Excerpts from the Quotes file, part 3
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sorcyressThe last bit of my quotes file, with commentary. There is also parts one and two.
This was said to me by a boy who I was being VERY SUPPORTIVE to, because dammit, maybe if you are VERY SUPPORTIVE, then they will realize that you were their true love after all and they didn't want that ickypoo other girl anyways.
No, just kidding, I totally told him I was into him, and it eventually all wound up happily ever after for me and him and I believe happy but not necessarily ever after for her and him. And it's a great line.
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Oh language. I totally witnessed this at a rehersal for a play.
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"Logic is something that happens to other people" is one of those things I try to live by sometimes, despite being _very_ logic oriented. It's a bit of a "don't take things too seriously" line. I'm a big fan of those lines.
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This is credited to my mom. I have less than zero idea what context led to her saying this to me, but I am hella amused.
And my breasts are awesome.
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So. I give out calling cards to people I meet at cons. You know, e-mail, IM, livejournal --all the useful information. They're made of playing cards, and on the back, I write quotes.
I may not be able to spell "Notoriety". I may have given said misspelling to someone _totally ridiculously jealousy-inducing hot_. I may suck at everything forever.
...still not as bad as the i < -3u thing though. No, you don't get an explanation. Not from me, at least.
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Obviously not for everyone. But...yeah. This is how it feels some days.
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I love this quote. I think it was for a romance in Penny and Aggie or something, but what's the point of daydreaming yourself half-assed. Be brilliant, vivacious, ridiculous. Go all out.
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A friend who might not even have a livejournal anymore said this to sum up an anecdote. I've proven its truth at least once since then. Great line.
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Tho, on my post-apocolyptic 2006 time travel revolution NaNoWriMo story. In which I turned New Zealand into a dictatorship. An evil dictatorship, which, had I gone far enough with the plot, would have come into incredible power.
You should not let me write novels, I am not very good at it.
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GODS THIS.
I don't think I can admit where I found it, but it's an _old_ bunch of words from Magus. I have to heal. I have always had to heal. Sometimes this is bad for me, sometimes not, but it's a thing that I have to keep doing.
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And lastly, the first quote from the file. I found this in the in-between time spanning the end of my last monoamorous relationship and the beginning of my first polyamorous ones. It's attributed to someone called "Deedra Dee", who is obviously brilliant.
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Okay, not really lastly. I've been working the file backwards, and it's a continually updated thing, so I have some more quotes from more recent than the first ones posted.
I think Sparr said this originally. I take every opportunity to slip the line into conversation --it's so good!
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Boss.
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Hank and John Green are the best brother pair in the world, and Ria frequently links me to awesome things they've done. Here's a quote by John about how awesome nerds are.
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The ever-amusing Ms_Hecubus, of course.
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One of my professors said this, of all people! I don't know who the original was:
I love it! And need to keep it better in mind *coffverbosemuch*
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Fuck yeah Jazzfish. All the rest y'all best remember it too.
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jere7my said this and I told him it was quite brilliant and he should feel proud for coming up with it.
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Found this in a community on elljay. Not sure what my flavour is (plain vanilla base, studded with chunks of everything interesting under the su...oh wow, my gender is totally Chubby Hubby, isn't it?)
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Last four lines of a poem found on tumblr, so possibly wrong attribution. But that is some fucking awesome in-your-face empowerment right there.
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Last-for-real:
You listening Harpants? All the rest of you who need to hear it? You're strong good people, and I'm glad I have you around. Even when you hurt.
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Yeah, except, see, I've added like five more since I wrote this post. So uh. Here.
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I am going to print this out and put it above my desk someday:
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You cannot tell me this is not the most awesome search string ever, can you? Of course it leads to Racheline's blog, where else would something that awesome be found?
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I laughed. Real life is never quite as glamorous as porn, is it?
