other-dimensions-and-galaxies:
One of my favorite quotes of all time courtesy of Babylon 5 and Marcus Cole:
“I used to think it was awful that life was so unfair. Then I thought, ‘wouldn’t it be much worse if life were fair, and all the terrible things that happen to us come because we actually deserve them?’ So now I take great comfort in the general hostility and unfairness of the universe.”
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““As a historian, I have learned that, in fact, not everyone who reaches back into history can survive it. And it is not only reaching back that endangers us; sometimes history itself reaches inexorably forward for us with its shadowy claws.””
— — Elizabeth Kostova (The Historian)
Basically it exposes the American innocence, that we want to do these things in the world, but we’re not really willing to take the consequences of our actions, and sometimes we have to do very dirty things, and we have to hurt people, and we pretend that that doesn’t exist, that Americans would never do that. We dealt with issues like that and I don’t think… you know… the other shows really went as far as we did.
Andrew Robinson, about “In the Pale Moonlight” (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)
You only have so much emotional energy each day. Don’t fight battles that don’t matter.
(via guljerry)
In the end there doesn’t have to be anyone who understands you. There just has to be someone who wants to.
Star Wars Recast: Fan Bingbing as
Padmé Amidala
Words typed in black ink on textured off-white paper.
“Kind words cost nothing.”
too grouchy to live, too stubborn to die
In my experience, what every true artist wants, really wants, is to be paid.
Terry Pratchett – Soul Music (via terrypratchettparadise)
Now we have a choice here: we either sit and wait, or we take these flare guns and do something really stupid.
Herc Hansen (via commanderbragh)
There's a Mirror on the Wall 