Babbling Point

“I was never gonna get off that island. I was gonna die there, totally alone. I was gonna get sick, or get injured or something. The only choice I had, the only thing I could control was when, and how, and where it was going to happen. So... I made a rope and I went up to the summit, to hang myself. I had to test it, you know? Of course. You know me. And the weight of the log, snapped the limb of the tree, so I-I - , I couldn't even kill myself the way I wanted to. I had power over *nothing*. And that's when this feeling came over me like a warm blanket. I knew, somehow, that I had to stay alive. Somehow. I had to keep breathing. Even though there was no reason to hope. And all my logic said that I would never see this place again. So that's what I did. I stayed alive. I kept breathing. And one day my logic was proven all wrong because the tide came in, and gave me a sail. And now, here I am. I'm back. In Memphis, talking to you. I have ice in my glass... and I've l

"Sometimes winning is as hard to deal with as losing. It's easy to moon over a lost love-- to fantasize over what might have been, secure in the knowledge that it'll never happen-- it makes a great excuse for not facing the risks and demands of reality." Wolverine, Uncanny X-Men No. 183, written by Chris Claremont

"We each have our lives to live, our own roads to walk to our individual destinies. Friends-- and lovers-- may walk by our side but ultimately, the journey is made alone." "Life involves growth, and growth, continual change. You may not like those changes but you cannot run from them. You must face them." Storm, Uncanny X-Men No.180, written by Chris Claremont

"...poker taught me you play the hand you're dealt. Winning and losing aren't in the cards, they're in the people playing them." Rogue, Uncanny X-Men No. 239, written by Chris Claremont

You’ve heard `the media is the message`? It’s not really true anymore. Message is Media. Internet, YouTube, blogs, vlogs, camphones – this is really THE DAWN of human history, right? This is the moment when we start recording ALL of our moments. Asymmetrical media, viral, unmarketable and unstoppable. Our histories are broadcast instantly and remembered infinitely. Everything we do now will haunt us all the rest of our lives. And it’s my job to manage that history – to manage that message any way I can. Kate Kildare, Press Agent of the super-hero team The Order THE ORDER (Marvel Comics), written by Matt Fraction