Friday, March 16, 2012

The Ultimate Question, part 250

"So what you're saying is you want to be closer to Dad, but you don't actually want him around."

- Niles about Frasier relationship to their father in Frasier

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

The Ultimate Question, part 248

"Being a detective isn't all torture and murder and monsters. Sometimes it gets truly unpleasant."
"But I don't like them!" she whined.
"The fate of the world may depend on whether or not you can bring yourself to visit your relatives."
She turned her head, looking at him out of the corner of her eye. "It may depend?"
"Valkyrie-"
"Fine; I'll go."
"Good girl."
She crossed her arms and didn't respond.
"Are you sulking now?" he asked.
"Yes," she answered curtly.
"Okay."

- Skulduggery Pleasant by Derek Landy

Monday, March 12, 2012

The Ultimate Question, part 247

"I'm surprised they didn't throw you out with the rest of us. You had all the qualifications for losing your job; good at your work, loyal, discreet."

- George Smiley in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy by John le Carre

Kony 2012

If you have some time, please, watch this video. You don't have to do anything, but you can be one of them, who make the difference.

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The Ultimate Question, part 246

Baldridge: So Dr. Lightman just assumes you're a liar if you're a politician?
Gillian Foster: He assumes you're a liar if you're a Homo sapien.
- Lie to Me

Thursday, March 1, 2012