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Tag: Marielle Valeroyant
There was no danger in taking her for granted. She was unique: there was something abnormal about her, and it was that abnormal something that made her magnetic.
Ken Follett, The Pillars of the Earth (via the-book-diaries)
We are our own dragons as well as our own heroes, and we have to rescue ourselves from ourselves.
Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker (via the-book-diaries)
~Stumped~
“So Bodge friend… You seem…“ Looked puzzled for a
moment. As if trying to find the right words she wanted. “Quieter then
usual. Is something bothering you? I know you speak little but this seems even
less then before.”Bodge had to think for a moment. Was she really being quieter than usual? She guessed so. She was still getting used to this ‘friends’
thing. She looked around at all the life
around, the trees and the plants and the sheer rocks. “I’m just listening, I guess.” It’s very important to understand your
surroundings, especially out here. In truth,
the quiet didn’t bother her that much.
She hardly even realized she liked it so much. The stump was quiet too. Apparently it didn’t want to contribute to
the conversation.Marielle Valeroyant seemed perplexed by Bodge’s answer.
Tilting her head as she looked around. Not hearing anything out of the
ordinary. At least nothing out of the ordinary to her. “I hear nothing
different. Do you hear something I do not? I have spent much time in the woods
but this is all the average sounds. Do you perhaps not spend much time in
places like this?”Okay how to explain it?
Bodge puzzled for a moment, and then another. She loved he woods, and all other sorts of
outside things. “It’s like
breathing.” She said. That was stupid. Yes, it was like breathing, but really
Bodge? That’s how you’re going to
describe it. Bodge looked back down at
the stump. It was so much more than
that.
(( From a scene with @nebula1984 that had me both giggling and crying! ))
Because they are mean is no reason why I should be. I hate such things, and though I think I’ve a right to be hurt, I don’t intend to show it.
Louisa May Alcott, Little Women
(via the-book-diaries)
(via the-book-diaries)
She had an immense curiosity about life, and was constantly staring and wondering.
Henry James, The Portrait of a Lady
(via the-book-diaries)
(via the-book-diaries)
Character Truths – Marielle
Bold all of your character’s regular truths & italicize occasional / uncommon actions!
1. Smoking: the action or habit of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or a drug.
2. Binge drinking: the consumption of an excessive amount of alcohol in a short period of time.
3. Drug abuse: the habitual taking of illegal drugs.
4. Nail biting: a common body language sign of anxiety/tension.
5. Lip biting: a common body language sign of anxiety/tension.
6. Night Owl: a person who is habitually active or wakeful at night.
7. Early bird: a person who rises, arrives, or acts before the usual or expected time.
8. Negative attitudes: a philosophy of approaching life with criticism and pessimism.
9. Positive attitudes: a philosophy of approaching life with optimism and confidence.
10. Swearing: the use of offensive language.
11.
Superstitious: an irrational belief that an object, action, or
circumstance not logically related to a course of events influences its
outcome.
12. Inspecting fingernails: a common body language sign of boredom.
13. Scratching your neck: a common body language sign of uncertainty.
14. Foot and finger tapping: a common body language sign of stress/impatience.
15. Nose touch: a subtle body language sign of deceit.
16. Flipping hair: a common body language sign of craving attention.
17. Twirling hair: a common body language sign of flirtation.
18. Cracking knuckles: a common body language sign of readiness.
19. Hands behind back: a common body language sign of confidence.
20. Finger pointing: a common body language sign of authority.
21. Hands on hips: a common body language sign of readiness.
22: Hands in pockets: a common body language sign of mistrust/reluctance.
23. Frequent touch: a common body language sign of warmth/familiarity.
24. Throat-clearing: a common body language sign of rejection/doubt.
25: Jaw-clenching: a common body language sign of hostility.
26: Eye-rolling: a common body language sign of irritation.
27: Head-tilt: a common body language sign of interest.
28. Whistling: to emit high-pitched sound by forcing breath through a small hole between one’s lips or teeth; usually to a tune.
