Meeting Martians

I replied in our good old English tongue merely to convince him that neither of us could understand the other; but I noticed that when I smiled slightly on concluding, he did likewise. This fact, and the similar occurrence during my first talk with Tars Tarkas convinced me that we had at least something in common; the ability to smile, therefore to laugh...

Honestly

Now, experts disagree.
Were we unhappy or sublime?
We’ll have to wait until the next time
an angel comes rapping at the door
to rejoice docently.

(I know there’s a way to do this.)

Time-bomb

It was like a time-bomb set into motion;

we knew that we were destined to explode.

& if I have to pull you out of the wreckage,

you know I'm never gonna let you go—

The science guy

Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't.

Infinity

The prisoners and the jailers slept under the same stars.

End This Way

It could have been much worse,

but it should have been better...

Grendel

"Why can't these creatures discover a little dignity?" I ask the sky. The sky says nothing, predictably. I make a face, uplift a defiant middle finger, and give an obscene little kick. The sky ignores me, forever unimpressed.

Scarlet Pimpernel

A woman's heart is such a complex problem -- the owner thereof is often most incompetent to find the solution of this puzzle.

Pinky swear

I'm never gonna fall --
      but I'm never hard to catch.

A similar rule applies to cats

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend.

Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.