There are no men like me. There is only me. - Jaime Motherfucking Lannister

A Song of Ice and Fire, nice going. Martin shall be greater than Tolkein, if he finishes his series before he passes in to the clearing that is.

"Why should death make a man truthful, or even clever? The dead are likely dull fellows, full of tedious complaints - the ground's too cold, my gravestone should be larger, why does he get more worms than I do ..." - Dolorous Edd, from A Clash of Kings

>>202484

Damn straight. And with less Christian symbolism, which is really the cherry on top.

>>202494

My sentiment exactly, have another quote of the many. True beauty exists in these works.

The Hound: "There are no true knights, no more than there are gods. If you can't protect yourself, die and get out of the way of those who can. Sharp steel and strong arms rule this world, don't ever believe any different."
Sansa: "You're awful."
The Hound: "I'm honest. It's the world that's awful. Now fly away little bird, I'm sick of you peeping at me."

The Hound shall never be forgotten.

>>202526

"Let the months and years come, they can take nothing from me, they can take nothing more. I am so alone, and so without hope that I can confront them without fear. The life that has borne me through these years is still in my hands and my eyes. Whether I have subdued it, I know not. But so long as it is there it will seek its own way out, heedless of the will that is within me." -Paul Baumer; "All Quiet on the Western Front"

>>202526
>I'm honest. It's the world that's awful

>>202526

Rhaegar fought nobly. Rhaegar fought honorably. Rhaegar fought valiantly. And Rhaegar died.

>>202568
Pretty much sums up the tone of the entire series. Love that quote.

>>202526

Huh.

The Hound was an objectivist.

Huh.

>>202583
The Hound wasn't an objectivist, the Hound was a cynic.
Littlefinger is the only objectivist in the series.

How the little pigs would grunt if they knew of the old boar's situation.

>>202592

I see.

Perhaps I need to brush up on my philosophy.

The following is obligatory

“You had an arse full of farts that night, darling, and I fucked them out of you, big fat fellows, long windy ones, quick little merry cracks and a lot of tiny little naughty farties ending in a long gush from your hole. It is wonderful to fuck a farting woman when every fuck drives one out of her. I think I would know Nora's fart anywhere. I think I could pick hers out in a roomful of farting women. It is a rather girlish noise not like the wet windy fart which I imagine fat wives have. It is sudden and dry and dirty like what a bold girl would let off in fun in a school dormitory at night. I hope Nora will let off no end of her farts in my face so that I may know their smell also.”

OP here, whoops, samefagging too much.
A few Dune quotes here that I particularly love.

"Too much knowledge never makes for simple decisions."
"The flesh surrenders itself, he thought. Eternity takes back its own. Our bodies stirred these waters briefly, danced with a certain intoxication before the love of life and self, dealt with a few strange ideas, then submitted to the instruments of Time. What can we say of this? I occurred. I am not . . . yet, I occurred."
"The man without emotions is the one to fear."
"A world is supported by four things
the learning of the wise,
the justice of the great,
the prayers of the righteous and
the valor of the brave.
But all of these are as nothing without a ruler who knows the art of ruling. "

>>202620

sorry what?

>>202647
James Joyce did this, brah.

>Of all the various kinds of sexual intercourse, this has the least to recommend it. As an amusement, it is too fleeting; as an occupation, it is too wearing; as a public exhibition, there is no money in it. It is unsuited to the drawing room, and in the most cultured society it has long been banished from the social board. It has at last, in our day of progress and improvement, been degraded to brotherhood with flatulence. Among the best bred, these two arts are now indulged only in private --- though by consent of the whole company, when only males are present, it is still permissible, in good society, to remove the embargo on the fundamental sigh.

-Mark Twain on masturbation.

>>202666
true today as it was then

>>202666
Mark Twain is a genius.

>>202450

That is a fucking shit quote.

>>202666

> though by consent of the whole company, when only males are present, it is still permissible, in good society, to remove the embargo on the fundamental sigh.

ok, I had to stop and reread this, but when I did, comedy gold

>>202693
Except now you can get paid to do it.

