Christopher Pike citations

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“En fait, au XVème siècle, en Transylvanie, pendant la guerre contre les Ottomans, j'ai vraiment rencontré Vlad l'Empaleur, qui a inspiré le personnage mythique de Dracula, et qui n'a jamais eu les terribles canines que la légende lui attribue. Au contraire, une visite chez le dentiste lui aurait fait le plus grand bien : il avait les dents pourries, et une haleine des plus fétides. Et ce n'était pas un vampire, tout juste un catholique fanatique, doté d'un penchant fétichiste pour la décapitation, qui m'avait proposé une promenade dans sa calèche. J'ai le chic pour attirer les hommes qui sortent de l'ordinaire.”

“They are all I have left—the stars and the memory of the many times I wished upon them. But with all those wishes, I asked for only one thing.

To see him again.

But I will not see him again. I do not see him now.”

“Enjoy your life. No curse hangs over you, nor did it ever. No devil chases after your soul. Sing and dance and be merry.”

“No religion is perfect, not after man gets through with it.”

“But I wasn't a bad girl. I don't want to be forgotten. I want people to remember me.”

“Love me… I am not evil.”

“The seconds tick. They always do. The power of an entire sun cannot stop them even for a moment, and so death comes between the moments, like a thief of light in the dark.”

“How much modern civilization has lost, I think, when they lost the awareness of the billions of stars overhead.”

“For feeling, not events, is to me the essence of history.”

“Power, wealth and immortality--they don't bring happiness. You will never know what the word means.”

“I am a vampire," I say softly. "And you have pissed me off.”

“One question always leads to another question. Some things are better to wonder about.”

“There comes a time for everybody when words and reasons can become such a great weariness.”

“This problem - it is age old. To do what is right and save the day without destroying the very thing the day is lived for.”

“The desert surrounds your every step and you walk forever a thirsty man.”

“Don't simply knock and wait for the door to be opened. Go look for the keys. Some fit the lock better than others.”

“Dive deep into the ocean, Sita, and you will find that the greatest treasures you find are the illusions you leave behind.”

“The physics are simple in theory, but in practice they are filled with the possibility for limitless error.”

“You can never hate strongly unless you have loved strongly.”

“There would be a trial and there would be a judge. The only problem was, there could only be one sentence.”

“How do I explain a life that has lasted for billions of years? It is almost as if I must start with an apology for being alive when everyone I once knew is dead.”

“The best art always comes unbidden.”