#all quotes are paraphrased

[whenthehammerissquare]

Things Papa said at the Ritual last night that made me lose it

(About Nihil) "He was a better saxophone player than a father, I can tell you that much."

"But unfortunately, nothing can ever last forever. So here is a song to say goodbye." Proceeds to play Respite (I cried)

"I've always wanted to find a place to belong, and I feel like this–here–is where I belong. You should belong here too." (I also cried)

#These are all paraphrased because it was last night and im tired #the band ghost #ghost #papa emeritus iv #cardinal copia #ghost band #copia #ghost ritual #August 22 ritual #Tcu amphitheater #Ghost quotes

[emyn-arnens]

A moment of appreciation for Frodo, who

accepts guardianship of the Ring, no matter what it may do to him

undertakes the journey to Rivendell because he knows that as long as the Ring is in his possession, he is a danger to the Shire and everyone he cares about

believes that he will not return from his journey like Bilbo did

wonders where he will find his courage when he needs it

wishes to not take his friends with him into peril and wants to shoulder the burden alone and prevent his friends from suffering with him

hides the pain he feels from the Witch-king's wound from his friends so that he does not worry them

steps forward to take the Ring to Mordor even though he is filled with dread and does not know the way

plans at Amon Hen to go alone to Mordor so that he does not endanger the fellowship further

perseveres on the journey to Mordor, even though the weight of the Ring increases until he feels as if it is dragging him down

pushes forward even though every step toward Mordor he struggles against the power of Sauron’s will and feels it laying bare everything around him

presses through his despair because he must complete his task

feels the presence of the Ring in his mind at all times during the trek across Mordor

believes he will die before ever reaching Mount Doom but is resolved to continue as long as he can, though he has no hope left that he will succeed

never recovers from the Witch-king's wound and falls ill each anniversary of the night on Weathertop and each anniversary of the Ring's destruction

returns to the Shire but cannot find rest or healing there because he has been too deeply changed by his journey and by the torment and wounds he has suffered

#lotr #frodo baggins #my notes have been a mess the whole week of people saying that sam did everything and he got the job done and he's the real hero #and saying that frodo is useless #so this is the result of having to look at that crap all week #these are all paraphrases of frodo's thoughts and quotes btw #except for the last two which are summaries of several different quotes combined #.txt

[lizardsfromspace]

The best part of the theme restaurant boom of the 90s is that the downfall of most of them was their total apathy to the food. It's really something to read a interview about people investing hundreds of millions into a chain of restaurants, where they care deeply about the Hollywood props and themes on display, and then it comes to what people will eat in them & they shrug and say they're "not a food guy"

#tbh not caring about repeat business is fine if it's just a tourist thing #but they all wanted to be like. national chains with stores everywhere #food #1990s #that's a paraphrase of a quote about Planet Hollywood but I can't find it now

[s-aint-elmo]

thinking about book cerise/raven again and the way it converted me completely in the span of like 300 pages. listen. listen. it's about cerise trusting raven with her biggest secret. it's about raven coming to cerise for help about her now uncertain destiny. it's about cerise letting raven in and becoming her friend despite her need for secrecy and solitude. it's about raven inspiring cerise to be proud of who she is, simply by showing her that they all have a choice. it's about cerise outing herself to save raven. it's about raven fighting smarter than all the hoods and wolfs combined to help cerise win the right to choose her fate. it's about cerise coming out of her shell and welcoming friendship and camaraderie because of raven's efforts. it's about raven being afraid and unsure in a dangerous place doing dangerous things, and wishing she were wrapped up in cerise's cloak instead, to ward all the bad things away. it's about

#ever after high #it's about literally being a wolf and a raven!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #cerise hood #raven queen #girl what is your shipname #that last bit is paraphrased but otherwise completely unaltered canon prose by the way. cerise is mentioned once (1) in the legend of #shadow high and it is in raven's inner monologue. to quote: ''raven imagines [the good hopeful feeling] is like cerise's warm hood and cloa #protecting her as she walks through a forest of fog.'' and ''not exactly the big bad wolf but all the same raven wishes for cerise's red #cloak.'' #taking shannon hale by the shoulders what did you mean by this #they banter and they laugh and they text in class and wink at each other and put their lives on the line for each other and hug each #other goodbye see you at school tomorrow. raven has seen cerise's baby pictures. do you understand why they make me crazy #mine

[omegalomania]

they say not to summon that which you cannot put down

#fall out boy #fob #youngblood chronicles #*mine #*art #id in the alt text #couldnt think of any other caption so its a paraphrased lovecraft quote #i dont subscribe to the 'possession' idea behind patricks golden eyed state #all the visual language suggests that its pretty straightforwardly brainwashing #so think of this as more of a hypothetical 'final form' if the vixens got their way

[prince-liest]

Word of God (aka. Viv) on the V's Relationships!

