Oh, some very nice quotes in the Doug and Eimi sections there.
It's not giving away anything, but there's going to be a pattern to the chapter pullquotes in DW13. There will always be three, and the middle one will always be about Doug, who and what and how he is after a century and a half of searching for home. And I have far more queued up than we have chapters to write (but I'll be adding some of yours to the list, Rob). Here are a few from that queue:
I was born long ago
I'm the chosen and the one
I have come to save the day
And I won't leave until I'm done
So that's why we've got to try
You got to breathe and have some fun
Though I'm not paid, I play this game
And I won't stop until I'm done
-- Lenny Kravitz, "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993)
I walk the maze of moments
But everywhere I turn to
Begins a new beginning
But never finds a finish....
-- Enya, "Anywhere Is"
There's a time when the Traveler is fated to find
That insight has turned his gaze behind.
And the steps taken yesterday will beckon again
And lead to his weary journey's end.
-- Dan Fogelberg, "In the Passage"
The Good Book says it's better
To give than to receive;
I do my best to do my part.
Nothing in my pockets,
I got nothing up my sleeve --
I keep my magic in my heart.
-- Triumph, "Fight The Good Fight"
I have learned through all my past mistakes
Not to let the hurdles sap my energy
Time will tell and time is all it takes
You won't see the bastards knock the running out of me
-- Cutting Crew, "One For The Mockingbird"
If I'm dreaming, never let me wake.
If I'm awake, never let me sleep.
You'll never see the end of the road
When you're traveling with me.
-- Crowded House, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Give me my freedom, for as long as I be
All I ask of living is to have no chains on me
All I ask of living is to have no chains on me
And all I ask of dying is to go naturally
I only wanna go naturally.
-- Blood, Sweat and Tears, "And When I Go"
I've come to crush your bones
I've come to make you feel old
I've come to mess with your head
'Cause it'll make you feel good
-- Curve, "Fait Accompli"
If you see me comin', better step aside
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
If the right one don't a-get you
Then the left one will
-- Tennessee Ernie Ford, "Sixteen Tons"
Third boxcar, midnight train
Destination Bangor, Maine
Old worn-out suit and shoes
I don't pay no union dues
I smoke old stogies I have found
Short but not too big around
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road
-- Roger Miller, "King of the Road"
Now I lie in bed and think of her
Sometimes I even weep
Then I dream of her
Behind the wall of sleep
-- Smithereens, "Behind the Wall of Sleep"
Another mission, the powers have called me away
Another time to carry the colors again
My motivation, an oath I've sworn to defend
To win the honor of coming back home again
No explanation will matter after we begin
Unlock the dark destroyer that's buried within
My true vocation and now my unfortunate friend
You will discover a war you're unable to win
-- Disturbed, "Indestructible"
He had that rare weird electricity about him -- that extremely wild and heavy presence that you only see in a person who has abandoned all hope of ever behaving normally.
-- Hunter S. Thompson, "Fear and Loathing '72"
I am immortal, I have inside me blood of kings.
I have no rival, no man can be my equal.
-- Queen, "Princes of the Universe"
I can talk these words, make 'em sound so sweet,
It will even make your little heart skip a beat,
Heal the sick, raise the dead,
Make little girls talk outta their heads.
-- Johnny Rivers, "The Seventh Son"
I'm young, I'm wild and I'm free
Got the Magic Power of the Music in me.
-- Triumph, "Magic Power"
I don't ask for much
I only want trust
And you know it don't come easy.
-- Ringo Starr, "It Don't Come Easy"
I'm a winner, I'm a sinner.
Do you want my autograph?
I'm a loser, what a joker,
I'm playing my jokes upon you
While there's nothing better to do...
-- Supertramp, "Breakfast In America"
Oh let the sun beat down upon my face,
Stars to fill my dreams,
I am a traveler of both time and space,
To be where I have been.
