the birb's favorite quotes
some collect postage stamps, some collect phone cards, I like to collect quotes~
the collection is a bit small, since I lost all my old ones at some point, but I'll rebuild it in no time! 😤
The Quotes Themselves
Let me not die without fame, without a fight, But let me do some great deed to be heard by those to come.
-- Hector ("The Iliad", Homer)
...whatever you tell yourself, you are not happy as you are. Content, maybe, but that is not the same thing.
-- ??? ("Blood in the Water", Megan Derr)
The idiot seemed to forget that he deserved to be looked after and protected and cared for just as much as everyone else.
-- ??? ("The Only Option", Megan Derr)
Chociaż kiedyś Cornel opowiadał mi taką historię o chłopaku, któremu przytrafiały się różne, szalone przygody. Okazało się, że leżał w śpiączce i to wszystko mu się śniło. Opowieść miała szczęśliwe zakończenie, bo w końcu się obudził, ale zawsze budziło to we mnie wątpliwości. No bo przecież w swoich snach przeżył tak dużo. Wiódł cudowne, bohaterskie życie i miał wielu przyjaciół. Na jego miejscu, chyba nie byłbym zadowolony z powrotu do rzeczywistości.
-- ??? ("Krąg", Silencio)
"Kill me," he rasped at Clear Sky. "Kill me and live with the memory. Then tell the stars that you won."
-- Gray Wing ("Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #3: The First Battle", Erin Hunter)
So is it agreed? We will live in peace, but we train for battle -- battle we hope we never see.
-- Gray Wing ("Warriors: Dawn of the Clans #4: The Blazing Star", Erin Hunter)
I agree with everyone who says that José is twisted. He is twisted, absolutely, and the final scene is ridiculous. But you can see a man who is desperate to keep what has re-identified him. If he lets her go, then he’s saying, “I gave up everything for nothing.”… It’s a function of literature. It would not be in our literary canon if it wasn’t born somewhere in the psyche. I don’t want to make excuses for the character, but I do get where the impulse comes from. It would be great if he could say, “Well, you know, obviously you don’t want me.” But he re-identified. And in that respect, he can’t let go because if he does, his life has no meaning.… It’s a very interesting dichotomy and a brilliant opera. It’s just overdone.
You get so caught up on what could go wrong that you miss your chance to do anything, which is just as bad.
-- Pride Leader Merin ("Reevesbane: Gryphon Insurrection Book 4", K. Vale Nagle)
"I don't question your math, opinicus." Iony said, "I question your ethics."
-- Iony ("Reevesbane: Gryphon Insurrection Book 4", K. Vale Nagle)
Other Snippings
cool names for things and such! enjoy!
my jackrabbit heart
-- clipped from "Savaged by Systemd: an Erotic Unix Encounter", Michael Warren Lucas