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! 😤

> Let me not die without fame, without a fight,

> But let me do some great deed to be heard by those to come.

-- Hektor, ("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.

-- Stephanie Blythe

other snippings

cool names for things and such! enjoy!

> my jackrabbit heart

-- clipped from "Savaged by Systemd: an Erotic Unix Encounter", Michael Warren Lucas