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Snow as Red as BloodAs the winter snow fades,
And a red river melts through the white Earth,
Lay dead beside life.
A Haiku, by me. Because I was bored... Ta da.
Proud member of the Horde
Hater of Fanfiction, Fangirls, Fanboys, and Fans
The Wall of Quotes Just a few good quotes I happen to have thought up of during my long days of boredom.
"Fear not the dark, for though it hides many dangers, it also hides you."
-Me
"Being conquerable lies within the enemy, being unconquerable lies within you."
-The Art of WAr
"The general must be righteous. If he is not righteous, then he will not be severe. If he is not severe, then he will not be awesome. If he is not awesome, then the troops will not die for him. Thus righteousness is the head of the army."
-The Art of War
"Where there is light, there is shadow...
But a shadow cannot shine...
That is why it lives, fights, and dies in darkness...
So that the light may continue to shine...
That... is the fate of a shadow..."
-Hanzo Hattori
"If Damnation is my Fate, at least let it be worth something in the End."
-Han Xin The Doomed Soul
"Love may not be what makes the world run, but it's what makes the ride worthwhile."
-Some guy named Ted
"Among Flowers, the Cherry Blossoms. Among Men, the Samurai."
-The 47 Ronin
"Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia — The fear of long words."
-Spaceballs
"One who does not fear death can be slain.
One who wants to live can be captured.
One easily angered and hasty to act can be insulted.
One obsessed with being honorable and untainted can be shamed.
One who loves the people can be distracted."
-The Art of War
"No retreat, no surrender."
-Spartan Law
"Our skills and traits do not determine who we are. It is our decisions."
-Dumbledore
"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."
-Lazarus Long
"I pity those who are able bodied, and yet are paralyzed for other reasons."
-Christopher Reeves, died of paralysis.
"I will do today, what you will not, so that tomorrow, I can do what you cannot."
-T.R. Smeddy.
"Ironic, how it takes a lifetime to make one person love you, but it only takes a moment to be hated by the world."
-Me
"Put a bear with two wolves, the bear will die. Put a tiger with two wolves, all three will die. But put a chicken with two wolves, the wolves will die."
-Me
"All my life, only one thing kept me going. And that was the dream that one day, I could find someone who'd wrap their arms around me at night. And then still be there in the morning."
-General Robert Slade
"People shouldn't be afraid of things they
can't see. They should be afraid of the things they
think they see."
-me
"Those that live by philosophy, have hope. Those that live by reality, have only themselves."
-Me
"You can stick a rooster inside a peanut butter jar, but it still won't be a cockroach."
-Wha?
"No man shall shed blood, but by man shall his blood be shed."
-Boondock Saints
"By filling your mind instead of your pockets, you cannot be robbed."
-Anonymous
"Courage isn't not being afraid of doing something. Courage is being afraid, but doing it anyway."
-Yen shi
"A war? Either side, I'll be taking lives that are much younger and less experienced than me. On your side, I'll be killing those who might have been my progeny, had circumstances not been met. On theirs, I'll be killing people that have always frightened me, but I've always wanted to know about. If you know a better answer, then please, share it, because I can't seem to find one!"
-Lillian
"The sword is a weapon for killing.
The art of the sword is the art of killing.
No matter what fancy words you use or what titles you put to it.
That is the only truth."
-Anonymous
"Anyone can be a father. But it takes someone special to be a dad."
-Fae
"Look not to the Heavens, for they will lie to you. Look not to the Earth, for it's answers will leave you wondering more. Look not even to the stars, for they distract you. So if one looks not to the Heavens, not to Earth, and not even to the stars, then where does one look? To each other."
-Me
"If we lived to be a thousand years old, we'd still be human. We'd still make the same mistakes."
-Anonymous
"Being Free is Nothing. Becoming Free is Everything." -George Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
"This country was found on not being 'politically correct.' So Merry Christmas."
-Yen Shi
"Just because what's right is wrong,
does not mean what's left is right.
The absence of evidence,
is not evidence of absence."
-*Censored*
"If I were to change who I am today, would I still be myself tomorrow?"
