Tommy

“it was a dark and stormy cliché.”
― Jack Townsend, Tales from the Gas Station: Volume One

“IT WASN’T A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT. It should have been, but that’s the weather for you.”
― Terry Pratchett

“Once you've got a task to do, it's better to do it than live with the fear of it.”
― Joe Abercrombie, The Blade Itself

“Next in line was The Count of Monte Cristo. Marcos had finished the tome earlier, so he couldn’t say precisely why bringing it felt so important. The book was even heavier than it was cumbersome (not to mention taking it without Marshall’s permission could technically be considered stealing); still, he wasn’t quite ready to let go of it just yet. It had been a good story, and when you found a good story, you carried it with you.”
― Daniel Barnett, Lily