29. Humming: make a low, steady continuous sound like that of a bee; usually to a tune.
30. Perfectionism: refusal to accept any standard short of perfection.
31. Photographic memory: the ability to remember information or visual images in great detail.
32.
Paranoia: a mental condition characterized by delusions of persecution,
unwarranted jealousy, or exaggerated self-importance, typically worked
into an organized system.
33. Exaggeration: a statement that represents something as better or worse than it really is.
34: Intuitive: using or based on what one feels to be true even without conscious reasoning; instinctive.
35: Quick-witted: showing or characterized by an ability to think or respond quickly and effectively.
36: Interrupting: breaking the continuity of a conversation with one’s own statements.
37: Doodling: to scribble or make rough drawings, absent-mindedly.
38: Irritable: having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed.
39: Gambling: to play games of chance for money; bet.
40: Travel-sick: suffering from nausea caused by the motion of a moving vehicle, boat, or aircraft.
41: Sensitive: having or displaying a quick and delicate appreciation of others’ feelings.
42: Melancholy: a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause.
43: Chewing gum: the exercise of chewing flavored gum which is not intended for swallowing.
44: Fidgeting: to make small movements, especially of the hands and feet, through nervousness or impatience.
45: Skeptical: not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.
46: Neat-freak: compulsively obsessed with cleanliness.
47: Gossiping: divulging personal information about others.
48: Prim: feeling or showing disapproval of anything regarded as improper; stiffly correct.
49: Abbreviating: Giving others nicknames/shortening names/giving pet names.
50: Having a catchphrase: having a sentence or phrase typically associated with a specific person.
You do not write your life with words…You write it with actions. What you think is not important. It is only important what you do.
Patrick Ness, A Monster Calls
(via the-book-diaries)
(via the-book-diaries)
Fatal Flaws
Fatal flaw: Your compassion.
Bottom line: you’re TOO NICE, and this will inevitably spell out your doom. You might meet your end by sacrificing yourself to save another, or—even more likely—you’ll happen across some individuals of questionable character who will take advantage of your niceness and lead you to ruin. Either way, it’s not looking good. You need to be meaner. Maybe scream at a small child or leave a bad tip at a restaurant or something, I don’t know. I’m trying to save you, okay?
Fatal flaw: You’re married to your job.
Your priorities are as follows: your job is number one, and in a distant second is literally everything else. Take a break, you workaholic! If you don’t, you’ll tether yourself to this sinking ship and wind up working yourself to the breaking point. You might very well have a crisis of identity. You’ll definitely strain your relationship with your significant other. I bet you’re a police officer, or a surgeon or something. Just… take it easy, okay? Spend time with your family.
Fatal flaw: Your uncompromising sense of justice.
When it comes to right and wrong, there’s no gray area. Not for you. You’re like a cop who says stuff like, “Listen, buddy, I don’t make the rules—but I WILL enforce them.” Look, you’ve got principles, and I get that. I can respect that. But you’re going to wind up dead in a river (JAVERT) if you don’t ease up a little on the rulebook and reconcile these two opposing viewpoints before a convict saves your life and shatters everything you thought you knew.
Fatal flaw: You’re too clever by half.
Your intelligence is unmatched, but your smart mouth is going to get you into trouble one of these days. Everyone says so. Odds are you’ll make one witty remark too many and meet a tragic, easily preventable end that surprises no one in the least. You’ll be mourned, of course, but we all saw it coming, and you kind of deserved it.
Fatal flaw: Your compassion.
Bottom line: you’re TOO NICE, and this will inevitably spell out your doom. You might meet your end by sacrificing yourself to save another, or—even more likely—you’ll happen across some individuals of questionable character who will take advantage of your niceness and lead you to ruin. Either way, it’s not looking good. You need to be meaner. Maybe scream at a small child or leave a bad tip at a restaurant or something, I don’t know. I’m trying to save you, okay?
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