Tuesday, May 31, 2011

The Ultimate Question, part 52

"No-one speaks the fucking lingo out here. You can't say, "Pass the biscuit", or "Where's me 'and
 grenade?"; they just shrug. 'Cause they hate us too. I mean, that's the point: we fight in France and
 the French fuckin' 'ate us! Make me 'Ome Secretary and I'll sort this out in a fuckin' minute. We got
 India and Africa, right? Jerry can have France and Belgium and whatever else they want. 'Oo's
 fuckin' ever been to Poland? It's all about room, empire! They want more empire; give 'em this shit
 hole, we keep ours, and it's Bob's your uncle and Fanny's your fucking aunt! Think about it."

- Tommy Nettle (on France), in Atonement

Thursday, May 26, 2011

The Ultimate Question, part 51

"Are you going to shoot me?' Vengeous sneered. 'I wouldn't be surprised. What would a thing like
 you know about honor? Only a heathen would bring a gun to a sword fight."
"And only a moron would bring a sword to a gunfight."

- Skulduggery's and Baron Vengeous' conversation in Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire

Friday, May 20, 2011

The Ultimate Question, part 50

"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in
 want of a wife."

- Pride and Prejudice

Friday, May 13, 2011

The Ultimate Question, part 48

"AIDS and love are lots of common."

- Valtteri Aine, Impropatur 2/2011 (free translation)

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

The Ultimate Question, part 47

"Over the piano was printed a notice: Please do not shoot the pianist. He is doing his best."

- Personal Impressions of America (Leadville) by Oscar Wilde

Monday, May 2, 2011