Shadow of the Tower "Everyone on the earth is engaged in a struggle for power, even if it's only the power to remain alive..."
"What more unanswerable question is there than death?"
"I am the goat in the desert, upon whom the guilt must fall."
"Sometimes, you know, I find myself observing my own life like a spectator. People, events, places, pass before my eyes and I observe them with the greatest interest, but they do not touch my heart..."
Random (lit): And yet, in spite of all these fears, things nonetheless went badly wrong.
It's a good idea to have your books with you in a strange place.
If love can build a bridge, can affection put up a shelf?
Doctor Who (audio edition again) "Why aren't we running very fast in the opposite direction?"
"You can't hide in dreams. Everybody wakes up in the end."
"She may not have known it was impossible when she did it!"
"You can find out a lot by being annoying."
"I can't even lose a key without it turning into an epic adventure."
"I find that cake is an excellent solution to many of life's problems."
"Nasty thoughts are like buses. You don't get one for ages, and then a whole army arrive at once."
"You can drop the pretence. We're all enemies here."
Misc: "Sorry. Had a bit of a composure shortfall."
They never fail who die in a good cause.
Reality is very disappointing.
Technically, that's only one drawback, but it was such a big one I thought I'd mention it twice.
"Attempting to murder you was just a silly way of trying to draw attention to myself."
"I never could resist anything that belonged to someone else."
Tough Guide Ambushes will be of four kinds, and you will have them all.
Dragons can, if they want, eat people.
Whatever is Foreseen is going to happen anyway.
Good means everyone and everything on your side.
Government. Most average folk seem to get on perfectly well without it.
Until you have saved the world with one leg or your soul missing, you do not know what hardship is.
History is generally patchy and unreliable.
Dark Lady. There is never one of these. See Dark Lord instead.
Dracula We learn from failure, not from success.
I am all in a sea of wonders.
Though sympathy alone can't alter the facts it can help to make them more bearable.
Perhaps, at the end, the little things may teach us most.
Midnight is a Place Midnight is no moment, midnight is a place.
Light can be found in even the darkest of places.
"So, you have not been dead all these years?"
"When people are gone, you cling to a place."
"What good did it do, that everybody loved him?"
A dozen words could travel so far, like a tidal wave, or an earthquake.
The only answer is to behave in a rational manner.
New Tricks "When whatever it is comes crawling out of them woods bent on world domination, then you'll all be sorry!"
"If you find a map with an 'x' on it you are intrinsically bound to follow it, go there, and start digging."
"I like catching villains. It makes me feel good."
"Intuition is when you get it right. Guesswork is when you get it wrong."
"I got this the hard way - I married someone!"
Blake's 7 "I had hoped for a more inspiring epitaph."
"Sometimes one's friends can be more of a liability than one's enemies."
"Have you ever met an honest man?"
"law-makers, law-breakers, let us fight them all, why not?"
"I'm just sentimental about money."
"It's a story that doesn't have an end yet."
"Heroic rescues can be embarrassing if you're not actually in danger."
"Modesty would be dishonesty."
"There's no one as free as a dead man."
"Hope is very dangerous."
"Power usually makes its own rules."
"I must remember to say thank you before I kill him."
"It wasn't a victory. It was only the end of the war."
"Where are all the good guys?"
"Other people's property just comes naturally to me."
"I hate personal violence - especially when I'm the person."
"If that's winning, I'll take losing every time."
Press Gang "He doesn't understand anything that can't be expressed as money."
"No matter how badly your team is doing, you are not under any circumstances to change sides."
"If I get killed doing this, you're going to feel really guilty."
"You and me, we're held together by a force strong than true love. We both want the last word."
"Up a creek. Running out of paddles."
"I try not to lose good people."
"Out of everyone you don't like, at least I'm your favourite."
"I can be two normal people if you can."
"I don't want logic. I want a half-brick."
"I'm so nice cuddly toys just sneer at me."
"I've always wondered what planet you were on."
"I'm sorry if my problems are not providing enough entertainment for you."
"You are a lady of unexpected depths... to which you regularly sink."
"Philosophy, destiny, the meaning of life - I hate those."
"I promise you one thing: there will be no traditional ending."
"This is life. No guaranteed happy endings."
"Didn't anyone ever tell you money is a dirty word?"
"If you weren't such a perfect friend, I could like you better."
"Haven't you got any other problems? I don't like that one."
"I like to know I'm the smartest one in the conversation."
"It's amazing how you're still a jerk, even under pressure."
"Can you explain to me how I have just argued myself into doing exactly what you wanted me to do in the first place?"
Shakespeare I will weary you then no longer with idle talking.
Boldness be my friend! Arm me, audacity!
Company, villainous company hath been the spoil of me.
Uneasy lies the head...
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!
I will be the pattern of all patience. I will say nothing.
Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win.
(I think that's it from my random old quotes, you'll probably be relieved to hear!)