>>202719
>>202709

That quote is actually an excerpt from an entire essay on the subject.

http://www.ralphmag.org/onan.html

The whole thing is genius.

>>202719
don't tell me you've never removed THAT embargo, aye, aye, aye!

>>202620

I find it amusing that James Joyce is turning into a deceased, dignified version of one of those people who writes something horrifically embarrassing on a blog and then has it plastered all over the internet

>>202740
>entire essay on masturbation

I have a new favorite writer.

As if that blind rage had washed me clean, rid me of hope; for the first time, in that night alive with signs and stars, I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world. Finding it so much like myself — so like a brother, really — I felt that I had been happy and that I was happy again. For everything to be consummated, for me to feel less alone, I had only to wish that there be a large crowd of spectators the day of my execution and that they greet me with cries of hate.

>>202752

Yup, that's about the gist of it.

>>202804
Best part of The Stranger, just read that one two days ago

"Everyone is lonely, but there's more to it than that. Everyone, absolutely EVERYONE is so utterly, soul-crushingly lonely, deep down inside, that there is literally no helping them. And this goes for everyone you might see in your day-to-day life: the family man, the busy politician, the female research scientist, the young man that bags your groceries, your mother, smiling from the window. Everyone you know is the loneliest person you know.
Thus the only appropriate state of mind when dealing with other human beings is pity."

-Me

>>202752
So basically what you're saying is James Joyce is like the intellectual version of Chris-Chan or the FUCK YOU I'M A DRAGON guy.

>>202926
>self-quoting

Doesn't help that the quote itself is pretty shitty.

>>202927

yeah basically

or maybe, more accurately, some girl who videotapes herself sucking off her dog or some ridiculous crap and it gets out on the internet

I am not opposed,

Though I may be ugly,

To accepting my helm's-rock of a head,

From a ruler.

-Egil Skallagrimsson

>>202964
Or maybe Kim Kardashian's sex tape? He was already an established author, so it's not as if he owes his fame solely to writing really weird letters to his wife.

>>202955

This is the sort of thing you say out of pointless, mindless animosity or hate. I'm sorry, my friend. I have so much pity for you.

Have you ever been published, by the way? Simply curious.

>>203010

Not the same guy, but that was a pretty shitty quote.

>>202804
You beat me to it!
Re-read The Stranger a couple days back, that part sends shivers down my spine each time.

>>203010
Pointless?
You just gave us a quote of yourself for fuck's sake. No one does that, even if they were eloquent enough to offer us something. It's poor taste.

And no, but I'm not a writer. Nice try, though.
Enjoy your horse.

>>203020

Ah, but if I'd put the name of a well-respected author that you were familiar with (or merely one that you thought might boost your social appearance of intelligence or wit to appear to be familiar with) you'd be celebrating the brilliance of the quotation. It's "quotation", by the way.

And now perhaps you begin to see why pity is the only rational response to other human beings? Everything you do, every attack you make on other people, is out of a fierce, bitter loneliness. I'm so sorry for you. I'm lonely too. I doubt you'll allow yourself to see it; I fear that my time is wasted here. No doubt the cries of "troll" or some greentext are coming my way. So, so predictable...

>>203054

Not really. I judge quotes by their merit instead of who said them. You're a shitty writer with a weak and pathetic worldview.

>>203042

>And no, but I'm not a writer.

Then your misguided attempt at "criticism" (for lack of a better term to describe your strange, sad attempt at hate-speech) can be safely ignored. Thank you for your time, but you aren't needed.

Perhaps you should post a quotation?

>>203054

That's all nice and stuff but the quote was still pretty shitty.

>>203071

I don't expect many people to understand, but somehow I'm still disappointed when they refuse to see what's right in front of their faces. The most pitiable thing, perhaps, is the way they rage and insult one another...and then they try it on me, see that it has no effect, and become even MORE enraged! "Oh no, I can't make this fellow angry", they think, "what shall I do!? That's how I deal with people, by screaming and insulting them! How do I deal with him!?"

