Mentor Sentences, Vol. 2
(Sentences for mentor figures giving advice to their mentee. Adjust phrasing where needed)
"Your anger rules you. You must learn to master your emotions."
"Have I taught you to make assumptions?"
"When you go to war with someone, you want them emotional. You want them angry. The more they feel, the less they think."
"Killing someone is a terrible thing, and you can never take it back. Don't ever feel bad about not killing someone."
"If you can't be popular, be scary."
"Sometimes, the only way to work out why a trap has been set is to walk into it."
"The good thing about people thinking you're dumb is they tend to give you the benefit of the doubt."
"You can't see the line until you've passed it, but once you're over it, you can't go back without fear of getting caught. Next thing you know, you can't see the line even if you wanted to."
"We've all got lines we've got to cross."
"Never listen to what people say. Just watch what they do."
"I see myself in you."
"Do yourself a favour and stop thinking of that gun as a problem solver."
"Killing him would be more trouble than it's worth."
"There is no right or wrong. Not when you trust your instincts."
"You need to keep your head down. Keep your nose clean, and then maybe - just maybe - there's a way back in."
"Properly applied, anything can be a weapon - even kindness."
"The grapevine says a lot of things, but that's mostly the wine talking."
"There are certain things you have to impress upon people to what you're willing to do. Do you like it? No. Do you enjoy it? No. Do you have to look like you do? Yes."
"Announcing your plans is a good way to hear God laugh."
"When you say no, it must be the death of the question. If there's even a hint of maybe, the questions won't stop until they find something they can't say no to."
"That may be what he said, but it's not necessarily what he thinks."
"The whole world's a test. Don't ever let it trick you into thinking differently."
"Never hate your enemies. It affects your judgement."
"You're a good man, but sometimes good men have to do real bad things."
"Stop looking in the wrong corner for an answer to this."
"Don't do that. Don't have doubts."
"Remember how we talked about picking your battles?"
"You have to know how to read a person. How they move, talk, dress. People are desperate to tell you who they are. Desperate to be seen."
"You might not be able to control what happens, but you can control what people think about it."
"It's not hard to die. It's the easiest thing in the world. We're all inches away from it."
"Never let anyone know what you're thinking."
"Sometimes, you can beat the odds with a careful choice of where to fight."