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"Everyone on the earth is engaged in a struggle for power, even if it's only the power to remain alive..."
"What more unanswerable question is there than death?"
"I am the goat in the desert, upon whom the guilt must fall."
"Sometimes, you know, I find myself observing my own life like a spectator. People, events, places, pass before my eyes and I observe them with the greatest interest, but they do not touch my heart..."
Random (lit):
And yet, in spite of all these fears, things nonetheless went badly wrong.
It's a good idea to have your books with you in a strange place.
If love can build a bridge, can affection put up a shelf?
Doctor Who (audio edition again)
"Why aren't we running very fast in the opposite direction?"
"You can't hide in dreams. Everybody wakes up in the end."
"She may not have known it was impossible when she did it!"
"You can find out a lot by being annoying."
"I can't even lose a key without it turning into an epic adventure."
"I find that cake is an excellent solution to many of life's problems."
"Nasty thoughts are like buses. You don't get one for ages, and then a whole army arrive at once."
"You can drop the pretence. We're all enemies here."
Misc:
"Sorry. Had a bit of a composure shortfall."
They never fail who die in a good cause.
Reality is very disappointing.
Technically, that's only one drawback, but it was such a big one I thought I'd mention it twice.
"Attempting to murder you was just a silly way of trying to draw attention to myself."
"I never could resist anything that belonged to someone else."
Tough Guide
Ambushes will be of four kinds, and you will have them all.
Dragons can, if they want, eat people.
Whatever is Foreseen is going to happen anyway.
Good means everyone and everything on your side.
Government. Most average folk seem to get on perfectly well without it.
Until you have saved the world with one leg or your soul missing, you do not know what hardship is.
History is generally patchy and unreliable.
Dark Lady. There is never one of these. See Dark Lord instead.
Dracula
We learn from failure, not from success.
I am all in a sea of wonders.
Though sympathy alone can't alter the facts it can help to make them more bearable.
Perhaps, at the end, the little things may teach us most.
Midnight is a Place
Midnight is no moment, midnight is a place.
Light can be found in even the darkest of places.
"So, you have not been dead all these years?"
"When people are gone, you cling to a place."
"What good did it do, that everybody loved him?"
A dozen words could travel so far, like a tidal wave, or an earthquake.
The only answer is to behave in a rational manner.
New Tricks
"When whatever it is comes crawling out of them woods bent on world domination, then you'll all be sorry!"
"If you find a map with an 'x' on it you are intrinsically bound to follow it, go there, and start digging."
"I like catching villains. It makes me feel good."
"Intuition is when you get it right. Guesswork is when you get it wrong."
"I got this the hard way - I married someone!"
Blake's 7
"I had hoped for a more inspiring epitaph."
"Sometimes one's friends can be more of a liability than one's enemies."
"Have you ever met an honest man?"
"law-makers, law-breakers, let us fight them all, why not?"
"I'm just sentimental about money."
"It's a story that doesn't have an end yet."
"Heroic rescues can be embarrassing if you're not actually in danger."
"Modesty would be dishonesty."
"There's no one as free as a dead man."
"Hope is very dangerous."
"Power usually makes its own rules."
"I must remember to say thank you before I kill him."
"It wasn't a victory. It was only the end of the war."
"Where are all the good guys?"
"Other people's property just comes naturally to me."
"I hate personal violence - especially when I'm the person."
"If that's winning, I'll take losing every time."
Press Gang
"He doesn't understand anything that can't be expressed as money."
"No matter how badly your team is doing, you are not under any circumstances to change sides."
"If I get killed doing this, you're going to feel really guilty."
"You and me, we're held together by a force strong than true love. We both want the last word."
"Up a creek. Running out of paddles."
"I try not to lose good people."
"Out of everyone you don't like, at least I'm your favourite."
"I can be two normal people if you can."
"I don't want logic. I want a half-brick."
"I'm so nice cuddly toys just sneer at me."
"I've always wondered what planet you were on."
"I'm sorry if my problems are not providing enough entertainment for you."
"You are a lady of unexpected depths... to which you regularly sink."
"Philosophy, destiny, the meaning of life - I hate those."
"I promise you one thing: there will be no traditional ending."
"This is life. No guaranteed happy endings."
"Didn't anyone ever tell you money is a dirty word?"
"If you weren't such a perfect friend, I could like you better."
"Haven't you got any other problems? I don't like that one."
"I like to know I'm the smartest one in the conversation."
"It's amazing how you're still a jerk, even under pressure."
"Can you explain to me how I have just argued myself into doing exactly what you wanted me to do in the first place?"
Shakespeare
I will weary you then no longer with idle talking.
Boldness be my friend! Arm me, audacity!
Company, villainous company hath been the spoil of me.
Uneasy lies the head...
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more!
I will be the pattern of all patience. I will say nothing.
Our doubts are traitors and make us lose the good we oft might win.
(I think that's it from my random old quotes, you'll probably be relieved to hear!)