“the use of profanity for effect to be a practice of the weak-minded”
― Terry Fallis, quote from The Best Laid Plans
“one of the most famous split infinitives ... To boldly go”
― Terry Fallis, quote from The Best Laid Plans
“nothing furnishes a room like books”
― Terry Fallis, quote from The Best Laid Plans
“English should not stoop to embrace the lowest common denominator. Rather, society should step up and grant the language the respect it deserves.”
― Terry Fallis, quote from The Best Laid Plans
Terry Fallis
Born place: in Toronto, Canada
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“But the Good Book said a lot of things. Like 'love thy neighbor' and ' do unto others as you would have them do unto you'. If nothing else, wasn't the message of the Good Book to live and let live? So how could the Crosses call themselves 'God's chosen' and still treat us the way they did?”
― Malorie Blackman, quote from Noughts & Crosses
“My mother always said that I was born out of a bottle of vinegar instead of born from a womb and that she and my father bathed me in sugar for three days to wash it off. I try to behave, but I always go back to the vinegar.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, quote from The Scorpio Races
“What do you know of love or marriage?" I asked. "You were all set to marry a woman ten years older than you before the King stole her away."
"I wouldn't have married her anyway," Loki shrugged. "Not if I didn't love her."
"Now you've got integrity?" I scoffed. "You kidnapped me, and your father was a traitor."
"I've never said a nice word about my father," Loki said quickly. "And I've never done anything bad to you."
"You still kidnapped me!" I said dubiously.
"Did I?" Loki cocked his head. "Because I remember Kyra kidnapping you,and me preventing her from pummeling you to death. Then,when you were coughing up blood, I sent for the Queen to help you. When you escaped,I didn't stop you. And since I came here,I've done nothing to you. I've even been good because you told me to be. So what terrible crimes have I committed against you, Princess?"
"I-I-" I stammered. "I never said you did anything terrible."
"Then why don't you trust me, Wendy?"
He'd never called me by my name before, and the underlying affection underneath it startled me. Even his eyes, which still held their usual veil of playfulness, had something deeper brewing underneath. When he wasn't trying so hard to be devilishly handsome, he actually was.
The growing connection I felt with him unnerved me, but I didn't want him to see that. More than that,it didn't matter what feelings I might be having for him.He was leaving today, and I would probably never see him again.
"I do trust you," I admitted. "I do trust you.I just don't know why I do,and I don't know why you've been helping me."
"You want the truth?" He smiled at me, and there was something sincere and sweet underlying. "You piqued my curiosity."
"You risked your life for me because you were curious?" I asked doubtfully.
"As soon as you came to,your only conern was for helping your friends, and you never stopped," Loki said. "You were kind. And I haven't seen that much kindness in my life.”
― Amanda Hocking, quote from Torn
“مرحي يا ابن ابراهيم، أيها الخسيس، الحاقد، المجنون أبداً بالريح ... وأنت أيها المتهور، المهذار، الجشع ... وأنت يا شارب الحليب الورع، أنت لا تقتل أو تسرق أو تزني لأنك جبان، كل فضائلك هي بنات جبنك! ... وانت أيها الحمار المغفل، الذي ينكسر ظهرك من كثرة الضرب، أنت تحث السير بالرغم من الجوع والعطش والبرد والسوط، كاداً غير آبه باحترام ذاتك، وتكتفي بلعق أسفل القدر، كل فضائلك هي وليدة فقرك! ... وأنت أيها الثعلب الماكر، أنت تقف خارج باب عرين الأسد، عرين يهوه، ولا تفكر بالدخول ... وأنت أيها الخروف الأحمق، انك تثغو وتتبع رباً ينوي ان يأكك! ... وأنت يا ابن لاوي، دجال، تتاجر بالرب، تبيعه بالتقسيط، صاحب نُزُل، يقدم الرب للرجال، وكأنه مشروب حتي يسكروا ويفتحوا لك أكياس نقودهم وقلوبهم! أنت يا أوغد الأوغاد! ... وأنت أيها الزاهد، العنيد، المتعصب، الخبيث، تنظر الي وجهك وتختلق الهاً خبيثاً متعصباً وعنيداً، ثم تسجد وتعبده، لانه يشبهك! ... وأنت يا من افتتحت روحك الخالدة محلاً للصيرفة، تجلس علي العتبة، وتدخل يدك الي الجراب، وتمنح الصدقات للفقراء، وتقرض الرب، وتحتفظ بدفتر حسابات، وتدون: "أعطيت الكثير من الاموال حسنة، الي فلان وفلان، في يوم كذا وكذا، وفي الساعة كذا وكيت"، وتوصي أن يوضع دفتر حسابك معك في الكفن لكي تفتحه أمام الرب، وتقدم له فاتورتك، وتجمع ملايينك الخالدة! ... وأنت أيها الكاذب المدعي، انك تطأ بقدميك كل وصايا الرب، فتقتل، وتسرق، وترتكب الزنا، وبعد ذلك تنفجر باكياً، تضرب علي صدرك، وتتناول قيثارتك، وتحول خطيئتك الي اغنية، أيها الشيطان الداهية، أنت تعلم علم اليقين أن الرب يسامح المغنين، مهما يفعلون، لأنه ببساطة يمكن أن يموت اشتياقاً لسماع اغنية! ... وأنا، أنا أحمق مجنون، لا يشعر بالمسئولية، مغرور، تركت زوجتي وأولادي لأبحث عن المسيح ... اننا جميعاً: "شياطين وملائكة" !”
― Nikos Kazantzakis, quote from The Last Temptation of Christ
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― J.R.R. Tolkien, quote from The Children of Húrin
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