-Frank
"The only thing worse than being the worst at something, is being the best because you've no goals left to set, nor opponents left to defeat."
-Frank of War
"No one is ever okay unless they are dead. Then it's too late to ask."
-Ryon
"A tux that fits won't be used half as much as pajamas that don't."
-Frank of War
"Everything will be okay in the end.
If it's not okay,
It's not the end."
-Unknown
"A friend, may well be reckoned, a masterpiece of nature."
-Walden Ronald
"Do not doubt for a second that I don't love my country. It's just, sometimes I don't recognize it anymore."
-Allan Shoore
"If a change in a mere atom can cause an entire country to burn, then my actions will no less change the world."
-Gantz
"Wisdom was born from feeling self-conscious."
-Gantz
"I want to be made of iron. Even if it meant to lose everything, like when one is dead, it would mean I could protect you forever."
-Gantz
"The strive for perfection, is the ruination of all."
-Me
"One with eyes that can see and ears that can hear is nothing compared to one who's eyes can look and who's ears can listen."
-Frank of War
"Preoccupied with a single leaf, you won't see the tree. Preoccupied with a single tree, you will miss the entire forest."
-Musashi
"The best way to think of a glass is neither half empty nor half full. Simply half."
-Frank of War
"Everything, somewhere along the line, was at one point a choice. Even you."
-Frank of War
"To be smart is to memorize other people's thoughts, ideas, and discoveries. To be wise is for smart people to memorize your thoughts, ideas, and discoveries."
-Frank of War
"Good ideas are thought at a desk. Great ideas are thought in the shower."
-A collaboration between both me and Frank(Note: We were not both in the shower at the time.)
"If I were born as tall as the clouds, I would never know the ants that crawled the ground."
-Musashi
"Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able?
Then he is not omnipotent.
Is he able but not willing?
Then he is malevolent.
Is he both able and willing?
Then whence cometh evil?
Is he neither able or willing?
Then why call him God."
-Epicurus
"The Devil's greatest trick was convincing man that he didn't exist."
-Ekimae
"There are the people that do things, and then the people that take credit. It's easier to be in the first group, there's a lot less competition."
-Eisenhower
"The one most successful pickup line in the history of man is admittedly, 'Will you go out with me?"
-Me
"Why do some words only make sense when used sarcastically?"
-Me
"If you could see the wind, there wouldn't be any need to feel it."
-Me
"If we were all completely honest with each other, none of us would be friends. But if we all lied to each other, none of us would have become friends."
-Me
"Even if a bird loved a fish, where would they live?"
-Kolath
"That which defeats a monster is always a man."
-Alucard
"Some think light is the fastest thing in the world, but they forget that Darkness was there first."
-Anonymous
"The problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so sure of themselves, yet the wise are so full of doubt."
-Anonymous
"What a shamble the human race, emotion is but a burden to man. To bring pain when irate, to feel sorrow in times of conflict and dismay. And to think one can gain joy in others suffering. Mankind is an oversight from the face of mother earth, and through the eyes of father time."
-Jack Lye
"There are no true villains. The villains are the hero of the opposing side."
-George Martin
"We read to know we are not alone."
-C.S. Lewis
"The worst thing about not being great anymore is remembering you used to be."
-Danny Crane
"Never doubt that a small, group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has."
-Margaret Mead
"One of the oldest human needs is having someone to wonder where you are when you don't come home at night."
-Margaret Mead
"It may be necessary temporarily to accept a lesser evil, but one must never label a necessary evil as good."
-Margaret Mead
“People think that I must be a very strange person. This is not correct. I have the heart of a small boy. It is in a glass jar on my desk.”
-Stephen King
"You know your in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams."
-Dr. Seuss
"Just because your men are a bunch of whipped brit sissies doesn't mean american men are as easily beat. Well, some probably are, but they likely have british ancestry."
-Lord Gatz
"Even if you can make a beast happy, it is by no means satisfied."
-Me
"Don't be afraid to take a step back every now and then. Just remember to take two steps forward afterward."