(Although I am reminded of a post Shon Richards(NSFW) made once, talking about how we all say "oh, if I had a toy I would spank them every day" or "oh, if only I had a master I would always wake him up with a blowjob", but rarely does the "every day" of dreams translate into reality once you actually do have that nice person you so wanted. The conclusion he drew was to say fuckit and indulge in those fantasies while you have the chance sometimes. No ruts allowed!
(and this should go without saying, but the advice can easily be extrapolated to non-kink situations --"when I get a boyfriend, we will go on picnics every Sunday". Fine, now do it!))
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REALLY DONE NOW!
~Sor
MOOP!
This was said to me by a boy who I was being VERY SUPPORTIVE to, because dammit, maybe if you are VERY SUPPORTIVE, then they will realize that you were their true love after all and they didn't want that ickypoo other girl anyways.
No, just kidding, I totally told him I was into him, and it eventually all wound up happily ever after for me and him and I believe happy but not necessarily ever after for her and him. And it's a great line.
Just tricky flirting with the geographically distant.
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Oh language. I totally witnessed this at a rehersal for a play.
David: (On Phone)
"So, how are you?"
"Ill as in sick or ill as in awesome?"
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Oh, what am I saying. This is a DC Comic from the '70s. Logic was something that happened to other people. THEY HAD DEADLINES, OKAY??source
"Logic is something that happens to other people" is one of those things I try to live by sometimes, despite being _very_ logic oriented. It's a bit of a "don't take things too seriously" line. I'm a big fan of those lines.
***
"You're loved, it's just your breasts aren't loved."
This is credited to my mom. I have less than zero idea what context led to her saying this to me, but I am hella amused.
And my breasts are awesome.
***
So. I give out calling cards to people I meet at cons. You know, e-mail, IM, livejournal --all the useful information. They're made of playing cards, and on the back, I write quotes.
"Notoriety wasn't as good as fame, but was heaps better than obscurity."
I may not be able to spell "Notoriety". I may have given said misspelling to someone _totally ridiculously jealousy-inducing hot_. I may suck at everything forever.
...still not as bad as the i < -3u thing though. No, you don't get an explanation. Not from me, at least.
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I tend to think that sex is great for you; it's emotions that'll screw you up.
Obviously not for everyone. But...yeah. This is how it feels some days.
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If you're going to dream a hopeless dream, you might as well go all out.
I love this quote. I think it was for a romance in Penny and Aggie or something, but what's the point of daydreaming yourself half-assed. Be brilliant, vivacious, ridiculous. Go all out.
***
A friend who might not even have a livejournal anymore said this to sum up an anecdote. I've proven its truth at least once since then. Great line.
"Be a Good Samaritan. Adventures await!"
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"Because nothing says I love you like making your home state into a dictatorship."
Tho, on my post-apocolyptic 2006 time travel revolution NaNoWriMo story. In which I turned New Zealand into a dictatorship. An evil dictatorship, which, had I gone far enough with the plot, would have come into incredible power.
You should not let me write novels, I am not very good at it.
***
"The need to mend things which are torn is a part of my being"
GODS THIS.
I don't think I can admit where I found it, but it's an _old_ bunch of words from Magus. I have to heal. I have always had to heal. Sometimes this is bad for me, sometimes not, but it's a thing that I have to keep doing.
***
And lastly, the first quote from the file. I found this in the in-between time spanning the end of my last monoamorous relationship and the beginning of my first polyamorous ones. It's attributed to someone called "Deedra Dee", who is obviously brilliant.
I think it's impossible for one person to be everything I need or want. Instead of putting that kind of pressure on one person I get different needs and wants (not necessarily sexually, either) from different sources. It has taught me to value each relationship for what it is instead of trying to make it into something else
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Okay, not really lastly. I've been working the file backwards, and it's a continually updated thing, so I have some more quotes from more recent than the first ones posted.
Penultimate is the second best word in the English language
I think Sparr said this originally. I take every opportunity to slip the line into conversation --it's so good!
