Drama
Quotes - All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed
“I
can't go on, I'll go on.”
―
Samuel Beckett, I Can't Go On, I'll Go On: A Samuel Beckett Reader
“While
an elderly man in his mid-eighties looks curiously at a porno site, his
grandson asks him from afar, “‘What are you reading, grandpa?’” “‘It’s history,
my boy.’” “The grandson comes nearer and exclaims, “‘But this is a porno site,
grandpa, naked chicks, sex . . . a lot of sex!’” “‘Well, it’s sex for you, my
son, but for me it’s history,’ the old man says with a sigh.” All of people in
the cabin burst into laughter. “A stale joke, but a cool one,” added William
More, the man who just told the joke. The navigator skillfully guided the
flying disc among the dense orange-yellow blanket of clouds in the upper
atmosphere that they had just entered. Some of the clouds were touched with a
brownish hue at the edges. The rest of the pilots gazed curiously and intently
outwards while taking their seats. The flying saucer descended slowly, the
navigator’s actions exhibiting confidence. He glanced over at the readings on
the monitors below the transparent console: Atmosphere: Dense, 370 miles thick,
98.4% nitrogen, 1.4% methane Temperature on the surface: ‒179°C / ‒290°F Density: 1.88 g/cm³ Gravity: 86% of
Earth’s
Diameter of the cosmic body: 3200 miles / 5150 km.”
―
Todor Bombov, Homo Cosmicus 2: Titan: A Science Fiction Novel
“All
the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.”
―
Seán O'Casey
“A
day wasted on others is not wasted on one's self.”
―
Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
“She's
just one of the plethora of women you rotate through your bed." Lily
looked scared out of her mind as the queen changed direction and stalked her.
"I will not allow you to besmirch the Esca name with your filthy plot to
steal the prince.”
―
Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
“Her
unexpected outburst rocked Flaminius to his core. Suddenly, she didn't seem so
angelic. Her face twisted with rage; veins in her neck throbbed with fury in a
scene all too familiar. Her reaction switched him off to her instantly as all
his worst fears came to life.”
―
Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
“I'm
so proud of you I could burst, but in the interest of saving the poor cleaning
staff the hassle, I would, instead, like to take you to our room and lick you
from stem to stern until you beg me to stop.”
―
Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
“Love
means never having to say you're sorry.”
―
Erich Segal, Love Story
“ Illicit flight Alfa Bravo Charlie quickly
reached a predetermined altitude and stopped dead. The passengers on board
screamed the way people do on fairground rides. The shuttle hesitated
momentarily and then shot forward accelerating rapidly to reach a blistering
145,222 miles per hour. They were in a Mach 22 situation. The cries from
on-board could not be heard from the ground. Neither did anyone in the great
metropolis of Llar witness the bright blue vapour trail the craft left behind
in its wake. It was after all overcast and raining heavily.”
―
A.R. Merrydew, Our Blue Orange
“Tightening
his embrace around his wife and little Theo, he vowed, "I will do
everything in my power to continue being worthy of the faith you have in me.”
―
Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
“Mom,
please don't use 'the happy voice.' It reminds me of the day Tinkles
died."
"Who
was Tinkles?" Sue asked around a mouthful of pancake.
"My
cat. When I was five, Tinkles died choking on a mouse that was a bit ambitious
for a kitten to eat."
"It
was terribly traumatic for Aurelia because it was the first time she'd
experienced loss."
"What
did you do to help her get through it?"
Rosalind
smiled at Mother Guardian. "Well, after a good cry, we performed an autopsy."
Aurelia
reached for her mother's hand. "I never thanked you for that.”
―
Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
“You
can’t save others from themselves because those who make a perpetual muddle of
their lives don’t appreciate your interfering with the drama they’ve created.
They want your poor-sweet-baby sympathy, but they don’t want to change.”
―
Sue Grafton, T is for Trespass
“A
virgin," Flaminius smiled deviously. "I'll take her." Instantly,
surprised chatter erupted. Mother Guardian held up her hand for silence.
"You cannot be serious, Sire." "Oh, but I am," he replied
with a smirk.”
―
Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
“If
there was one thing a former sniper could do well, it was wait. Patiently.
Quietly. Without a sound. Barely a movement. Just him, a quiet mind and his
breath.”
― J.
Rose Black, Losing My Breath
“Too
pissed off to care, Aurelia interrupted him. "No, I will not wait just one
moment!" Piercing him with her best scary stare, she said, "It
surprises me that no one has pointed out your glaringly obvious agenda, so let
me be the first.”
―
Therisa Peimer, Taming Flame
“She
stabbed the earth with her big fork as if she could make Cookie Mac’s blood
sprout from it.”
―
Susan Rowland, The Alchemy Fire Murder
“And
she was right. No matter how they tried, the two humans, with the cat but
without the microchip, couldn’t connect to headquarters. Raya heard a loud
popping sound in her mind, like a huge rubber band being snapped, like a glider
plane released from a Piper Cub.”
―
Sara Pascoe, Being a Witch, and Other Things I Didn't Ask For
“Get
up you lazy bastard. The Governor wants a word with you,” said a guard.
He
opened his eyes and smiled. There was another guard standing near the cell door
in
anticipation of any trouble. The
prisoner smiled at him, too.
Now
what can the Governor want from me? He wondered. His dishevelled form seemed
incapable
of coherent thought. “It’s nice of him to remember
me,” he
said aloud, trying to
concentrate.
“Surprising he’s got any time for a
worthless shit like you,”
said the first guard.
“I once used to be a very important person,”
the prisoner said feebly.”
―
Max Nowaz, The Arbitrator
