“I nodded, but part of me hoped the power would be off at Beck's house. I kind of wanted Sam back in my bed, where I could keep him from disappearing like the dream that he was.”
― Shiver
― Shiver
“If Darla's question was Why do people take pictures?, then what sort of answer was that? Or were pictures like that why Darla was asking in the first place?
I say to the empty room, "I take pictures because sometimes I can't find the words to say what I want to say.”
― Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
I say to the empty room, "I take pictures because sometimes I can't find the words to say what I want to say.”
― Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
“There is a moment in every photograph's life when it has been exposed but not developed. The light from the enlarger has shone through the negative and made its impression on the paper, but without the magic of developer, the paper will stay white and no one will ever see what that impression is.”
― Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
― Glory O'Brien's History of the Future
“Some phrases just have a nice ring to them, y'know? Like, "The water sprite goes flowing down the river." Or, "Ahh, spring." "It's totally autumn." "Drop dead." "Stiff roundhouse kick." Or, "Thick soy broth." See?”
― One Piece, Vol. 20: Showdown at Alubarna
― One Piece, Vol. 20: Showdown at Alubarna
“I know what it's like to wear rain, I thought. Go outside.”
― Better Than Running at Night
― Better Than Running at Night
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