“I just want to be able to stand up straight for a little while before I get cut down.”
Henry Rollins (1961) American singer-songwriter
Source: Solipsist
“Your hair looks funny," Lief said, as soon as the Ugloids left. "It stands straight up!"
No," said Nick, intensely irritated, "It's hanging straight down."
Lief just gave him an upside-down shrug. "Up is down in China and you're part-Chinese.”
— Neal Shusterman, book Everlost
Source: Everlost
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