9. November 1998

"V"

der geheimnisvolle Rächer in der Guy-Fawkes-Maske, der scheinbar aus dem Nichts auftaucht um Englands totalitäres Regime zu bekämpfen, wird an diesem Tag von Inspektor Finch erschossen. Aber sein Nachfolger ist schon gefunden.

(Alan Moore & David Lloyd, "V for Vendetta", 1981)

Remember, remember,
the fifth of November,
the gunpowder treason and plot.
I see no reason
why the gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot.

*sigh* Einmal einen echten Guy-Fawkes-Umzug erleben, irgendwie wäre mir doch danach. Gibt's sowas überhaupt noch? Aber bestimmt nicht hier, da muß ich mich eben mit einem Wiederlesen von Alan Moore's "V for Vendetta" begnügen...

23. Oktober 1993

Claire Abshire und Henry DeTamble

heiraten an diesem Tag. Wie zu erwarten war, löst Henrys Nervosität kurz vor der Trauung bei ihm eine Zeitreise aus, aber bevor die Feier zum Fiasko wird, springt ein zeitreisender Henry aus der Zukunft für sein Alter Ego ein.

(Audrey Niffenegger, "The Time Traveller's Wife", 2003)

Ein paar nette Zitate von der Hexe Lamia hätte ich noch ganz gerne hier drin, aber vielleicht kommen ja noch welche ..

Narrator: A philosopher once asked, "Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?" Pointless, really...”Do the stars gaze back?" Now *that's* a question.

Yvaine: The little I know about love is that's unconditional. It's not something you can buy.
Tristan: Hang on! This wasn't about me trying to buy her love. This was to proove her how I felt.
Yvaine: Ah... And what's she doing to proove how she feels about you?

Tristan: Look Yvaine, you'll understand when you meet her, all right? If we don't get murdered by pirates first.
Yvaine: Mmm... Murdered by pirates, heart turned out and eaten, meet Victoria... I can't quite decide which sounds more fun...

Yvaine: You know when I said I knew little about love? That wasn't true. I know a lot about love. I've seen it, centuries and centuries of it, and it was the only thing that made watching your world bearable. All those wars. Pain, lies, hate... It made me want to turn away and never look down again. But when I see the way that mankind loves... You could search to the furthest reaches of the universe and never find anything more beautiful. So yes, I know that love is unconditional. But I also know that it can be unpredictable, unexpected, uncontrollable, unbearable and strangely easy to mistake for loathing... What I'm trying to say, Tristan is... I think I love you. Is this love, Tristan? I never imagined I'd know it for myself. My heart... It feels like my chest can barely contain it. Like it's trying to escape because it doesn't belong to me any more. It belongs to you. And if you wanted it, I'd wish for nothing in exchange - no fits. No goods. No demonstrations of devotion. Nothing but knowing you loved me too. Just your heart, in exchange for mine.

Tristan: [dazed just after returning to human form] Victoria!
Yvaine: I think I preferred "Mother."

Yvaine: Are you tempted?
Tristan: Tempted, by what?
Yvaine: Immortality. Let's say it wasn't my heart. Not me. Just a star you didn't know.
Tristan: You seriously think I could kill anybody. Even if I could, I mean, everlasting life? I imagine it would be kind of lonely. Well, maybe if you had someone to share it with. Someone you loved. Then it might be different.

Happy birthday,

Tom Petty

and many more happy returns of the day!

Well, I may shake your hand
but I won't know your name
The joke in your language
won't come out the same
There's times when I'm down
and there's no one to blame
.
I need a big weekend
Kick up the dust
Yeah, a big weekend
If you don't run you rust.
.
(Tom Petty, "Big Weekend", aus "Highway Companion")