‘Animals do not judge you by the way you look, the clothes you wear, how much money you have in the bank, or what your sexuality, colour or creed is. If you are kind to them, they are kind to you.’
– Holly Johnson. A Bone In My Flute
It’s Holly Johnson’s birthday today. Happy Birthday Holly! Many Happy Returns.
‘You don’t need that hyena! He just uses you! Why do you keep going back to him?’
–Poison Ivy to Harley Quinn, about The Joker from ‘Preludes and Knock Knock Jokes‘
‘If you are in a quandary, hold on and the solution will appear in the palm of your hand. God may not be there when you want him but he is always on time.’
‘One should never do anything that one cannot talk about after dinner.’
‘It’s always been my philosophy that you should have no fear, and even if you do, you should never show it.’
‘Mental Clearance Sale! Absolutely Everything Must Go.’
‘Christmas in France is very unlike the five to six day glut which we seem to endure in England. That desperate feeling of having to hoard enough food and drink for almost a week of siege never takes place. It is merely the celebration of the birth of Christ, and that is celebrated lavishly on Christmas Eve at Midnight Mass.’
‘Fear is basically a lack of faith and hope.’
–Do Not Be Afraid, The Healing Of Fear – Michael Buckley
‘Love was no fading violet, love was a weed that flourished in the dark. Has anyone ever explained it?’
‘When you were life saving, you must never hesitate, so they taught you to stun the one you rescued.’
Things In My Head 