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August 25, 2012

Quote – Pessimists Believe the Universe Will Find a Way to do Something Nasty

“Pessimists believe that the Universe will always find a way to do something nasty and unpredictable. Something twisted.” -David Routledge – Rubber Duck (Canadian Tales of the Fantastic)

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August 24, 2012

Quote – Understanding How Word Travels So Fast

“I swear, I do not know how word travels so quickly. It’s a magic far stronger than mine.” -Lindsey Carmichael – The Prince and the Hedgewitch (Canadian Tales of the Fantastic)

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August 22, 2012

Quote – Reality Has No Meaning Anymore

“Reality. That’s one word I’ve heard too many times lately. I’m not sure it has any meaning anymore.” -Scott Overton – Shakedown (Canadian Tales of the Fantastic)

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August 19, 2012

Quote – All Stories Start Somewhere

“You must remember, all stories start somewhere.” -Drew Hayden Taylor – The Night Wanderer

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August 16, 2012

Quote – All Linked and Woven Together

“You know… we’re linked even though I can’t reach you. Me, you, the sun and moon, we’re all woven together.” -Alette J. Willis – Thought and Memory (in Tesseracts Nine. Edge, Calgary, 2005)

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August 14, 2012

Quote – Letting People be Themselves

“You are what you are… as we are what we are. Let it be so.” -Charles de Lint – Mulengro (Orb 2003)

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August 12, 2012

Quote – Media and Trash Media

“In my experience, the only thing that works faster than the media is the trash media. Though sometimes I can’t even tell the difference between the two.” -Ian Rogers – Temporary Monsters (Burning Effigy Press, 2009)

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August 10, 2012

Quote – Save Your Questions on Surreal Nights, Go With The Flow

“This was already turning out to be a surreal night, and I had learned from experience that when things start to take on a Lynchian vibe, it’s always better to save your questions and just go with the flow.” -Ian Rogers – The Ash Angels (Burning Effigy Press, 2010)

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August 9, 2012

Quote- Always Been Fools Who Follow Leaders Without Thought

“All though history there have been fools like you and they’ve caused wars and disasters and misery. Fools without minds of their own, who follow their leader without thought, without stopping to ask if their leader knows what he is doing. Leaders like Genghis Khan, like Starbusch, like Hitler, leaders who manipulate their followers like puppets in pursuit of their...

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August 7, 2012

Quote – Welcoming Nightmares as Company

“The nightmares were her company these days. She welcomed them as a lonely woman welcomes the nightly visit of a phantom lover.” -Steve Vernon – Sudden Death Overtime (Crossroad Press, 2012)

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