"The heart is an artist that paints over what profoundly disturbs us, leaving on the canvas a less dark, less sharp version of the truth."
- Dean Koontz
“Words are the only bullets in Truth’s bandolier. And Poets are the Snipers.”
– Dan Simmons, Hyperion
"The greatest strength is gentleness."
- Iroquois Proverb
“And above it all the butterfly affect. The sure knowledge that the entire life of a human being is like a single day in that human's life: unplannable, unpredictable, governed by the hidden tides of chaotic factors and buffered by butterfly wings...”
- Dan Simmons, The Hollow Man
"Every expression of closeness has potential bite. Every smile reveals the teeth."
- Dean Koontz
"Better to light a candle than curse the darkness."
- Chinese Proverb
“The past is dead and buried. But I know now that buried things have a way of rising to the surface when one least expects them to.”
- Dan Simmons, Prayers to Broken Stones
"After I’m dead I’d rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one."
- Cato the Elder (234-149 BC)
"Well hey, these things just snap right off!"
- Gary Larson
“In the beginning was the Word. Then came the fucking word processor. Then came the thought processor. Then came the death of literature. And so it goes.”
- Dan Simmons, Hyperion
"There's nothing to writing, really...all you do is sit down at the typewriter and bleed."
- Ernest Hemingway
“It occurs to me that our survival may depend upon our talking to one another.”
- Dan Simmons, Hyperion
"Insanity is hereditary; you get it from your children."
- Sam Levenson
"Falsehood is cowardice, the truth courage."
- Hosea Ballou
"Sweater: n;
A garment worn by a child when its mother is chilly."
- Ambrose Pierce
"Stupidity has a price, and it always get's paid."
- Dan Simmons, (The Fall of Hyperion)
A brilliantly threatening undertone to the whole piece
Great structure to boot
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You’re too kind, Shadow
Xx
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oops cut off answer I think. 12 gauge loaded with rock salt convinced me never to face(or be within range) of a woman with a weapon, loaded or not…….. Big hugs, my Friend. xoxoxoxoxox
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Reblogged this on georgeforfun and commented:
Yep, woman with gun in hand=Exit quickly and don’t look back. “Borrowing”watermelons helped train me to be quick and never run in a istraight line. I only needed one dose of rock salt from 12Gauge to g…….. 👀 ♥ * ͜ * ♥ 👀
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Hi ya my friend. Sending smiles 😂😂😂
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Hullo, Simon the Sweet.
Ty for your smiles, I have none to give you in return, but you’ve grown used to my sneers, instead, right?
Hugs Xx
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I’m used to you, you’re a special person to me, I luv ya to bits as you are. Carry on and sneer I’ll keep send love, hugs and kisses over. Be well my friend
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You know you’re my favorite bloke ever, right? ♡♡♡
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I do now. You made me smile… Careful you don’t make it habit lol
It’s a good thing though cos you’re stuck with me xoxo
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