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Friday night fortune cookie

Friday night fortune cookie: Rebecca “Newt” Jorden says…

Sat, Feb 18, 2012
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“My mommy always said there were no monsters — no real ones — but there are.”

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Friday night fortune cookie: Nick Naylor says…

Fri, Feb 10, 2012
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“Few people on this planet knows what it is to be truly despised.”

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Friday night fortune cookie: Sherlock Holmes says…

Sat, Feb 04, 2012
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“People say there’s no such thing as coincidence. What dull lives they must lead.”

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Friday night fortune cookie: The Tick says…

Sat, Jan 28, 2012
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“Life is just a big, wild, crazy tossed salad, but you don’t eat it. No sir. You live it!”

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Friday night fortune cookie: Jason Nesmith/Commander Peter Quincy Taggart says…

Sat, Jan 21, 2012
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“Never give up. Never surrender.”

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Friday night fortune cookie: Lex Luthor says…

Sat, Jan 14, 2012
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“Some people can read War and Peace and come away thinking it’s a simple adventure story. Others can read the ingredients on a chewing gum wrapper and unlock the secrets of the universe.”

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Friday night fortune cookie: James “Sawyer” Ford says…

Sat, Jan 07, 2012
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“Shut up and keep paddling!”

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Friday night fortune cookie: Ralphie says…

Sat, Dec 24, 2011
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“Sometimes, at the height of our revelries, when our joy is at its zenith, when all is most right with the world, the most unthinkable disasters descend upon us.”

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Friday night fortune cookie: Jafar says…

Sat, Dec 17, 2011
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“You’ve heard of the golden rule, haven’t you? Whoever has the gold makes the rules.”

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Friday night fortune cookie: Bruce Wayne says…

Fri, Dec 09, 2011
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“Theatricality and deception are powerful weapons.”

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