S41E8 – Writing Emotions: Happiness
I don’t believe there’s a power in the ‘verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month. – Firefly
Read MoreI don’t believe there’s a power in the ‘verse that can stop Kaylee from being cheerful. Sometimes you just wanna duct tape her mouth and dump her in the hold for a month. – Firefly
Read More“That was before I’d met him. Back when he was captain of the Black Pearl.”
“What? He failed to mention that.”
“He plays things closer to the vest now. And a hard-learned lesson it was. See, three days out on the venture, the first mate comes to him and says everything’s an equal share. That should mean the location of the treasure, too. So, Jack gives up the bearings. That night, there was a mutiny. They marooned Jack on an island and left him to die, but not before he’d gone mad with the heat.” – Pirates of the Caribbean
“You still blush too easily when confronted,” Jasnah noted.
“I’m sorry.”
“And apologize too easily as well.”
“I’m… uh, indignant?”
– The Stormlight Archive
I’m being extremely clever up here, and there’s no one to stand around looking impressed. What’s the point in having you all? – Doctor Who
Read MoreWestley: To the pain means the first thing you will lose will be your feet below the ankles. Then your hands at the wrists. Next your nose.
Prince Humperdinck: And then my tongue I suppose, I killed you too quickly the last time. A mistake I don’t mean to duplicate tonight.
Westley: I wasn’t finished. The next thing you will lose will be your left eye followed by your right.
Prince Humperdinck: And then my ears, I understand let’s get on with it.
Westley: WRONG. Your ears you keep and I’ll tell you why. So that every shriek of every child at seeing your hideousness will be yours to cherish. Every babe that weeps at your approach, every woman who cries out, “Dear God! What is that thing,” will echo in your perfect ears. That is what “to the pain means.” It means I leave you in anguish, wallowing in freakish misery forever. – The Princess Bride
Nobody knows what a boggart looks like when he is alone, but when I let him out, he will immediately become whatever each of us most fears. This means that we have a huge advantage over the boggart before we begin. – Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Read MorePeter did not feel very brave; indeed, he felt he was going to be sick. But that made no difference to what he had to do. – C.S. Lewis; The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe
Read MoreThe wealth of this world isn’t in the ground, it’s all around us. The Na’vi know that and they are fighting to defend it. If you want to share this world with them, you need to understand them. – Avatar
Read MoreQuestion any thinking person as to why he ‘never reads novels’, and you will usually find that, at bottom, it is because of the disgusting tripe that is written by the blurb-reviewers. – George Orwell
Read MoreThere’s a lot more to publishing a book than writing it and slapping a cover on it. – Vince Flynn
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