By Neil Gaiman
“A philosopher once asked,
“Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?”
Pointless, really…
“Do the stars gaze back?”
Now, that’s a question.”
“A philosopher once asked,
“Are we human because we gaze at the stars, or do we gaze at them because we are human?”
Pointless, really…
“Do the stars gaze back?”
Now, that’s a question.”
“Why are you telling me this?”
“Because I’m tired and lonely, and you’re the only person I can talk to without putting myself at risk.”
“Oh, for heaven’s sake, Harper, I didn’t just pee on the floor. My water broke.’
‘What water?’ He blinked, then went pale as a corpse. ‘That water. Oh, God. Oh, Jesus. Oh, shit. Sit. Sit, or… I’ll get-’
An ambulance. The marines.
‘My mother.”
“And it’s not just a matter of you hurting me.
I will hurt you too, even if I don’t want to, I’m not the girl you think I am.
And you will remember this conversation , and wish that you’d listened to me.”
“I was proven right. I stand on that!”
“You’re not going to stand on anything General, you’re going to fall right on your iron arse. Because The Monk was right, your man is the best, with or without a memory. He’s bringing [him in]. Delivering him right to your god damn front door.”
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