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Archive for February, 2018

“If I try / To make you believe / That

“If I try / To make you believe / That all is good / And will be / That would be a lie…” – Leonard Nimoy #qotd

“The mule is as much smarter than a hors

“The mule is as much smarter than a horse as a raven is smarter than a falcon. Neither a raven nor a mule will go charging into combat just because some human tells him to.” – Randall Garrett #qotd

“Thank you, Mr. O’Neill, for your tire

“Thank you, Mr. O’Neill, for your tireless dedication to reminding the students how out of touch we are. Now, we’re going to discuss the history of guerilla warfare.” – Peggy Nicoll #qotd #Daria

“If you are ever offered your choice be

“If you are ever offered your choice between being an occultist and a blacksmith, choose the lighter job and enter the forge rather than the Lodge.” – Dion Fortune #qotd

“Anybody who is born in Santa Rosa must

“Anybody who is born in Santa Rosa must turn out to be either an artist or a poet, for the spirit of the hills gets into your blood out there.” – Robert Ripley #qotd

“Well, when we first met the cave dwell

“Well, when we first met the cave dwellers, they immediately bowed down to us. Thought we were gods.” – – “Well, that’s a fairly common phenomenon. I mean…uh…it happens.” – Robert C. Cooper #qotd #SG-1

“…the most unexpected things could tu

“…the most unexpected things could turn out to be relevant.” – Mercedes Lackey #qotd

“Bind me to your will, bind me with the

“Bind me to your will, bind me with these threads of sorrow, and gather me out of the afternoon where I have torn my soul on twenty monstrous altars, offering all things but myself.” – Leonard Cohen #qotd

“Gun crime, Mr. Speaker, has increased

“Gun crime, Mr. Speaker, has increased by twenty percent in the last year.” – Jeremy Corbyn, leader of the Opposition in the UK House of Commons, PMQ 7 Feb 2018 #qotd

“The Fashion Club put me in charge of f

“The Fashion Club put me in charge of figuring out a style to prevent helmet hair. I didn’t know they were going to do it! I can’t take all this pressure!” – Peggy Nicoll #qotd #Daria