I hope no one who reads this book has been quite as miserable as Susan and Lucy were that night; but if you have been–if you’ve been up all night and cried till you have no more tears left in you–you will know that there comes in the end a sort of quietness. You feel as if nothing is ever going to happen again.
-The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis.
But memories led to more memories, and after a time he understand that together the notes formed the music of his life. Some tones rang clear and strong; others were sweetly delicate as whispered grace notes-and many were raucous, painfully out of tune. But they were all him, and all his, played to the drumbeat of his own heart.
-Exiles: Ruins of Ambrai
To give in silence; to create music with eyes and heart…This was the essence of a true bard. No matter how magnificent Collan Rosvenir’s musicianship, he would never become a true bard until he learned such giving.
-Exiles: Ruins of Ambrai
“The heavier the burden, the more honorably it must be borne.” –The Ghatti’s Tale: Finders-Seekers, Gayle Greeno
“Heaven was all very fine but you had to die to get there. Harry wasn’t afraid to die but she wouldn’t refuse to live either.” –Wish You Where Here, Rita Mae Brown & Sneaky Pie Brown
“You can read the book, you can wear the t-shirt, and you can put up all the posters you want. But until you understand all the history behind it, you trivialize the struggle.” –Vivian, Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
“Do this and people will call you a geek. Personally, I’m okay with that.” –Alton Brown
“When you can’t run anymore, you crawl… and when you can’t do that–” Zoe: “You find someone… to carry you.” –”The Message,” Firefly
“I survived. I do not know if that is the same as not dying.” –The Innkeeper’s Song, Peter S. Beagle
“If I knew the future, would I have the courage to live it?” –Dragon Star Trilogy, Melanie Rawn
“To resist the influence of others, knowledge of oneself is most important.” –Teal’c, Stargate SG-1
“Do you ever give up?” “Not until I’m dead. And sometimes not then.” –Daniel Jackson, Stargate SG-1
“Well, I get lucky sometimes and things just work out. I blame God. He seems to like me and I can’t imagine why.” –David
“The gods use who they will. And they never ask for volunteers.” –Diplomacy of Wolves, Holly Lisle
“The only guy I have to be better than is the guy I am right now.” –Col. Potter, M*A*S*H
“Let nothing trouble you, let nothing make you afraid. All things pass away. God never changes. Patience obtains everything. God alone is enough.” –St. Teresa of Avila
“It is the solider, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protester to burn the flag.” –”Veteran’s Day,” Father Denis Edward
“All men age and wither and creep at last into their dark graves, and from thence into the flames of Hell or cold oblivion, as their theology dicates. But to only a few do the gods give a task, a burden, a road to greatness that can, if they take it, raise them above the thick clouds of complacency that blind most eyes and plug most ears. To only a few men do the gods give true pain, which removes the bloated cushion of softness and brings sharp awareness of the preciousness of life; which raises up heroes and strips cowards naked before the world. You…will do great things. You will see, you will feel, you will breathe and touch and revel in each moment you are given. And you will sufferr great pain. And someday, whether soon or late, you will die. But all men die…few ever live.” –Diplomacy of Wolves, Holly Lisle
And Because I Like Cats…
“I man could be crossed with the cat, it would improve the man, but deteriorate the cat.” -Mark Twain
“A cat is there when you call her–if she doesn’t have something better to do.” -Bill Adler
“There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: music and cats.” -Albert Schweitzer
“If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow, but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much.” -Mark Twain
“If you want to know the character of a person, find out what their cat thinks of them.” -Anonymous
“You can keep a dog but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals.” -George Mikes
“I put my book down, The Meaning of Zen, and see the cat smiling into her fur as she delicately combs it with her rough pink tongue. Cat, I would lend you this book to study but it appears you have already read it. She looks up and gives me her full gaze. Don’t be ridiculous, she purrs, I wrote it.” -from “Miao” by Dilys Laing
“I have studied man philosophers and many cats. The wisdom of cats is infinitely superior.” -Hippolyte Taine
“Thousands of years ago, cats were worshiped as gods. Cats have never forgotten this.” -Anonymous
Also, check out the original shows, like The Kingery, and Once Upon a Time in Vegas!