The challenge for today, Day 3, is to write about my favorite quote. Again, I’m finding myself in a pickle because I don’t have a favorite quote. If you really know me you probably expect me to be able to pull something right off the top of my head from Harry Potter or Supernatural or any number of other books and series’ which I love. I can pull something off the top of my head, but I don’t know that I would single any one of them out as being my favorite. Favorite things change as rapidly as the people themselves & their circumstances do. Even so…if I were forced at gunpoint to pick something I believe is important, inspiring or powerful and call it “my favorite” at this current moment I think I’d have to go with a Dumbledore quote.
Searching the inter-webs for a picture of one yielded many and as a result I have a little collection for you:
Which one is my favorite? It depends on the day. On days when I’m feeling hopeless (i.e being attacked by dementors) I would say my favorite is “happiness can be found even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light.” When I find myself focusing far too much on what I wish I had than the abundant & amazing things I DO have, Dumbledore’s voice reminds me that ‘it does not do to dwell on dreams & forget to live.’ Okay, well…maybe it’s not Dumbledore’s voice – that would be a little schizo – but you get the point. On the other side of the same coin, sometimes strange things happen in my head. They could be dreams or daydreams or just quick random thoughts. None of it is real…but what if it is, in a sense? Everyone’s reality and perception is a little different & in those cases I really like that Dumbledore says, essentially, that even if something is only happening inside your head it doesn’t make it less real. That nightmare I had about a demon sitting on my back was pretty friggin’ real to me, okay?! (I haven’t told you guys about that, but I will if you’re interested. It was a pretty wicked dream.)
“We are only as strong as we are united; as weak as we are divided.” That seems quite apropos for our current societal/economic/political issues. Dumbledore for president!”Words are our most inexhaustible source of magic…” yup, I definitely identify with that one. My words are pretty inexhaustible; I’m still working on the magic part. I could continue, but I think you get my point. My favorite quotes are ones which can be applied; not the ones that just sound smart or pretty – I like the ones you can use in everyday life.
I also like quotes for their comedic value, because they make me smile whether I hear them in or out of context. That’s pretty much where all my Supernatural quotes come in. That show has a lot of heartfelt themes regarding family and love, which is great, but one of my favorite moments is this one:
“Hey, Assbutt” is even my alert when my husband texts me. I could go for days with these quotes, but I’m going to stop with this one because I have laundry that needs to be folded. Such an exciting life I lead… 🙂 What are your favorite quotes? Are any of the ones I listed also on your list, or are you a rare sort of unicorn who only has one favorite quote?
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At the moment only two come to mind; one is my absolute favorite at any given moment and the other I just find exceptionally funny. I learned both from my maternal grandmother, Maebell Bairentine.
1) Too Much Sugar For A Dime. (I say this on a daily basis at work – and I mean it)
2) You nasty hog, you dirty dog, you think somebody loves you. Now I’m writing you these few lines because I think myself above you. (I like to write this down when I’ve been hurt by someone but then I laugh and tear it up and never really give it to anyone. But it makes me feel better. ha ha)
But you know all of my nice little quotes and sayings that I come up with so I won’t bore you with the rest of them. After all, you probably remember more of the things that I have said than I do. 🙂
I can’t believe I didn’t think of “too much sugar for a dime” when I first saw this challenge because you’ve rubbed off on me and I catch myself saying it sometimes, too. I also use “poop in a basket” a lot, but that’s not a quote; it’s just something I got into the habit of saying so I wouldn’t cuss. I like the second one you mentioned. It makes me smile, too. 😀
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