Pull quotes for a hypothetical second edition

[robkelk]

The Symphony

“In the darkness something was happening at last. A voice had begun to sing. It was very far away and Digory found it hard to decide from what direction it was coming. Sometimes it seemed to come from all directions at once. Sometimes he almost thought it was coming out of the earth beneath them. Its lower notes were deep enough to be the voice of the earth herself. There were no words. There was hardly even a tune. But it was beyond comparison, the most beautiful noise he had ever heard.”
– C.S. Lewis, The Magician's Nephew

[Rocket Man]

Dreamscapes

"Of course it is happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"
--J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

[Rocket Man]

Roles
"I've seen and met angels wearing the disguise,
Of ordinary people leading ordinary lives."
-- Tracy Chapman, "Heaven's Here on Earth."

[Rocket Man]

Artifacts
"Bring me my bow of burning gold!
Bring me my arrows of desire!
Bring me my spear! O clouds, unfold!
Bring me my chariot of fire!"
--William Blake, "Jerusalem."

[Rocket Man]

Malakim/Gabriel

"Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings claims at the bridge in Moria to be 'A servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the Flame of Anor.' Anyone who's read The Silmarillion knows he's essentially saying 'I'm an angel of God. Mess with me, and I'll drop sunfire on your Balrog butt.' "
--TVTropes, "Light 'Em Up."

[Rocket Man]

Mundane Humanity
"Some people see things that are and ask, 'Why?' Some people dream of things that never were and ask, 'Why not?' Some people have to go to work and don't have time for all that s**t."
--George Carlin, Brain Droppings

[Archangel Beth]

Mercurians, or Marc?

He had one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced, or seemed to face, the whole external world for an instant and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Or possibly Yves, actually.

[Rocket Man]

Originally Posted by Archangel Beth

Mercurians, or Marc?

He had one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced, or seemed to face, the whole external world for an instant and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just as far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Or possibly Yves, actually.

I'd agree with Yves. Just as I think that only Bob Dylan can capture the mad, wonderful Eli:

Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood
With his memories in a trunk
Passed this way an hour ago
With his friend, a jealous monk
He looked so immaculately frightful
As he bummed a cigarette
Then he went off sniffing drainpipes
And reciting the alphabet...
--Bob Dylan, "Desolation Row"

[Moonsword]

Originally Posted by Rocket Man

I'd agree with Yves. Just as I think that only Bob Dylan can capture the mad, wonderful Eli:

Einstein, disguised as Robin Hood
With his memories in a trunk
Passed this way an hour ago
With his friend, a jealous monk
He looked so immaculately frightful
As he bummed a cigarette
Then he went off sniffing drainpipes
And reciting the alphabet...
--Bob Dylan, "Desolation Row"

I can't help but wonder if that monk is actually Dominic.

[Rocket Man]

Another one for ...

Low-Contrast Campaigns
"...stretching off to infinity, were the hosts of Heaven and Hell, wingtip to wingtip. If you looked really closely, and had been specially trained, you could tell the difference."
--Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, Good Omens