(from the 02/09/2024 Q&A!)

Vox and Val are technically not dating. They clearly have a connection with each other and have this weird on-again off-again relationship situation. They absolutely have immense sexual tension, but [Viv] would not say that they're "actually" dating.

From the outside perspective, VoxVal look like they are basically Velvette's gay dads, but in reality it's more like a chaotic queer friendship. She's third wheeling, and she's also the glue between these two incredibly egotistical and chaotic villainous men.

Gonna be getting more into their relationship and excited to see more of that next season!

Obviously take whatever you like from this, especially since Viv's phrasing on Vel in particular was very “there's different ways to see it," but if you're like me and enjoy insights from the creators' minds, that's what Viv had to say about the Vees!

#hazbin hotel #velvette #valentino #vox #staticmoth #voxval #hazbin hotel vees #text posts #I was v excited while listening so this is all paraphrased BUT paraphrased pretty closely #some phrasing directly quoted

[harbingersecho]

... and however hard I try to integrate Iʼll always remain alien

lowkey inspired by thiss

#rvb #red vs blue #locus #sam ortez #rvb locus #samuel ortez #mine #*23 #art #i kinda cant stop staring at their short hair locus... the slight grayish hairs... wrow #i barely even recognize my version as locus tbh lol. he's like a stranger 2 me... maybe thats what he feels like too after cutting it. #i had to give him shitty long broom hair just to check that it looks like locs and like. it does. that's him officer! wh #also i suddenly thought of that 'there comes a time when u look in the mirror + realize what u see is all u'll be. and then u accept it. #or you kys. or you stop looking in mirrors' quote (paraphrased lol) so i had to repaint the eyes completely. it doesn't even matter. o woe #anyway. do u think short hair locus would have like silky hair or would it be sticking up? im partial to both #(felix's sticks up btw and it looks stupid as shit (i would know)) u knoooww his hair smelled like cheap gel 24/7 during s14 merc episodes!

[mx-legend-of-faye]

The LU Chain but it’s (paraphrases of) things my friends and I have said

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Legend: And Wild claims not be a dumbass. He left his slate at the Coliseum Ruins

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Wild, about to leave for totk: Hey guys I’m not going through the next portal with you, Flora’s missing and gloom is spreading.

Sky: Oh… alright…

Twilight: How could you abandon us 😭

Wild: I know, I’m sorry, I need to kill Ganon

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Wild, about Sky: And people say he’s not a real Chosen Hero because of it. HE IS. THE FIRST CHOSEN HERO.

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Warriors: There’s like a dumbass scale in this group.

Sky: And none of us ever actually get out of dumbass range.

Four: But Time is the closest.

Time: Thank you for recognizing this.

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Wind: Emphasis on fucked up

Hyrule: And if that’s not friendship goals then I don’t know what is!

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To be continued later (probably)

#linked universe #lu chain #incorrect quotes #they’re my silly little guys #and they say silly little things #exactly like my friends and i #loz #legend of zelda #these aren’t paraphrased much at all #my friends and i are just like that #ill shut up now

[sbd-laytall]

I just think it's really special how Peter acknowledges that MJ is his best friend as well as his wife because it proves that there is friendship in romantic relationships.

Spider-Man and Batman (1995) #1

#something something that quote in Kuch Kuch Hota Hai where SRK's character is like 'I can't marry someone who's not my friend' #I'm paraphrasing but you get the point #it doesn't have to be all passion and heartbreaking love #sometimes love can be fun and comforting #mjpeter #petermj #mj watson #peter parker #spider man #spider man and batman #marvel #marvel comics #dc comics #one shot #my post

[whitmore]

charlie slimecicle slash lore very clearly knows codeflippa isn’t juanaflippa somewhere inside of him. the specific avoidance of questions with codeflippa points us in that direction and is further confirmed by the direct questions he asked juanaflippa today during dia de los muertos— are you safe? are you in a happier place? he’s not in any level of denial barring performative, he’s just willing to settle for a codeflippa rather than no flippa at all, and that’s paraphrased but he’s said something very akin to it out loud. plus today he realized that if the missing eggs don’t have ofrendas they’re likely still alive, and i think to some end even after really processing that his current flippa isn’t the original juanaflippa, he’d still want her around emotionally to cope with the possibility of bearing witness to everybody else’s real egg reunifications. mariana isn’t around, his entire family was fundamentally gone at one point. he doesn’t want to have nothing again. and if codeflippa leaves, he’s left with nothing. again.

