“What shapes us is not always our achievements but our omissions. Not lies; simply the truths we don’t tell.”
―
C.J. Tudor,
The Chalk Man
“There are some things in life you can alter–your weight, your appearance, even your name–but there are others that wishing and trying and working hard can never make any difference to. Those things are the ones that shape us. Not the things we can change, but the ones we can't.” ― C.J. tudor, The Chalk Man
“We think we want answers. But what we really want are the right answers. Human nature. We ask questions that we hope will give us the truth we want to hear. The problem is, you can’t choose your truths. Truth has a habit of simply being the truth. The only real choice you have is whether to believe it or not.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“Being an adult is only an illusion. When it comes down to it I’m not sure any of us ever really grow up.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“The thing you have to understand is that being a good person isn’t about singing hymns, or praying to some mystical, god. It isn’t about wearing a cross or going to church every Sunday. Being a good person is about how you treat others. A good person doesn’t need a religion, because they are content within themselves that they are doing the right thing.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you can certainly judge a person by their books.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Burning Girls
“You know what someone once told me? Secrets are like arseholes. We all have them. It’s just that some are dirtier than others.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“For who are we if not the sum of our experiences, the things that we gather and collect in life? Once you strip those away, we become just a mass of flesh, bone, and blood vessels.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“Belief should be a conscious choice, not something you’re brainwashed into when you’re too young to understand or question it. Faith isn’t something you pass down like an heirloom. It’s not tangible or absolute. Not even for a priest. It’s something you have to keep working at, like marriage or children.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Burning Girls
“People say hate and bitterness will destroy you. They’re wrong. It’s hope. Hope will devour you from the inside like a parasite. It will leave you hanging like bait above a shark. But hope won’t kill you. It’s not that kind.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Other People
“People say time is a great healer. They're wrong. Time is simply a great eraser. It rolls on and on regardless, eroding our memories, chipping away at those great big boulders of misery until there's nothing left but sharp little fragments, still painful but small enough to bear.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Hiding Place
“Principles are nice things. If you can afford them. I like to think I am a principled man, but then, most men do. The fact is, we all have a price, we all have buttons that can press to make us do things that are not entirely honorable. Principles do not pay the mortgage or clear our debts. A principled man is generally a man who has everything he wants or absolutely nothing to lose.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“He's dead.''Dead?'Funny how people always repeat that word, even though they know they've heard it correctly. A kind of denial by delay.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“Real friends are there no matter what. Real friends are people you love and hate in equal measure but who are as much a part of you as yourself.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“History itself is only ever a story, told by the ones who survive it.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“None of it was true but rumors are like germs. They spread and multiply almost in a breath and before you know it, everyone is contaminated.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“We think we want answers. But what we really want are the right answers. Human nature. We ask questions that we hope will give us the truth we want to hear. The problem is, you can't choose your truths. Truth has a habit of simply being the truth. The only real choice you have is whether to believe it or not.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“Thin, I think, that fabric between realities. Maybe minds aren't lost. Maybe they just slip through and find a different place to wander.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“The past isn't real. It's just a story we tell ourselves, and sometimes we lie.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Hiding Place
“There are some things in life you can alter–your weight, your appearance, even your name–but there are others that wishing and trying and working hard can never make any difference to. Those things are the ones that shape us. Not the things we can change, but the ones we can't.” ― C.J. tudor, The Chalk Man
“We think we want answers. But what we really want are the right answers. Human nature. We ask questions that we hope will give us the truth we want to hear. The problem is, you can’t choose your truths. Truth has a habit of simply being the truth. The only real choice you have is whether to believe it or not.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“Being an adult is only an illusion. When it comes down to it I’m not sure any of us ever really grow up.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“The thing you have to understand is that being a good person isn’t about singing hymns, or praying to some mystical, god. It isn’t about wearing a cross or going to church every Sunday. Being a good person is about how you treat others. A good person doesn’t need a religion, because they are content within themselves that they are doing the right thing.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“You may not be able to judge a book by its cover, but you can certainly judge a person by their books.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Burning Girls
“You know what someone once told me? Secrets are like arseholes. We all have them. It’s just that some are dirtier than others.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“For who are we if not the sum of our experiences, the things that we gather and collect in life? Once you strip those away, we become just a mass of flesh, bone, and blood vessels.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“Belief should be a conscious choice, not something you’re brainwashed into when you’re too young to understand or question it. Faith isn’t something you pass down like an heirloom. It’s not tangible or absolute. Not even for a priest. It’s something you have to keep working at, like marriage or children.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Burning Girls
“People say hate and bitterness will destroy you. They’re wrong. It’s hope. Hope will devour you from the inside like a parasite. It will leave you hanging like bait above a shark. But hope won’t kill you. It’s not that kind.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Other People
“People say time is a great healer. They're wrong. Time is simply a great eraser. It rolls on and on regardless, eroding our memories, chipping away at those great big boulders of misery until there's nothing left but sharp little fragments, still painful but small enough to bear.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Hiding Place
“Principles are nice things. If you can afford them. I like to think I am a principled man, but then, most men do. The fact is, we all have a price, we all have buttons that can press to make us do things that are not entirely honorable. Principles do not pay the mortgage or clear our debts. A principled man is generally a man who has everything he wants or absolutely nothing to lose.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“He's dead.''Dead?'Funny how people always repeat that word, even though they know they've heard it correctly. A kind of denial by delay.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“Real friends are there no matter what. Real friends are people you love and hate in equal measure but who are as much a part of you as yourself.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“History itself is only ever a story, told by the ones who survive it.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“None of it was true but rumors are like germs. They spread and multiply almost in a breath and before you know it, everyone is contaminated.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“We think we want answers. But what we really want are the right answers. Human nature. We ask questions that we hope will give us the truth we want to hear. The problem is, you can't choose your truths. Truth has a habit of simply being the truth. The only real choice you have is whether to believe it or not.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“Thin, I think, that fabric between realities. Maybe minds aren't lost. Maybe they just slip through and find a different place to wander.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Chalk Man
“The past isn't real. It's just a story we tell ourselves, and sometimes we lie.” ― C.J. Tudor, The Hiding Place
