Garth Stein Quotes

I do sometimes strongly hope that in a past life, my most recent life before this, I was absolutely horrible, evil, hideous. Because otherwise - well, hell, to even things up next time around, I'm going to have to pay for this one, am I not?

I believe in letting karma do its thing. What comes around goes around.

I'm a great believer in karma, and the vengeance that it serves up to those who are deliberately mean is generally enough for me.

I believe in karma; what you do will come back.

I think of how and where all the horrible people I've come across in my life ended up, and I smile.

You can't trick The Universe - it's like Santa Claus that way.

So I think what you see in this show is it's really not a just world at all, but you get what you give. So in terms of world view, I would say that's where the differences lie.

I'm a believer in karma, and I'm also a believer that things happen for a reason.

In this world, there really is a law of cause and effect: You reap what you sow. Then energy you put out really does come back to you.

Retribution is tricky. . . . The insult isn't usually worth the risk of punishment. And eventually one learns that karma has a surprising way of taking care of these situations. All you have to do is sit back and watch.

I did some things to some people that was downright evil. Is it karma coming back to me - so much drama.

Is Fate getting what you deserve, or deserving what you get?

Just for once I'd like to see all these things sort of straightened out, with each person getting exactly what he deserves. It might give me some confidence in this universe.

Even the wicked get worse than they deserve.

You and I have been physically given two hands and two legs and half-decent brains. Some people have not been born like that for a reason. The karma is working from another lifetime. I have nothing to hide about that. It is not only people with disabilities. What you sow, you have to reap.

there is a law of retribution in all things, direct or indirect, visible or invisible.

I've seen 'karma' slap people in the face. You have to be good to people. It really does come around.

I'm not a philosopher, Harry," [Michael] said. "But here's something for you to think about, at least. What goes around comes around. And sometimes you get what's coming around." He paused for a moment, frowning faintly, pursing his lips. "And sometimes you are what's coming around.

The Fates are just: they give us but our own; Nemesis ripens what our hands have sown.

Somewhere down the line everyone must pay for their misdeeds.

Crimes, like virtues, are their own rewards.

The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.

I'm not one to take revenge. If someone does something wrong to me I leave it in the hands of the universe to take care of that person.

There's no such thing as a free lunch, at least on the karmic level.