-- Led Zeppelin, "Kashmir"
I'm heavenly blessed
And worldly wise
I'm a peeping-tom techie
With x-ray eyes
-- Timbuk 3, "The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)"
Well, I don't know but I've been told
If you never slow down, you never grow old
I'm tired of screwing up, I'm tired of goin' down
I'm tired of myself, I'm tired of this town
-- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
I've been looking for the daughter of the Devil himself
I've been looking for an angel in white
I've been looking for a woman who's a little of both
And I can feel her but she's nowhere in sight
-- The Eagles, "One of These Nights"
When something's right, then something is worth to die for.
When I feel that something is wrong, then something is worth to fight for.
-- The Sounds, "Something To Die For"
But it's been no bed of roses,
No pleasure cruise.
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race,
And I ain't gonna lose!
-- Queen, "We Are The Champions"
You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars
I've been living on the edge so long, where the winds of limbo roar
And I'm young enough to look at, and far too old to see
All the scars are on the inside
I'm not sure that there's anything left of me
-- Blue Öyster Cult, "Veteran of the Psychic Wars"
You're gonna fall behind me
You're gonna cry and beg for mercy
'Cause you're not ready, baby,
And you got nothing on me
-- The Donnas, "Fall Behind Me"
I'm about to lose control and I think I like it!
-- The Pointer Sisters, "I'm So Excited"
I'm a joker, I'm insane,
And you can not say my name...
-- Thomas Marion Douglas, "Serpent Time"
Hey little thing let me light your candle
'Cause momma I'm sure hard to handle.
-- The Black Crowes, "Hard To Handle"
They call me bad company, and I can't deny it.
-- Bad Company, "Bad Company"
I'm the urban spaceman, baby; I've got speed
I've got everything I need
I'm the urban spaceman, baby; I can fly
I'm a supersonic guy
I don't need pleasure, I don't feel pain
If you were to knock me down I'd just get up again
I'm the urban spaceman, baby; I'm makin' out
I'm all about
-- Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, "I'm The Urban Spaceman"
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.
It's not giving away anything, but there's going to be a pattern to the chapter pullquotes in DW13. There will always be three, and the middle one will always be about Doug, who and what and how he is after a century and a half of searching for home. And I have far more queued up than we have chapters to write (but I'll be adding some of yours to the list, Rob). Here are a few from that queue:
I was born long ago
I'm the chosen and the one
I have come to save the day
And I won't leave until I'm done
So that's why we've got to try
You got to breathe and have some fun
Though I'm not paid, I play this game
And I won't stop until I'm done
-- Lenny Kravitz, "Are You Gonna Go My Way" (1993)
I walk the maze of moments
But everywhere I turn to
Begins a new beginning
But never finds a finish....
-- Enya, "Anywhere Is"
There's a time when the Traveler is fated to find
That insight has turned his gaze behind.
And the steps taken yesterday will beckon again
And lead to his weary journey's end.
-- Dan Fogelberg, "In the Passage"
The Good Book says it's better
To give than to receive;
I do my best to do my part.
Nothing in my pockets,
I got nothing up my sleeve --
I keep my magic in my heart.
-- Triumph, "Fight The Good Fight"
I have learned through all my past mistakes
Not to let the hurdles sap my energy
Time will tell and time is all it takes
You won't see the bastards knock the running out of me
-- Cutting Crew, "One For The Mockingbird"
If I'm dreaming, never let me wake.
If I'm awake, never let me sleep.
You'll never see the end of the road
When you're traveling with me.
-- Crowded House, "Don't Dream It's Over"
Give me my freedom, for as long as I be
All I ask of living is to have no chains on me
All I ask of living is to have no chains on me
And all I ask of dying is to go naturally
I only wanna go naturally.