#eleanor.txt #qsmp #slimecicle #this is all paraphrased bc i’m not pulling up the stream for exact quotes rn #i think it’s possible that he believed codeflippa could have been some kind of codefied alteration of the original flippa #which was an arguably realistic theory before today tbh #juanaflippa’s ghost (and the rest of them tbh) clearly aren’t frozen at the time of their deaths otherwise they wouldn’t have cracks #for another post and time but interesting choice. it will have consequences i’m sure it means Something #but anyway it’s becoming clearer that codeflippa is less a diversion and version of juanaflippa and more an imitation #something designed to look like her and (attempt to) talk like her #all of this to say. he knows what he’s doing #tl;dr: the denial is shallow he knows what’s happening and he’s consciously letting it #it’s a choice he’s actively making #‘qslimecicle is in such deep denial’ NO he’s PRETENDING he is in deep denial and YOU are buying it. like everyone else on the island #where’s the i am human i have biases blinkie. imagine that’s here too

[kaidanalenkosprmanager]

THE BEST OF SHENKO 1/?

The end of the world has a way of reminding you of all the things you forgot to say do. Mass Effect: Legendary Edition (2021)

#mira makes gifs ✨ #kaidan alenko #sophie shepard #EDI #shenko #fshenko #mass effect #mass effect legendary edition #dailygaming #OTP: you're real enough for me #i learned i am physically incapable of creating less than like 20 gifs at a time #but shenko stonks are up right now!! #gif’ing my favorite bisexuals gives me joy 🥹 #even though ME2 is dry as shit for shenko content like it’s literally the sahara desert #like a whole ass 10 minutes max of cutscenes between shep and kaidan like come on #like 2 minutes in the prologue and like 8 minutes of cutscenes on horizon #and then an email and looking at the picture in your cabin before the suicide mission #i'm so sorry y'all ME2 shenko canon is absolute shit (besides kaidan being rightfully angry on horizon) which is why we ✨ignore it✨ 🥰 #but i rant about ME2 VS treatment too much so i will not write another essay about it in the tags #i will say the EDI line isn't the exact quote from the game but i think about it a lot tbf #same with the quote i borrowed from anderson too lmao (which is also a tiny bit paraphrased) #i just love EDI asking shep for relationship advice when you get to follow shep and kaidan's relationship/struggles across 3 games #and anderson's quote about all the things you forgot to do in relation kahlee to is just *chef's kiss* when you think about shenko #like whether it starts in ME1 or ME3 shenko has some really fantastic moments across the series #two characters with strong morals who realize that they're falling in love and literally start to become each other's strength?? #their soft place to land?? their support when they need it?? shenko will always have my heart #also the shenko quotes you get are the most fire thing in the world #you're real enough for me?? you make me feel human?? i want to be your strength- your soft place to land?? shenko you will always be famous #I FORGOT IM GONNA FIGHT LIKE HELL FOR THE CHANCE TO HOLD YOU AGAIN TOO LIKE?? #but i’ll stop ranting now bc i do that wayyy to much in my tags lol. have a good day wherever you are! <3

[fannyyann]

I think they're pretty similar. I think Matthew's probably a little more savvy with the puck, but they both play hard. Brady plays a more, you know, physical game, but they're fun and they play hard and they know when to get their team going and when not to do something and I dunno, I just enjoy watching them and they've done a great job, and they've handled themselves well.

Keith Tkachuk comparing Matthew and Brady’s style of play 

#matthew tkachuk #brady tkachuk #people who think keith doesn't love matthew and isn't proud of him are my ENEMY #he s SO proud of him #2223 #really though: it bums me out that so many people think keith is a shitty dad when all their available media shows they're such a close fam #and i'm almost positive it's all come from one quote that was poorly paraphrased in a headline & not throwing his hat in the playoffs #keith never said matthew has a punchable face #he said: “He has that face you just want to punch according to other players” said his father Keith chuckling. #“That to me is an effective player – a kid who’s engaged."

[daisiesonafield-blog]

Zane Lowe: So Cinema Harry, what's Cinema about?

