Quotes for today

It's random, thoughtful quotes that speak to me with clarity. Many of them come from unexpected places, and perhaps this is why they feel so poignant - the surprise is what brings tears or laughter. Or understanding.
Here are some more favourites:

"I'm not afraid of the man who wants ten nuclear warheads. I'm terrified of the man who wants only one."

- The Peacemaker

"I've seen knights in armour panic at the first signs of battle. And I've seen the lowliest, unarmed squire pull a spear from his own body to defend a dying horse. Nobility is not a birthright. It's defined by one's actions."

- Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves

"Well you know how it is... You're out at night, looking for kicks and someone passes around the weaponised hallucinogens..."

- Batman Begins

"Look. It's like this. Most people, when they get to college, feel really insecure. It seems like everybody around them knows so much more. So they race to try to catch up, pretend to know things, instead of slowing down to actually learn them. Because they don't realize that the discomfort of uncertainty is the most precious part of the experience. See, if you can feel comfortable... not knowing, you can learn anything, anything. And if not, well, then you've stopped before you've begun."

- Dawson's Creek

Hmm, that'll do for now. Ooh, no, I forgot my (ahh, other) personal favourite: "Women. Can't live with 'em; can't kill 'em."

- True Lies

BTW, I just re-read some of my old blogs and realised I'd forgotten to continue my Lucy-story.... and I promise to continue writing it at some point.

The Anti-Valentine

I feel like a very sad and pathetic person tonight as I ponder the saddest day of my year - Valentine's Day. I tell myself it's a stupid ritual perpetuated by idiotic individuals who (for some reason) need a special day every year to adore their loved one - as if owning the other 364 days of the year isn't enough. That's what sucks about Valentine's Day. It's a testimony to the fact that our world belongs to the married people, the couples, the non-singles. Being single is considered a curse, something to avoid at all costs. I tell myself that it doesn't matter, but it does really. It matters that happy chick flicks annoy me and romantic songs make me cry. It matters that even if I do get my dream job, I know I won't be completely happy. It matters that couples form their own little clubs that exclude the single people, not thinking for a second how much that exclusion aches. It matters that every tv show and movie perpetuates this stupid concept that to be alone is to be incomplete. Imperfect. Undesirable. It aches that I may never belong to those clubs, and that those dreams and romantic songs may never belong to me. But what can I do? Keep singing the anti-valentine song. Smile and hold my head high and ignore the ache. Even when it keeps me awake at night. And maybe one day it won't matter, one day the smile won't feel forced and the angry voice will fade. And then maybe one day there will be no more ache.