#eat

Cal: "I'm really sorry, Professor, but how do you explain these ? Swiss Cake Rolls. That doesn't rhyme; it's not cute; it's not childlike. And this is one of our most-respected snack foods, is it not? How is that, Professor? Hmmm?" Eliot: "Well, isn't it obvious? We trust the Swiss for their ability to engineer things, to build with precision." Cal: "We do?" Eliot: "Do I even have to mention Swiss watches? Swiss Army knives? Swiss cheese? If anyone can build a non-threatening, non-lethal snack cake, it's the Swiss. They're neutral, we can trust them not to attack us with trans-fatty acids and sugar. I think you would feel differently if they were German Cake Rolls. North Korean Cake Rolls. I bet you wouldn't eat them." Cal: "I bet I would. ↗

— Brad Barkley

#cal #calliope #eliot #heather-hepler #humor

Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little. ↗

— Tom Stoppard

#playwrighting #theater #tom-stoppard #writing #respect

Death is the only serious preoccupation in life. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

#mortality #death

If he lacks verbal expression of it, you may find his love profoundly in his works, deeds and creativity; so recognize rather than criticize. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#death

ach! wüßtet ihr wie schwer es ist, wenn man gehängt ist und nicht sterben kann!! ↗

— Klaus Kinski

#gehängt #pain #sehnsucht #sterben #death

Three years ago, I had thought I lost my whole world, but it all actuality I was saved. Saved from death and a life full of lies. Three years ago fate stepped in. ↗

— Erika Taylor

#death

Live what you be, not what you see. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#genuine #life #live #quotes-to-live-by #self

But to dwell prematurely on the sadness of one’s death to others, Uncle Kostia, is like asking for money in advance. It’s commercially unsound. ↗

— William Gerhardie

#death

Upon examination of a people’s history, beware the story teller’s motives. ↗

— T.F. Hodge

#t-f-hodge #death

All they expect from you is your best effort. These Marines think that they are special. They are very well trained, very close knit, and they don't like outsiders. If you want their respect, you will have to earn it. ↗

— Bruce H. Norton

#military #death