-Me
"The wind blows and the water ebbs, but power never wanes; it just passes on."
-Blue
"A stupid man's report of what a clever man says is never accurate because he unconsciously translates what he hears into something he can understand."
-Bertrand Russell
"Maybe you've been warned off me as a pretentious, hypocritical, confrontational, self-righteous, overly defensive, philosophical, melodramatic, easily annoyed freak who's ridiculously, stubbornly, wildly, irrationally stuck to his ideals and is far too proud to give even an inch of leeway. I must say, the characterization is exactly right."
-Lord Galad Damodred
In the beginning, there was nothing.
Then God said "Let there be light!"
And there was still nothing,
But you could see it.
-Groucho Marx
"An apache will not throw all of his tomahawks. He will save the last one to take off your head."
-Tiger Block
"So, which weapon do you prefer?"
"Which ever one goes through your heart."
-The Apache
Why even write a prologue? To me, a prologue is just the new "Chapter One." Why not just start with... I don't know, "Chapter One?"
-el Arma Escrita
"I love black people, but I hate niggers."
-Chris Rock
"A hero need not speak. When he is gone, the world will speak for him."
-Halo 3
"The only interesting answers are those which destroy the questions."
-Susan Sontag
"No matter how fast light travels it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it. "
-Terry Pratchett
"He who holds me by a thread is not strong; the thread is strong."
-Antonio Porchia
"You may be stronger on your own, but when you do finally lose, there won't be anyone there to help you."
-The Troper
"To a poet, a picture is worth a thousand words. To a writer, a single word can inspire a thousand pictures."
-Me
"Words said can never be recalled. So it is best, often times, not to speak too quickly. Yet words left unsaid are worse. We wear them like weights around our hearts."
-Thomas Jefferson
"Humans do not take life. When life is taken in nature it has been used. Humans discard."
-Frank of War
Gimli: Never thought I'd die side by side with an elf...
Legolas: How about side by side with a friend?
Gimli: ...aye. I could do that.
-Lord of the Rings
"Life is like a box of ammo . . . you never know what you have to kill."
-Duke Nukem
A student comes to a young professor’s office hours. She glances down the hall, closes his door, and kneels pleadingly. “I would do anything to pass this exam.” She leans closer to him, flips back her hair, gazes meaningfully into his eyes. “I mean,” she whispers, “I would do
anything.”
He returns her gaze. “Anything?”
“Anything…"
His voice turns to a whisper. “Would you… study?”
-Gah Sen
"The sky is only where the limits begin."
-Me
The internet is for porn. If you deleted all the porn, you would've deleted the internet except for one very sad little site called "Bring Back the Porn".
-Dr. Cox
"Humans are the best computers we can put on a spacecraft... and the only ones that can be mass produced with unskilled labor."
-Dr. Wernher von Braun
"If in a world of darkness there is a single light, and that light is put out, does the world change?"
-Frank of War
"The amazing thing about humanity is its ability to make things they know nothing about. Love would be one of them."
-Me
"Dragonball Evolution has become a case of *****.
Because it raped my childhood."
-TheZombieKing
“Alone of all the animals, terrestrial, celestial or marine, man is unfit by nature to go abroad in the world he inhabits. He must clothe himself, protect himself, swathe himself, armor himself. He is eternally in the position of a turtle born without a shell, a dog without hair, a fish without fins. Lacking his heavy and cumbersome trapping, he is defenseless even against flies. As God made him he hasn’t even a tail to switch them off.”
- H. L. Menkin
“No one stops to ask whether it is humane to force adolescents to spend the bulk of their time studying subjects most of them hate.”
-Ted Kosinksi
"Doing something spontaneous will change everything around you. being alive is fairly spontaneous."
-Frank of War
"Say something you don't understand and you will understand it later. Don't say anything you don't understand and you will never speak again."
-Frank of War
"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."
-Stephen F. Roberts
Also, for more quotes, go to
Frank of War's wall of quotes. Though originally just a frequent donor of quotes for my wall, he has established one of his own. Check it out. Or I'll find you...
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