I lacked the moral certitude of these heroes, but in my own way, I defied affirmative action racism," he said.
With death-defying action, an impossible mission, a band of six crazy teenagers each with their own motivations to succeed, lots of stealing and secrets and shooting, and you get Six Of Crows, set in the already familiar world of the Grisha from Shadow and Bone.
Still, all this gravity-defying action must come to an end at some point, right?
Early reviews indicate that the new sequel will offer more of the high-octane, logic-defying action for which the series is known.
He put the principles in which he believed at the center of his actions, defying criticism inside and outside his church.
On Thursday, the European Central Bank left interest rates unchanged, defying calls for bolder action.
In British politics, Mr. Cook's action -- defying his party at a time of national crisis -- was seen as a rare display of principle at personal and political cost.
But after facing criticism, he took care not to frame his action as defying the government: "There are parts of the country where the government forces cannot operate, and in such areas the locals should step forward, take arms and defend the country".
To say that a person, or an action, is evil is just to say that that person, or action, defies explanation or is incomprehensible (see Clendinnen 1999, 81; see also, Pocock 1985).
A new generation of pro-democracy politicians thumbed its nose at China's authoritarian leaders, with a succession of lawmakers openly defying Beijing during an action-packed swearing-in ceremony for Hong Kong's parliament.
Their objection to protest and direct action defies generations of radical zeal.
