“We have not touched the stars,
nor are we forgiven, which brings us back
to the hero’s shoulders and the gentleness that comes,
not from the absence of violence, but despite
the abundance of it.”
― Crush
nor are we forgiven, which brings us back
to the hero’s shoulders and the gentleness that comes,
not from the absence of violence, but despite
the abundance of it.”
― Crush
“It is true, we shall be monsters, cut off from all the world; but on that account we shall be more attached to one another.”
― Frankenstein
― Frankenstein
“Totally mad,' he said, 'utter nonsense. But we'll do it because it's brilliant nonsense.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
“Sometimes it is easy to forget which things in the world can feel pain and which cannot.”
― Welcome to Night Vale
― Welcome to Night Vale
“Marvin," he said, "just get this elevator go up will you? We've got to get to Zarniwoop."
"Why?" asked Marvin dolefully.
"I don't know," said Zaphod, "but when I find him, he'd better have a very good reason for me wanting to see him.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
"Why?" asked Marvin dolefully.
"I don't know," said Zaphod, "but when I find him, he'd better have a very good reason for me wanting to see him.”
― The Restaurant at the End of the Universe
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