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“Some people say homosexuality is a sin. It’s not. God is perfectly cool with it, God feels the exact same way about homosexuality that God feels about heterosexuality. Now you might say, ‘Whoa, slow down. You move too fast. How could you have the audacity, the temerity, to speak on behalf of God?’ Exactly, that’s an excellent point and I pray that you remember it.” -Ted Alexandro
Boss.
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Hank and John Green are the best brother pair in the world, and Ria frequently links me to awesome things they've done. Here's a quote by John about how awesome nerds are.
“I mean Hank, the movie was great, but the thirty minutes before the movie started was what I love about being a nerd. Because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff. We don’t have to be like, ‘Oh yeah that purse is okay’ or like, ‘Yeah, I like that band’s early stuff.’ Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can’t-control-yourself-love it. Hank, when people call people nerds, mostly what they are saying is, ‘You like stuff’, which is just not a good insult at all.”
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I was talking some nonsense to Kira and came up with, "You're a baby! Yes, you are. I looked it up on the internet and Wikipedia said so!"
The ever-amusing Ms_Hecubus, of course.
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One of my professors said this, of all people! I don't know who the original was:
Writing should be like a miniskirt: long enough to cover the topic, but short enough to keep interest.
I love it! And need to keep it better in mind *coffverbosemuch*
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you're good enough to want anything you want. Full stop.
Fuck yeah Jazzfish. All the rest y'all best remember it too.
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I am making a chart of my fever.
Because the opposite of fear is data.
jere7my said this and I told him it was quite brilliant and he should feel proud for coming up with it.
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Gender is like ice-cream; there's more than chocolate and vanilla, people! I, myself, am rocky-road. Mostly creamy female, with bursts of marshmallow male and crunchy "I don't give a fuck."
Found this in a community on elljay. Not sure what my flavour is (plain vanilla base, studded with chunks of everything interesting under the su...oh wow, my gender is totally Chubby Hubby, isn't it?)
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Last four lines of a poem found on tumblr, so possibly wrong attribution. But that is some fucking awesome in-your-face empowerment right there.
Cause I found this here ladder
Now your ceilings don’t matter
Check me out,
Now I got glass floors
--Dessa “The Bullpen” - A Badly Broken Code
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Last-for-real:
Take pride in your pain; you are stronger than those who have none.
Lois Lowry
You listening Harpants? All the rest of you who need to hear it? You're strong good people, and I'm glad I have you around. Even when you hurt.
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Yeah, except, see, I've added like five more since I wrote this post. So uh. Here.
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I am going to print this out and put it above my desk someday:
Sometimes a flat-footed sentence is what serves, so you don’t get all writerly: “He opened the door.” There, it’s open.
Amy Hempel
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my pinstripes bring all the boys to the yard
You cannot tell me this is not the most awesome search string ever, can you? Of course it leads to Racheline's blog, where else would something that awesome be found?
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"If you’re the slave to a middle-aged man who’s already had a blowjob recently, he’s going to reason like this: You’re my slave, right? You’ve got to do anything I want, right? Well, what I really want is to never step on another damn LEGO with my bare feet in the dark. So, DOWN ON YOUR KNEES and start cleaning that shit up, wench! And when you’re done with that, do some dishes!"
I laughed. Real life is never quite as glamorous as porn, is it?
(Although I am reminded of a post Shon Richards(NSFW) made once, talking about how we all say "oh, if I had a toy I would spank them every day" or "oh, if only I had a master I would always wake him up with a blowjob", but rarely does the "every day" of dreams translate into reality once you actually do have that nice person you so wanted. The conclusion he drew was to say fuckit and indulge in those fantasies while you have the chance sometimes. No ruts allowed!
(and this should go without saying, but the advice can easily be extrapolated to non-kink situations --"when I get a boyfriend, we will go on picnics every Sunday". Fine, now do it!))
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“The world does not need more young men who were raised to believe it is a woman’s job to endure them.”
Countess Elena, aka the Corpse Debutante, by way of Scalzi
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REALLY DONE NOW!
~Sor
MOOP!