“I dreamed of a world I thought I’d never see…”
Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn: “In his house at R’lyeh, dead Cthulhu waits dreaming”.
Dreaming is a private thing.
Have you ever had a dream, Neo, that you were so sure was real? What if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the dream world and the real world?
I have no mouth and I must scream.
“When the Worlds Screamed”
Don’t leave me alone!
“We’re here to get you out, My Lady.”
Look, Your Worshipfulness, let’s get one thing straight. I take orders from just one person: me
He’s got a real problem with authority.
You are not the President. No one who leads so many could possibly kneel so quickly.
This is a time for serious people, Bob, and your fifteen minutes are up. My name is Andrew Shepherd, and I am the President.
I’m brave! I am a brave president!
President’s calling, Buckaroo.
“It seems we have an unanticipated visitor,” Honor said simply, and expanded her own com’s field of view.
For a moment, it failed to register. But then Elizabeth Winton’s jaw dropped as she recognized the platinum-haired, topaz-eyed woman standing at Honor’s side.
“I apologize for waking you up in the middle of the night, Your Majesty,” President Elizabeth Pritchart said calmly, “but I think we need to talk.”
Stormgren was sleeping badly these nights, which was strange, since soon he would be putting aside the cares of office forever.
That’s the thing. You were out there for fifty-seven years. What happened was, you had drifted right through the core systems, and it’s really just blind luck that a deep salvage team found you when they did. It’s one in a thousand, really. I think you’re damn lucky to be alive, kiddo. You could be floating out there forever.
Go float yourself, Monty.
Do you want to understand how to swim, or do you want to jump in and start swimming? Only people who are afraid of the water want to understand it. Other people jump in and get wet.
He was nearly undrownable already.