"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Thursday, March 19, 2009

Thought for the Day

This line has been stuck in my head for a while now. It's from a song by Evanescence, "My Last Breath," which is one of those dreadfully morbid goth songs about suicide, but I think the line has a lot of truth to it:

I love you and I'm not afraid.

We need more of that -- just think what we could do with that attitude -- not as a prelude to suicide, but as an anthem for our lives.

In fact, here's a clip with the song as I originally found it. The AMV is from Winter Cicada, which could have been one of the greatest BL anime ever -- has all the potential for a beautiful tragic love story, but it never quite came together for me. It's a spin-off from a section of Haru wo Daite Ita, a classic yaoi title. One day I'll watch it again.

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