What's a false move? Is it very different from a real one?
Delirium, in Brief Lives
You know the best thing about aeroplanes? Apart from the peanuts in the little silver bags, I mean. It's looking out of the windows at the clouds, and thinking, maybe I could go walking in there. Maybe it's a special place where everything's okay. Sometimes I do go walking in the clouds. But it's just cold and wet and empty, but when you look out of a plane it's a special world...
Delirium, in Brief Lives
You know something? We came here for you, a long time ago, when you died. Well, it wasn't here and that wasn't you, but we did anyway.
Delirium to Despair, in The Wake
Our existence deforms the universe. That’s responsibility.
Delirium, in The Kindly Ones
"His madness... His madness keeps him sane."
"And do you think he is the only one, my sister?"
Delirium and Dream, in Fables and Reflections
- Del? That's not for eating. I think it's a table decoration.
- It's nice. It tastes a bit like forever... I like the way colors taste. Except I don't like crimsons... or turquoises... especially when they put their heads in their shells and won't play, and when you break their shells to let them out, they DIE...
- That's turtles, dear. Or tortoises.
- I think it's Turquoises
Delirium, with Death and Despair helping a bit, in The Wake
I lost some time. It's always in the last place you look for it.
Delirium, in Seasons of Mist
When you say words a lot they don't mean anything. Or maybe they don't mean anything anyway, and we just think they do.
Delirium, in Brief Lives
If you don't let me in, I will turn you into a demon half-face waitress with a crush on her boss, and i'll make it so you've been that from the beginning of time to now and you'll never ever know if you were anything else and it will itch inside your head worse than little bugses.
Delirium, in Brief Lives
Well, there was this doggy. He was a very clever doggy. He said things like...like..."I would feel infinitely more comfortable in your presence if you would agree to treat gravity as a law, rather than one of a number of suggested options." He said that. I only remembered it. In my head.
Delirium, in The Kindly Ones
Uh. Yesterday I did some really bad stuff. I mean real bad. You know. But today I did some good things. I don't know. You know.
Delirium, in Seasons of Mist
I think you're very nice. I think twinkle's a nice word. So's viridian. I met a lady once who had an imaginary fish.
Delirium, in Brief Lives
If you don't have a name, what do people call you? I mean, do they just wave and smile, or jingle little silver bells or what?
Delirium, in Brief Lives
- I didn't know you could stop being a God.
- You can stop being anything.
Delirium and Dream, in Brief Lives
- Um. What's the name of the word for things not being the same always. You know. I'm sure there is one. Isn't there? There must be a word for it ... the thing that lets you know time is happening. Is there a word?
- Change.
Delirium and Dream, in in Brief Lives
I'm cold. I hate being nowhere. Let's go somewhere instead.
Delirium, in Brief Lives
Not knowing everything is all that makes it okay, sometimes.
Delirium, in Brief Lives
It's just I might get distracted, and I get lost kind of easily, and sometimes I have really bad days...when, you know, I just want to hide or scream or bleed or something, and...all that... - Brief Lives
“The moment she realized what was happening, that the universe was changing, that she was growing up, or at least, growing older...she was no longer Delight; and the blossoms had already begun to fall in her domain, becoming smudged and formless colors, and she had no one to talk to..." ---Brief Lives
Hullo, you’re a nice doggy,aren’t you? Yes, you are. The cherry stones say I’m going to be a kangaroo when I grow up.
-Delirium
-Ngo ing zhen. He dezshergzs heou.
-If he deserves me he must have been very very good indeed. I am following my fish.
Delirium and Mazikeen
This is a...weird...little town, Brother. I mean, everywhere’s strange. But I feel at home here. Kind of. --Delirium
...I want my doggie back. And I want my brother all right. I don’t want him hurt or anything. That’s my request. Please. --Delirium
I like airplanes. I like anywhere that isn’t a proper place. I like in-betweens. --Delirium
Have you ever spent days and days and days making up flavors of ice cream that no one’s ever eaten before? Like chicken and telephone ice cream?...
Green mouse ice cream was the worst. I didn’t like that at all.
Delirium, in Brief Lives