“If it ought to be done, then apply yourself to it strenuously” IfsDoneOught Book:Black Mirror Source: Black Mirror
“MATTHEW'S RULES OF SURVIVAL 1. Sometimes, the people who mean you harm are the ones who say they love you. 2. Fear is your friend. When you feel it, act. 3. Protect the little ones. 4. If you coped before, you can cope now. 5. Always remember: In the end, the survivor gets to tell the story.” PeopleIfsFeelsMeanLittlesEndsSometimesStoriesRememberLove YouProtectSurvivalHarmSurvivorMatthew Author:Nancy Werlin
“It's just that, right now, I want to hear you promise me that if we do run out of time and I go mad, like Miranda, it ends with me. The curse ends here, because our baby will be safe. You will make that happen. Isn't that so?" It took him a minute. "Yes," he said finnally. "It's so. Although, if we're just going to talk about the baby, I can think of an easier way to save her." Oh? What?" I'd just lock her up from her sixteenth birthday on." Lucy didn't laugh. "Don't think I haven't thought of that too, love. but here's the thing. That parents try that in all the fairy tales. It never works.” IfsThinkingWayWantTryingSaidI CanEndsHappensRunningParentLaughingMinutesHavensBabyEasierPromiseRight NowSafeMadTalesCurseFairyFairy TaleLocksLucyPromise MeMirandaSixteenth Birthday Author:Nancy Werlin
“It is absolutely okay with me if you need to keep some secrets. I've been thinking about this and I decided that a best friend is someone who, when they don't understand, they still understand.” IfsThinkingNeedsStillsSecretDecidedOkay Author:Nancy Werlin
“The human instinct for self-preservation is strong. I know, because mine pulls at me, too, like the needle on a compass. And everybody - I've been reading some philosophy - everybody seems to agree that the instinct and responsibility of all humans is to take care of themselves first. You have the right to self-defense. You have the right to survive, if you can.” IfsKnowsFirstsHumansSelfPhilosophySeemsCareReadingStrongResponsibilityMinesAgreeInstinctTake CareDefensePreservationCompassNeedlesSelf DefenseSelf Preservation Author:Nancy Werlin
“It was any outcast's nightmare. If I looked carefully, I suspected I might find it beneath the black paint of the small acrylic by the window.” IfsMightFearBlackWindowPaintNightmareOutcast Book:Black Mirror Source: Black Mirror
