Top 60 Robert J. Crane Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “You stand at the edge of the rest of your life. The decisions you make now affect everything from here on. Gone are the times when simple and inconsequential matters governed your life. It is now the time for you to choose who you want to be, what you want to stand for, and what you want your life to reflect.”

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2. “We grow in times of trial, in storm and rain. I do not think anyone loves the storms of life.”

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3. “The mark of a man is his willingness to do things that he must do but doesn’t wish to.”

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4. “Waiting is interminable, acting is preferable, but patience is all there is at this point.”

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5. “Fear can tame any beast it takes hold of.”

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6. “This is right, they say, damn the cost! Because they are not the ones paying it, or they simply do not see it.”

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7. “You cannot control bad things that happen to you any more than you can control the weather. It’s less about the things that happen and more about how you react to them.”

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8. “Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, and I’ll put a whole magazine of bullets in your skull.”

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9. “It only gets worse as you age, you know. The older you are, the more you see what you have to lose, and the more you fear what that loss might mean.”

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10. “To sneer at others for not believing the same as you is the height of arrogance and elitism, the top failings of any leader who governs at the grace of the people.”

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11. “The past is a shadow, and no matter how much you chase it, you’ll never catch it.”

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12. “The blood pounded in his ears as he rode his horse into the wind.”

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13. “All men want money and power,” Old Man Winter said. “The only difference is scale of ambition and the means they are willing to use to acquire them.”

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14. “We go through life in our little boxes until we find ourselves in the last one, buried in the ground.”

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15. “You are faster than your fears. You need not outrun them when you can outfight them, conquer them, make them yours.”

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16. “I have no words to make your grief go away. I would not deny you that pain, as it may define you and make you stronger.”

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17. “I did not choose death!” Vaste shouted under the red sky. “If there’s a choice, I choose pie –.”

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18. “We all act a little weird sometimes.”

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19. “I sensed them creeping around in the living room as my body shot to instant wakefulness. It probably sounds weird, but I could hear them breathing.”

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20. “But I really wanted you to know that, anyway, that it’s not about race. I’m not a racist.” He smiled a broad, almost apologetic smile. “Really. I’m totally down with the struggle.”

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21. “However you might feel, you are walking your own path through the darkness. Do not despair when all the light leaves you, and remember your past – it will see you through the trials ahead.”

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22. “To be on a journey of the spirit and follow the path of any god requires either a rigidly inflexible adherence to dogma or a tremendous sense of humor; rarely are both to be found in the same person.”

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23. “They sweep us to and fro – off the course we had planned for ourselves.”

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24. “Human emotions are like the most fearsome lions when aroused, and yet as easily torn through as a paper tiger at times. Ignore them at your peril.”

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25. “To ‘do right’ without any restriction is the slow path to tyranny.”

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26. “Hasty action is the domain of the fool; especially in the area of vengeance.”

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27. “I have long said that things past are best left there. They are done, why give them new life by speaking of them?”

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28. “The best equipment that money can’t buy and all the gold I need for what it can.” Cyrus.”

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29. “Lost his mind, he has, Wolfe said. “Keen observation, Yoda,” I said.”

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30. “Training’s a way of life for the prepared, for people who are always looking for the edge in a fight. And you never know when that fight will come.”

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31. “No matter how much you think and dwell and wonder, no other outcome will make itself known but what has happened.”

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32. “Is there really any good I can do when everything I do seems to come out wrong?”

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33. “We want to know – ” she focused on me – “what you’re capable of, and frankly, we’d like you to join us.”

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34. “If you seek to have the minutes pass faster, then what you seek is death, unintending as you may be. Minutes are all we have.” They were.”

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35. “I do what I have to for money so I can do what I want to in my off hours. It’s called working for a living.”

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36. “A mob is the tyranny of the many, unrestrained by law or decency.”

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37. “There are only three ways to best fear. The first is to care nothing for anything, including your own life. The second is to confront it and thus build courage by facing your demons. The final is to believe so deeply in some cause that you are willing to walk through any fire, no matter how scorching, because of that belief.”

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38. “We’re three of a kind – you, me and her.” Her hand found its way to her chest. “But where are my manners? I’m your aunt, Charlene – but you can call me Charlie.” Her smile was ten thousand watts, bright and vibrant. “I’m here to help you.”

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39. “Life’s dangerous,” Momma replied sharply. “Nobody gets out alive, last I checked.”

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40. “Most people are trapped in their towns, or their jobs, or their way of life. We go through life in our little boxes until we find ourselves in the last one, buried in the ground.”

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41. “Sometimes you feel like you’re in control and in charge of your life and everything is grand. Other times you feel powerless and insignificant.”

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42. “A man could have everything he wanted and be truly happy, but if you take away only the smallest thing, he becomes angry, resentful, and his happiness rots like a deshfruit left in the midday sun.”

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43. “I took two steps back and fell down, breathing a sigh of relief. Everything still hurt, but at least that idiot was contained where he couldn’t do any harm –.”

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44. “There’s nothing wrong with wanting, so long as you work for it and don’t put your desires before everything else – including other people.”

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45. “You say you will follow me into death yet fear to tread in the rain. What am I to think of your level of conviction?”

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46. “They had us surrounded, and they were about to kill us when M-Squad showed up and saved our bacon, our sausage, and every other fine pork product we possess.”

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47. “Andren was an elf by nature and a healer by trade, a spell caster with the ability to bind wounds through magical means.”

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48. “The elf to her right was also a woman but wore the markings of a druid, a spell caster with the ability to control the power of nature itself. She had flaming red hair, almost the color of the lava and a bright smile that greeted Cyrus as he made eye contact with her.”

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49. “I’ve lived my entire life without the approval of any of these people. I suspect I can live the rest of it the same.”

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50. “A plant cannot grow without rain – and rain does not come but through a storm – the mildest shower to the most tempestuous thunderstorm. And so it is with us. We grow in times of trial, in storm and rain. I do not think anyone loves the storms of life.” The paladin’s face grew serious. “They sweep us to and fro – off the course we had planned for ourselves.”

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