Entertaining Quotes

“Roughly translated into English I am Galactic Exploration and Research Intelligence number twenty-seven.” “The first letter of those words comes out G.E.R.I., so I’ll call you GERI if that’s okay.”
― C.A. Knutsen, Tom and G.E.R.I.

“So, putting my faith in other passengers who told me it was definitely going to the city, I boarded a bus and spent well over an hour standing, swaying and trying to look out of the window to guess where we were. Traffic was solid, as expected. When we moved, we crawled. Eventually the bus reached somewhere that seemed significant – at least, somewhere a lot of people were getting off – and, sure enough, I was in the city, and there were taxis. The wrong side of the city, as it transpired, so a long taxi ride ensued. Nearly four hours from leaving the factory to reaching the hotel. I wasn’t doing that again.”
― Oliver Dowson, There's No Business Like International Business: Business Travel – But Not As You Know It

“There have always been and always will be people who want to help. They just don’t know how.”
― Linda Armstrong, Mission: Subhero

“They are crystals, Mr. Williams,” Ferg said, “but unlike any other crystals on this planet. If I were to put a label on the spheres, each is a Dynamically Layered Organic Crystal Lattice. Something like this has been theorized, but it has remained in the theory stage because no one could imagine how to make them.”
― C.A. Knutsen, Tom and G.E.R.I.

“Rebellion and accidents have caused a majority of the advancements we enjoy on a daily basis. Thank goodness for defiance and randomness!”
― Linda Armstrong, Mission: Subhero

“I bet you’re wondering why they are on the ground. When they can be outside, even for a little bit, it calms them down for days afterward. It’s the connection between humans and mother earth. It’s nice to be in contact with Mom.”
― Linda Armstrong, Mission: Subhero

“People always look for a superhero. I, for one, am glad that you’ve labelled this ‘Subhero.’ It puts the responsibility back on the shoulders of the individual. No more looking for someone swooping in with a heroic rescue. Give and take, help and be helped instead of remaining mired in the muck waiting for one person in the whole world to fix it.”
― Linda Armstrong, Mission: Subhero

“Secrets are only secrets to those who can’t see. There are many people who got 20-20 vision and can’t see a secret right in front of them.”
― Linda Armstrong, Mission: Subhero

“It has been an ‘Entertaining’ 4 years with President Trump and it is now time for the finale.”
― Steven Magee

“These random accidents of kindness will teach us all something about what it means to be human on this planet. We must be the change we are expecting. It’s up to us.”
― Linda Armstrong, Mission: Subhero

“All it takes for evil to be defeated is for good to find another way out of the confrontation.”
― Linda Armstrong, Mission: Subhero

“The mirror is where you find a reflection of your appearance. The heart is where you find a reflection of the soul.”
― Linda Armstrong, Mission: Subhero

“Science confirms that when an individual is asked to make a choice between two insignificant objects, the person’s brain knows which he will choose up to six seconds before he ever vocally says a word.”
― Linda Armstrong, Mission: Subhero

“I have never entertained an idea. Ideas often entertain me;" (Chapter 7)”
― Henry James, The Europeans

“Somehow, you know that good doesn’t ever battle evil. Good knows that evil will do itself in without good having to meddle.”
― Linda Armstrong, Mission: Subhero

“He is either a pompous ass or helplessly in love with you,’ she told me, ‘and, from the way you did not colour when you mentioned him, I should say the former. Oh, how disappointing. I had hoped he would have made you his mistress by now. How I could have entertained my tea-circle with that story. But do not worry, I shall anyway.”
― M. R. C. Kasasian

“I find nature to be a perfect home.
The sky above is the roof, the air is fresh and provides enough ventilation, and the plants and animals serve as the best form of entertainment.”
― Michael Bassey Johnson, Song of a Nature Lover

“I started out as a reader of all genres that captivated me. It inspired me to write the stories I wanted to read.”
― Sistar SunRA

“I had half a feeling that he might suddenly savage me in a bear hug under glass arcade. When he was disgruntled, you never knew how he would vent it.”
― Monica Dickens, My Turn to Make the Tea

“Throughout history, parents have tried to name their offspring in a manner that would foretell the trajectory of their future. It’s one of the first spells humans encounter in this life. Little did your parents know what would happen today, for you, because of your name, but they blessed this day for you.”
― Linda Armstrong, The Zombie Wizards of Ala-ka

“The human doesn’t need long mathematical equations to hit a home run in baseball. The human body already understands the math involved and can do it with just some practice. Isn’t that wonderful?”
― Linda Armstrong, The Zombie Wizards of Ala-ka

“If you were dead, would you want your body to decompose and be eaten by worms until it laid scattered in a zillion pieces as worm dung? Or would you rather have a purpose, find meaning in death and help the generations that come after you?”
― Linda Armstrong, The Zombie Wizards of Ala-ka

“Cats are the closest thing to zombies in living form, as they have nine lives. For zombies, a cat is like a sheepdog for the sheep. They will lead zombies quite nicely.”
― Linda Armstrong, The Zombie Wizards of Ala-ka

“Zombies never die. They only rest in pieces.”
― Linda Armstrong, The Zombie Wizards of Ala-ka

“Through the years, you’ve released parts of you. Some went into the sewer, others you left at your friends’ houses, some on the sidewalk while riding your bike as a kid. Your body is used to being taken apart by pieces and put back together. Swapping parts is hardwired into human existence. It takes on a much larger role in death.”
― Linda Armstrong, The Zombie Wizards of Ala-ka

“Just as you drop body parts, those parts reassemble, and have done so continuously over the history of the earth. People decompose, become dirt, dirt becomes vegetables and fruit, animals and people eat the food that grows from the dirt that was once a body. It is all one big recycling program the earth does.”
― Linda Armstrong, The Zombie Wizards of Ala-ka

“Death lies not in being dead, but in acting dead.”
― Linda Armstrong, The Zombie Wizards of Ala-ka

“The people of earth have worked for so long toward something like this and it finally came. A way that shows us, teaches us how to maximize our potential. To become more than we were, to aim for more than we ever thought we could be. It’s wonderful!”
― Linda Armstrong, Mission: Subhero

“One day, I'll be away from all of this! I will make enough money after getting my book published, and I will sign a literary contract and be living the dream!

A little boy drops his frozen custard near me, causing the vanilla cream to spread all over my black shoes.

I frown with displeasure and shake it off.

One day...”
― Sunshine Rodgers, The Characters Within

“We are all flawed miracles.”
― Sean Gunning, The Best Present Ever: A Sinner's Guide to the Holy Land