It'd be unbelievably amusing if it weren't just another facet of our crushing loneliness. Anyhow, I suggest you ignore me if you don't understand my philosophy. I don't see much point in arguing with unpublished masses, anyhow.

>>203112

I'm not trying to make you mad or argue. I'm just saying you're a shitty writer and your view on the world is that of a weak coward.

I deal in facts, you see, instead of flights of fancy.

>>203112
>unpublished masses

relax guys it's a troll.

>>203504

My friend, I just believe your quote does not hold true to all. Many people that I do know do not suffer with loneliness, although I do grant that many go through such a phase as they carry down the road. I myself am what would be called a loner, I spend most of my time away from others and the majority of my actions are not based on loneliness in any respect. But, I may just be another exception that proves the rule in other cases for I am unable to feel otheres emotions, at least not those that lurk behind their body language and display of feeling.

>>203080

Ah, the old "must be a writer to criticize literature".
Sorry bro, that's not how it works.

>>203112
>three grammatical errors

>>203112
It's stupid. You sound like a Palahniuk fanboy.

Back on topic:
>In another place this experienced observer has said, "There are times when I prefer it to sodomy."

>>203112
I'm going to give you a 1/10, but that's purely for effort.

>>203127

Ah, I didn't notice that.

Let's get some Pratchett quotes up in this motherfucker then.

Do unto others before they do unto you.

>>202450

"Trials never end, of course. Unhappiness and misfortune are bound to occur as long as people live, but there is a feeling now, that was not here before, and is not just on the surface of things, but penetrates all the way through: We've won it. It's going to get better now. You can sort of tell these things."

>>203126
>>203127
>>203131
>>203133
>>203162

>Anyhow, I suggest you ignore me if you don't understand my philosophy.

You should have taken my advice.

"When you fail at sex, you sex at fail."

- John Cliffenger

Mr. Darwin was grieved to feel obliged to give up his theory that the monkey was the connecting link between man and the lower animals. I think he was too hasty. The monkey is the only animal, except man, that practices this science; hence, he is our brother; there is a bond of sympathy and relationship between us. Give this ingenuous animal an audience of the proper kind and he will straightway put aside his other affairs and take a whet; and you will see by his contortions and his ecstatic expression that he takes an intelligent and human interest in his performance.

>>203176

I see they finally did. Poor guys.

And for the record, Palahniuk is a hack, and to the true, serious writers (the ones you probably don't know about) he's regarded as little more than a bad joke. In fact, one of the last conversations I had with David Wallace was about Palahniuk. I don't know why you'd assume that I enjoy his work.

>>203147

which grammatical errors did you see? I saw:

>if it weren't
>Anyhow, I suggest
>with unpublished masses

and maybe the ellipsis and "!?" punctuation are arguable, although it's the internet so I see them as okay.

>>203168

"He's muffed it," said Simony. "he could have done anything with them. And he just told them the facts. You can't inspire people with facts. They need a cause. They need a symbol.

>>203219

>actually thinks that those are grammatical errors in a casual public forum

Wow. Just...wow. If you're going to play Grammar Nazi (which instantly loses the argument for you anyhow) you should at least be good at it, asshole. talk about embarassing.

>"Misfortune is liable to make me a damn bad man."

>"This selfishness is not only part of me. It is the most living part."

Amory Blaine

>>203258
>>203217
You are all that is wrong with /lit/. Just thought I'd let you know.

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move.

-Douglas Adams

>>203276

Space is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the drug store, but that's just peanuts to space.

>>203258

They are grammatical errors, but normally I wouldn't care, because you're right, we're on the freaking internet. However, this guy is asking for it.

>>203289

No, he's pretty clearly asking you to take a step back and consider your own loneliness. The fact that you're afraid of doing this, and then masking your fear with insults, speaks volumes about you. Not him.