truly know what it means to live.”

Darren Shan book Vampire Mountain

Source: Vampire Mountain

Life

“Underneath me, Sam Grest - who'd been my friend and saved my life - lay perfectly still and slipped further and further into the final sleep of an unfair and horrible death.”

Darren Shan book The Vampire's Assistant

Source: The Vampire's Assistant

Life , Death , Sleep

“I don't think anyone ever remembers what they were really like as kids. Adults think they do, but they don't. Photos and videos don't capture the real you, or bring back to life the person you used to be. You have to return to the past to do that.”

Darren Shan book Sons of Destiny

Source: Sons of Destiny

Life , Photo , Thinking , Past

“The thing about real life is, when you do something stupid, it normally costs you.”

Darren Shan book Cirque du Freak

Source: A Living Nightmare

Life , Stupidity