-- Blood, Sweat and Tears, "And When I Go"
I've come to crush your bones
I've come to make you feel old
I've come to mess with your head
'Cause it'll make you feel good
-- Curve, "Fait Accompli"
If you see me comin', better step aside
A lotta men didn't, a lotta men died
One fist of iron, the other of steel
If the right one don't a-get you
Then the left one will
-- Tennessee Ernie Ford, "Sixteen Tons"
Third boxcar, midnight train
Destination Bangor, Maine
Old worn-out suit and shoes
I don't pay no union dues
I smoke old stogies I have found
Short but not too big around
I'm a man of means by no means
King of the road
-- Roger Miller, "King of the Road"
Now I lie in bed and think of her
Sometimes I even weep
Then I dream of her
Behind the wall of sleep
-- Smithereens, "Behind the Wall of Sleep"
Another mission, the powers have called me away
Another time to carry the colors again
My motivation, an oath I've sworn to defend
To win the honor of coming back home again
No explanation will matter after we begin
Unlock the dark destroyer that's buried within
My true vocation and now my unfortunate friend
You will discover a war you're unable to win
-- Disturbed, "Indestructible"
He had that rare weird electricity about him -- that extremely wild and heavy presence that you only see in a person who has abandoned all hope of ever behaving normally.
-- Hunter S. Thompson, "Fear and Loathing '72"
I am immortal, I have inside me blood of kings.
I have no rival, no man can be my equal.
-- Queen, "Princes of the Universe"
I can talk these words, make 'em sound so sweet,
It will even make your little heart skip a beat,
Heal the sick, raise the dead,
Make little girls talk outta their heads.
-- Johnny Rivers, "The Seventh Son"
I'm young, I'm wild and I'm free
Got the Magic Power of the Music in me.
-- Triumph, "Magic Power"
I don't ask for much
I only want trust
And you know it don't come easy.
-- Ringo Starr, "It Don't Come Easy"
I'm a winner, I'm a sinner.
Do you want my autograph?
I'm a loser, what a joker,
I'm playing my jokes upon you
While there's nothing better to do...
-- Supertramp, "Breakfast In America"
Oh let the sun beat down upon my face,
Stars to fill my dreams,
I am a traveler of both time and space,
To be where I have been.
-- Led Zeppelin, "Kashmir"
I'm heavenly blessed
And worldly wise
I'm a peeping-tom techie
With x-ray eyes
-- Timbuk 3, "The Future's So Bright (I Gotta Wear Shades)"
Well, I don't know but I've been told
If you never slow down, you never grow old
I'm tired of screwing up, I'm tired of goin' down
I'm tired of myself, I'm tired of this town
-- Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, "Mary Jane's Last Dance"
I've been looking for the daughter of the Devil himself
I've been looking for an angel in white
I've been looking for a woman who's a little of both
And I can feel her but she's nowhere in sight
-- The Eagles, "One of These Nights"
When something's right, then something is worth to die for.
When I feel that something is wrong, then something is worth to fight for.
-- The Sounds, "Something To Die For"
But it's been no bed of roses,
No pleasure cruise.
I consider it a challenge before the whole human race,
And I ain't gonna lose!
-- Queen, "We Are The Champions"
You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars
I've been living on the edge so long, where the winds of limbo roar
And I'm young enough to look at, and far too old to see
All the scars are on the inside
I'm not sure that there's anything left of me
-- Blue Öyster Cult, "Veteran of the Psychic Wars"
You're gonna fall behind me
You're gonna cry and beg for mercy
'Cause you're not ready, baby,
And you got nothing on me
-- The Donnas, "Fall Behind Me"
I'm about to lose control and I think I like it!
-- The Pointer Sisters, "I'm So Excited"
I'm a joker, I'm insane,
And you can not say my name...
-- Thomas Marion Douglas, "Serpent Time"
Hey little thing let me light your candle
'Cause momma I'm sure hard to handle.
-- The Black Crowes, "Hard To Handle"
They call me bad company, and I can't deny it.
-- Bad Company, "Bad Company"
I'm the urban spaceman, baby; I've got speed
I've got everything I need
I'm the urban spaceman, baby; I can fly
I'm a supersonic guy
I don't need pleasure, I don't feel pain
If you were to knock me down I'd just get up again
I'm the urban spaceman, baby; I'm makin' out
I'm all about
-- Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band, "I'm The Urban Spaceman"
-- Bob
---------
Then the horns kicked in...
...and my shoes began to squeak.