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You should always keep in mind that in the humans’ opinion they are being perfectly reasonable when they attack you.
“It’s quite the conundrum. These days, socks aren’t like what we wore at your age. Many of them have little designs, but our trousers are far too long to show them off.”
“And removing your shoes without invitation is quite rude,” Linus added.
“Indeed,” Arthur said. “Can you imagine?”
“I shudder to think. Even if there is a decorative sock, one must remember decorum.”
― Somewhere Beyond the Sea
“And removing your shoes without invitation is quite rude,” Linus added.
“Indeed,” Arthur said. “Can you imagine?”
“I shudder to think. Even if there is a decorative sock, one must remember decorum.”
― Somewhere Beyond the Sea
“Fear is the death of reason...and reason the death of fear.”
― Empire of Silence
― Empire of Silence
“What is this evil place, you might be asking? Great question!” He spread his hands wide in a practiced display of showmanship. “It’s called … Florida.”
― Somewhere Beyond the Sea
― Somewhere Beyond the Sea
“But I believe the greatest weapon we have at our disposal is our voices. And I am going to use my voice for you, and for me. Hate is loud. We are louder.”
― Somewhere Beyond the Sea
― Somewhere Beyond the Sea
“See me. See me for who I am. I am magic. I am human. I am inhuman. See me. I am a boy. I am a girl. I am everything and nothing in between. See me. You do. You see me. You recoil in fear. You scream in anger. See me. I bleed. I ache. You see me, and you wish you hadn’t. You wish I was invisible. Out of sight, out of mind. Unseen, faded, muted. You want my color. You want my joy. You want a monochrome world with monochrome beliefs. You see me, and you want to take it all away. But you can’t. You want me lost, but I am found in the breaths I take, in the spaces between heartbeats. I am found because I refuse to be in black and white, or any shade of gray. I am color. I am fire. I am the sun, and I will burn away the shadows until only light remains. And then you will have no choice but to see”
― Somewhere Beyond the Sea
― Somewhere Beyond the Sea
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