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The Seven Seas
Rudyard Kipling
When Earth's last picture is painted
and the tubes are twisted and dried,
When the oldest colors have faded
and the youngest critic has died,
We shall rest, and, faith, we shall need it -
lie down for an aeon or two,
Till the Master of All Good Workmen
shall put us to work anew.
And those that were good shall be happy:
they shall sit in a golden chair;
They shall splash at a ten-league canvas
with brushes of comet's hair.
They shall find real saints to draw from -
Magdalene, Peter, and Paul;
They shall work for an age at a sitting
and never be tired at all!
And only the Master shall praise us,
and only the Master shall blame;
And no one shall work for money,
and no one shall work for fame,
But each for the joy of the working,
and each in his separate star,
Shall draw the Thing as he sees It
For the God of Things as They are!
"An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because the people refuse to see it." - James Michener
"I know well what I am fleeing from, but not what I am in search of." - Michel de Montaigne
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Thanks for stopping by. I'm always pleased to have visitors. Make yourself at home. Kick back, relax. The bar is always open if you want to go get yourself a drink.
There's a little bit of everything around here, so take your time and look around. If you like what you see, let me know. If you want more or have suggestions how I can improve the place, tell me that, too.
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"Give me ambiguity or give me something else."
"It's never too late to have a happy childhood."
Ace of Wands: My very long unfinished novel.
Crown Jewels: My other novel. Shorter, and not as good, but finished!
X-Files fan fiction: Some of this was posted to atxc. Some of it wasn't.
Download some great midi files!
"There is no possible line of conduct which has not at some time and place been condemned,
and which has not at some other time and place been enjoined as a duty." - William Lecky
"When choosing between two evils, I always like to try the one I've never tried before." - Mae West
In the mood for a good laugh? I've got a few funny stories for you, gathered from all over the net.
"Never be so brief as to become obscure."
"Every exit is an entrance to somwehere else."
I've spent the last several months studying the history of the family in Russia. In case anyone else is interested in the subject, here are the papers I've prepared.
"An apology for the devil: it must be remembered that we have heard only one side of the case.
God has written all the books." - Samuel Butler
"Nature, in her indifference, makes no distinction between good and evil." - Anatole France
Psst... Can you keep a secret? I've got a few X-Files WAVs around here.
"The world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel." - Horace Walpole
"All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that I should have been more specific." - Jane Wagner
Something told the wild geese
Rachel Field
Something told the wild geese
It was time to go,
Though the fields lay golden
Something whispered "Snow."
Leaves were green and stirring.
Berries, luster-glossed,
But beneath warm feathers
Something cautioned, "Frost."
All the sagging orchards
Steamed with amber spice,
But each wild breast stiffened
At remembered ice.
Something told the wild geese
It was time to fly -
Summer sun was on their wings,
Winter in their cry.
"When you prevent me from doing anything I want to do, that is persecution;
but when I prevent you from doing anything you want to do, that is law, order and morals." - George Bernard Shaw
"We are ne'er like angels till our passion dies." - Thomas Dekker
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