Once you duct-tape a Ziploc bag to a man's chest, there's no going back.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Once you take a desperate or extreme action, you cannot return to your previous state of normalcy.
- In plain terms
- Some actions change you permanently with no turning back.
- What can you take from it?
- Consider consequences before taking extreme measures.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is there no going back?
- What actions define us?
Another view
Some extreme actions can be reversed or mitigated.
More from Orson Scott Card
I wasn't crazy to love her was I? ...we're all crazy to love anybody. But it drives us even crazier if we don't
Permalink to quote #985 [He] had never been beaten up. He had, however, seen the Rodney king tape.
Permalink to quote #987 You're not as smart as you think you are You're not smart enough to judge
Permalink to quote #984
Related quotes
Alas! how easily things go wrong! A sigh too deep or a kiss too long, And then comes a mist and a weeping rain, And life is never the same again.
George MacDonaldGeorge MacDonald quote #2 What one refuses in a minute No eternity will return.
Friedrich von SchillerFriedrich von Schiller quote #9 Once you duct-tape a Ziploc bag to a man's chest, there's no going back. -Treasure Box
Orson Scott CardOrson Scott Card quote #1045