Harry King of Swerve Styles: Cinema is about...I was on a treadmill, and I have the voice note of me writing it, and I was just like....[starts humming] dododododdododo

I can't believe he just dodododododo his way out of answering the question. Actually I can.

#lmao #duck and dive styles #king of saying everything and nothing at all #king of swerve #king of not answering questions #cinema #zane lowe 2022 #may 12 2022 #may 2022 #edit for the confused: it's not a direct quote exactly how he said it I paraphrased BUT HE ACTUALLY DODODO'ed his way out of answering it

[themidnightcircusshow]

Every new thing I learn about James Somerton's process just drives home how he almost (but really doesn't) knows what he's doing. Yes, of course you use the sources you read as a jumping off point. Of course you copy and paste the important sections into your outline document so you can reread them. That's why you put them in quotation marks.

#James Somerton #honesty time: I totally believe he did this by accident #his entire problem is that he writes like a fandom account with bad takes #his anecdotal evidence that Todd in the Shadows spent a two hour video trying to find sources for? #they're all fandom drama taken out of their cultural context #(yes fandom counts as a subculture and therefore has specific context) #and all of it gets attributed to straight white women coz everyone knows shippers are all straight and cis women /s #he simultaneously treats his videos like bad fandom meta and Documentaries of Great Importance and those just do not mesh #it's part of why his videos were so unbearable if you actually knew what he was talking about #he learned how to make a youtube video essay. He did not learn how to write or study any of his chosen subject matter #I think that's also why he was not expecting to be called out the way he has because I suspect he probably thought everyone wrote this way #a lot of old video essayists especially the Chez Apocalypse bunch were very good at not broadcasting just how much went into their videos #so their style that has now become the norm feels incredibly off the cuff but is heavily researched #but also they are using that research to support their own hypotheses and ideas as you are supposed to #so I wonder if when he got called out he just brushed it off because surely he just writes the same way everyone writes #(and hey fandom posts are rarely cited because they assume everyone knows what they are talking about) #it almost makes me feel sorry for him but all I can think about is how catstrophically bad he is at this job #oh and for everyone wondering: I've found the best way to research is to put quotes in quotation marks #paraphrasing in either different punctuating or a different colour #and your own personal thoughts based on the source in something different again #all with the correct citations for your preferred style #this makes sure you have everything cited so when you put it all together you can do it easily without having to go back through it all #and prevents this from happening #(tbh I'm kinda sad I'm not still teaching. This would have been a perfect meme for how to do your damn citations week)

[kutyozh]

he was surprised to encounter a translator being so ignorant towards a certain language but it's actually pretty common. there are, unfortunately, a lot of people in language related fields that are incredibly biased. just the other day I was talking to a colleague when they suddenly started complaining about other people's broken German. like girl we were both struggling with russian grammar 5 seconds ago

and don't get me started on some of my profs. "languages with a written script are superior" WRONG "Irish is basically dead" WRONG "some languages are evil and if you want to learn them you're sus" WRONG *treats languages native to turtle island and abya yala as outliers* GOD YOU'RE SO WRONG FOR THIS "there isn't much academic research produced in Africa" WRONG WRONG SO WRONG ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME

#. *whispers* it's racism and white supremacy #. these are all actual paraphrases or quotes from my profs btw. #. you'd think that people who professionally engage with different languages and cultures would be less Like This #. but I've encountered way more bias and racism here than back when i studied sociology lmao #lingblr #l #tw racism #r.txt

[starbuck]

Watch Ravenous (1999) while thinking hard about the themes of Truth and Shame and maybe you’ll calm down

#or maybe you’ll get increasingly more agitated as you slowly lose your mind… who’s to say! #it’s truly soooooooo upsetting #the FIRST line in the movie is a lie told by the US military to further glorify itself #where’s that Black Sails quote about Civilization pruning imperfections from its vine (WILDLY paraphrasing)? bc that’s what it is #and then looking at each character and their relationship to Shame is sooooooooo fascinating #i’m just. #like. i couldn’t be being any more Black Sails about this but hear me out: i’m RIGHT #Civilization weaponizes shame against those it oppresses to dissuade them from finding common ground and resisting it #it encourages its subjects to view failings as the fault of individuals as opposed to systemic failings injustices and cruelties #that’s all in there if you know where to look #and if you watch the deleted scenes lol #this probably makes zero sense without them but they are Necessary #and again - i’m happy to link them to anyone - just hmu #ravenous 1999