Quotes.

                       Hamlet
     To be, or not to be: that is the question: 
     Whether 't is nobler in the mind to suffer
     The slings and arrows of outrageous fortune,
     Or to take arms against a sea of troubles,
     And by opposing end them? To die: to sleep: 
     No more; and by a sleep to say we end
     The heartache and the thousand natural shocks
     That flesh is heir to,--'t is a consummation
     Devoutly to be wish'd. To die, to sleep; 
     To sleep: perchance to dream: ay, there 's the rub: 
     For in that sleep of death what dreams may come,
     When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,
     Must give us pause: there 's the respect
     That makes calamity of so long life; 
     For who would bear the whips and scorns of time,
     The oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely,
     The pangs of despised love, the law's delay,
     The insolence of office and the spurns
     That patient merit of the unworthy takes,
     When he himself might his quietus make
     With a bare bodkin? who would fardels 13 bear,
     To grunt and sweat under a weary life,
     But that the dread of something after death,
     The undiscover'd country from whose bourn
     No traveller returns, puzzles the will
     And makes us rather bear those ills we have
     Than fly to others that we know not of? 
     Thus conscience does make cowards of us all; 
     And thus the native hue of resolution
     Is sicklied o'er with the pale cast of thought,
     And enterprises of great pith and moment
     With this regard their currents turn awry,
     And lose the name of action. 

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark in
William Shakespeare's Hamlet
Act III, Scene i, Lines 56-89

Sherlock Holmes

Sherlock Holmes in
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's
"A Study In Scarlet"

Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night
By Dylan Thomas

Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Riddles In the Dark

 Gollum: What has roots as nobody sees,
                  Is taller than trees
                  Up, up it goes, 
                  And yet never grows?
 Bilbo: Mountain.

 Bilbo: Thirty white horses on a red hill,
            First they champ,
            Then they stamp,
            Then they stand still.
Gollum: Teeth.

 Gollum: Voiceless it cries,
             Wingless flutters, 
             Toothless bites,
             Mouthless mutters.
Bilbo: Wind.


Bilbo: An eye in a blue face,  
           Saw an eye in a green face,
           'That eye is like to this eye'
           said the first eye,
           'But in low place, 
            Not in high place'
Gollum: Sun on Daisies.

Gollum: It cannot be seen, cannot be felt
        Cannot be heard, cannot be smelt
        It lies behind stars and under hills,
        And empty holes it fills
        It comes first and follows after,
        Ends life, kills laughter
Bilbo: Dark.

Bilbo: A box without hinges, key of lid,
       Yet golden treasure inside is hid.
Gollum: Eggs.

Gollum: Alive without breath,
        As cold as death;
        Never thirsty, ever drinking,
        All in a mail never clinking.
Bilbo: Fish.

Bilbo: No-legs lay on one-leg, two legs sat near
       on three legs, four legs got some.
Gollum: Fish on little table, man at table sitting on a stool,
        the cat has the bones.

Gollum: This thing all things devours:
        Birds, beasts, trees, flowers;
        Gnaws iron, bites steel;
        Grinds hard stones to meal;
        Slays king, ruins town,
        And beats high mountain down
Bilbo: Time.

Bilbo: What have I got in my pocket?
Gollum: Hands?
Gollum: Knife?
Gollum: String, or nothing.
Answer: The Ring.

THE SHOTGUN RULES

The rules listed below apply to the calling of Shotgun (the passenger seat) in an automobile. These rules are definitive and binding.

Section I
The Basic Rules

1. In order to call Shotgun, the caller must pronounce the word "Shotgun" in a clear voice. This call must be heard and acknowledged by the driver. The other occupants of the vehicle need not hear the call as long as the driver verifies the call.

2. Shotgun may only be called if all occupants of the vehicle are outside and on the way to said vehicle.

3. Early calls are strictly prohibited. Shotgun may only be called while walking toward the vehicle and only applies to the drive immediately forthcoming. Shotgun can never be called while inside a vehicle or still technically on the way to the first location. For example, one can not get out of a vehicle and call Shotgun for the return journey.

4. The driver has final say in all ties and disputes. The driver has the right to suspend or remove all shotgun privileges from one or more persons.

Section II
Special Cases

These special exceptions to the rules above should be considered in the order presented; the case listed first will take precedence over any of the cases beneath it, when applicable.

1. In the instance that the normal driver of a vehicle is drunk or otherwise unable to perform their duties as driver, then he/she is automatically given Shotgun.

2. If the instance that the person who actually owns the vehicle is not driving, then he/she is automatically given Shotgun, unless they decline.

3. In the instance the the driver's spouse, lover, partner, or hired prostitute for the evening is going to accompany the group, he/she is automatically given Shotgun, unless they decline.

4. In the instance that one of the passengers may become so ill during the course of the journey that the other occupants feel he/she will toss their cookies, then the ill person should be given Shotgun to make appropriate use of the window.

5. In the instance that only one person knows how to get to a given location and this person is not the driver, then as the designated navigator for the group they automatically get Shotgun, unless they decline.

6. In the instance that one of the occupants is too wide or tall to fit comfortably in the back seat, then the driver may show mercy and award Shotgun to the genetic misfit. Alternatively, the driver and other passengers may continually taunt the poor fellow as they make a three hour trip with him crammed in the back.

Section III
The Survival of the Fittest Rule

1. If the driver so wishes, he/she may institute the Survival of the Fittest Rule on the process of calling Shotgun. In this case all rules, excepting I-4, are suspended and the passenger seat is occupied by whoever can take it by force.

2. The driver must announce the institution of the Survival of the Fittest Rule with reasonable warning to all passengers. This clause reduces the amount of blood lost by passengers and the damage done to the vehicle.

Please follow the above rules to the best of your ability. If there are any arguments or exceptions not covered in these rules, please refer to rule I-4.
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