“So here is my story, may it bring
Some smiles and a tear or so,
It happened once upon a time,
Far away, and long ago,
Outside the night wind keens and wails,
Come listen to me, the Teller of Tales!”
― Brian Jacques, quote from Lord Brocktree
“Defend the weak, protect both young and old, never desert your friends. Give justice to all, be fearless in battle and always ready to defend the right."
—The law of Badger Lords”
― Brian Jacques, quote from Lord Brocktree
“...there's me, Gurth, Dotti, Grenn an' about a hunnerd shrews. If'n we wants to lie 'round for a day or two then you'll find yore prob'ly outvoted!"
Lord Brocktree's eyes told the otter that he was not about to have his decision overruled. Swinging forth his battle blade, he stuck it quivering into the ground. "Lets's be reasonable about this, friend. Let me explain the rules. One Badger Lord carries two hundred votes and his sword carries another hundred. Agreed?"
Ruff looked from the sword to the badger. Sunlight gleamed from the blade lighting Brocktree's eyes with a formidable gleam. He smiled nervously at his huge friend. "Reason, that's wot I likes, mate. Vote carried. We go after brekkist tomarrer!”
― Brian Jacques, quote from Lord Brocktree
“I say, sah! Sorry to trouble you to get off your big fat bottom and help a poor gel out!"
"I would not have helped if you hadn't have needed it. You were doing well on your own until the vermin started trying to use trickery." Dottie bounced on her footpaws, her large ears stand up straight. "I know, sah! The bally old blighters didn't know wot hit 'em!" Lord Brocktree hid a smile.”
― Brian Jacques, quote from Lord Brocktree
“Peace has gone on too long. Something inside me says that trouble such as these shores have never known is headed our way.”
― Brian Jacques, quote from Lord Brocktree
“I'd burn the salad, suh. Us of the fatal beauty type are pretty awful cooks if y' ask me. - Dorothea Duckfontein Dillworthy "Dotti”
― Brian Jacques, quote from Lord Brocktree
“You may have enslaved our bodies, but our hearts and minds will always be free!”
― Brian Jacques, quote from Lord Brocktree
Brian Jacques
Born place: in Liverpool, The United Kingdom
Born date June 15, 1939
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“Loken took a step forward. ‘Commander,’ he said, ‘I will own up to ignorance and embrace illumination, but I will not be laughed at.”
― Dan Abnett, quote from Horus Rising
“ხალხი არასოდეს აჯანყებულა გაუთავებული ჭაპანწყვეტის გამო, ან იმისათვის, რომ მძიმე ტომრის ტარება უწევთ. მან ხომ, უბრალოდ, არ იცის სხვა ცხოვრება, ანუ ცხოვრება დიდი ძალისხმევის გარეშე. წარმოდგენაც კი არა აქვს, რომ ასეთი რამ საერთოდ არსებობს. მაშ, როგორ შეიძლება მოითხოვო ის, რაც არ იცი, რაც შენს წარმოსახვაშიც არაა?! ხალხი მხო-ლოდ მაშინ ბუნტდება, როდესაც მოულოდნელად, ერთი ხელის აქნევით ვიღაც შეეცდება ზურგზე მეორე ტომარაც წამოჰკიდოს. მაშინ გლეხი ვერ უძლებს და ხელს ნაჯახს სტაცებს. და ის, ძვირფასო მეგობარო, ნაჯახს იმიტომ კი არ იღებს ხელში, რომ ვერ ზიდა მეორე ტომარა, არა, ის მასაც წაიღებდა! გლეხი ჯანყდება იმიტომ, რომ, მისი აზრით, მეორე ტომარა მოულოდნელად და ჩუმად აჰკიდეს მხრებზე, ანუ შეეცადნენ მოეტყუებინათ, როგორც უგონო ცხოველი, შეურაცხყვეს მისი ღირსება და ჩათვალეს სულელად, რომელიც ვერ ხედავს, ვერ გრძნობს, ვერაფერს იგებს. გლეხი ნაჯახს არა ჯიბის, არამედ ადამიანური ღირსების დასაცავად იღებს.”
― Ryszard Kapuściński, quote from The Emperor
“Under the white population of the United States of America only the reactionary classes oppress the black population. Under no circumstance can they represent the workers, farmers and revolutionary intellectuals and other enlighted people who form the majority of the white population.”
― Mao Zedong, quote from Quotations from Chairman Mao Tsetung
“Rosse sono diventate le mie lacrime,
e il mio vino è giunto a maturazione;
i miei occhi si dissetano con una bevanda
che assomiglia a quella della coppa.
E io mi domando: son state le mie palpebre
a lasciar scorrere vino,
oppure è la coppa in cui bevo
a contener le mie lacrime?”
― quote from The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1001 Nights, Volume 1
“Patience is a virtue," she replies.
"Why couldn't 'hurry the fuck up' be a virtue?”
― Katelin LaMontagne, quote from Surge
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