Let's do something a little lighter than last time, hm?
So,
hardboiledbaby did
this lovely quotes meme, and I don't know if anyone has noticed or not, but I am mad for quotes--have several volumes of them, painstakingly copied out by hand, and two full text docs living via the magic of Google--and am a total joiner, so here we go.
(Only five???? Wah! Seriously. I had to set up a whole quotefight tournament, mortal kombat-style, to get it even remotely near five. In order to keep some semblance of order, I restricted myself to just the docs in the computer. And then I took out all the severed hands, in case people were eating while reading this. And still, the semi-finals were just brutal, people. Just
brutal.)
Illustrative Quote #1:
"They dragged themselves out of the room as slowly as they dared and went upstairs, stamping out 'Man's long agony' on the bare boards of the nursery passage so that nobody in the whole house could fail to hear them.
'Those children read too much,' said Aunt Sadie." --Nancy Mitford, Love in a Cold Climate
Illustration: I read too much.
Illustrative Quote #2:
"The night before last, I dreamed about the mansion and estates of a family whose oldest ancestor was preserved in poisonous chemicals a vault at the heart of the house: but every now and then he was lifted out, drained, and shaved of the mold that had gathered on his dead skin, and at these moments he could be asked questions and he would answer."
--sovay, 09/16/07
Illustration: I really like haunted houses.
Illustrative Quote #3:
Coworker #1: Yeah, we should go ahead and fix that. Then, when we're done, we could dance around it like pagans.
Coworker #2: What? I don't even know what to say to you sometimes.
Coworker #1: Just stand back and pity my mother.
Washington, DC, 04/23/08
Illustration? I live 5,000 miles from my nearest blood relative. It is so awesome I sometimes find myself weeping for joy. Every so often I receive an email from my mother which confirms this is the best arrangement ever. Now I think, everyone should try it, just once, to see if it's for them or not. I mean, you can always move back if you need to. Or, you could just keep going.
Illustrative Quote #4:
"I like babies, but prefer to make silly faces at them from the safety of across the room rather than have them come out of my vagina just to hang out for another 18 years."
--feministing.com, 07/03/07
Illustration? I have four dogs and three rabbits.
Illustrative Quote #5:
And then there's the best scene in the book, which happens to the Effeminate Young Gentleman. His sister is being pursued by a dastardly highwayman, who is involved in a conspiracy against the government! Eldyn must find out the dastardly highwayman's secret, but obviously no gentleman could risk his sister in such a venture. So... Eldyn grabs his sister's dress and bonnet, and sallies forth to get the state secrets. (I told you he was an Effeminate Young Gentleman!)
HIGHWAYMAN: There's something different about you today.
ELDYN: La, sir, I cannot imagine what you mean!
HIGHWAYMAN: Really, really different.
ELDYN: I have tried a new rouge today, tee hee, that must be it!
HIGHWAYMAN: Let's discuss this in a private room. DON'T YOU THINK THAT WOULD BE BEST?
ELDYN: Oh dear.
HIGHWAYMAN: Seriously now, there's something very different about you. AND I KNOW WHAT IT IS.
ELDYN: Gulp?
HIGHWAYMAN: You inflame me as you never have before!
SARAH: AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
ELDYN: ... Say what?
HIGHWAYMAN: You saucy minx, I must have you now!
ELDYN: ...
HIGHWAYMAN: I can't wait to get under your silken skirts!
ELDYN: Well, I guess sometimes people like to get surprises?
HIGHWAYMAN: Beg pardon?
ELDYN: Baby, do you know what gets me hot? State secrets.
--sarahtales, 10/13/08.
Illustration? I like books, and cross-dressing, and books about cross-dressing, and Effeminate Young Gentlemen. I like outbursts in capital letters, and I like books about spies and games and tricking people. This quote makes me giddy with laughter.
But wait!
Illustrative Quote #6:
"If your best friend gets it, that's all that matters." --Kathleen Hanna
Illustration? I follow directions very poorly indeed.
Off you go, kittens. I showed you mine...
hardboiledbaby did this lovely quotes meme, and I don't know if anyone has noticed or not, but I am mad for quotes--have several volumes of them, painstakingly copied out by hand, and two full text docs living via the magic of Google--and am a total joiner, so here we go.
