Mantichorus

You can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep.

In order to tidy up my micro-profile, I've put a lot of my former user names here.
Kyon; Louis Cypher; Usher; Scott Pilgrim; Wizardmon; Yuki Nagato; Jon Talbain; Nameless Hero; Madrox; John Smith; Lawrence Talbot; Early; Mr Teatime; Ciaphas Cain; Sanae Hanekoma; Bloodedge; Heine Rammsteiner; Jubei; Eiji Oji; Captain Britain; Leman Russ

Sci-fi/fantasy/horror, music, reading (books, comics, graphic novels, manga), writing (fanfics and original stuff), political satire, playing video games (duh), mythology/folklore/legends

Birthday: Oct 24, 1985 (Age: 38)

Website: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/520496/Mantichorus

Location: Devon, England

Sex: Male

Occupation: Office worker/cat herder

AKA: Kris; Mantichorus; Sam Vimes; Neku Sakuraba; Koki Kariya; Hazama; CuChulainn; Yu Narukami; Mewtwo; Rival Silver; Suicune; Kanata; Professor Oak; The Brigadier; VIII; The Engineer

Political Views: Browncoat; plus, see quotes below

Religious/Metaphysical Views: Christian Knight in Sour Armour; plus, see quotes below

Favourite Quotes: POLITICS AND LAWS:

"Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one." ~ Thomas Paine

"The most dangerous man, to any government, is the man who is able to think things out for himself, without regard to the prevailing superstitions and taboos. Almost invariably he comes to the conclusion that the government he lives under is dishonest, insane and intolerable, and so, if he is romantic, he tries to change it. And if he is not romantic personally, he is apt to spread discontent among those who are." ~ HL Mencken

"Law and justice are not always the same. When they aren't, destroying the law may be the first step toward changing it." ~ Gloria Steinem

"If you had enough money, you could hardly commit crimes at all. You just perpetrated amusing little peccadilloes." ~ Terry Pratchett

RELIGIOSITY:

"Every religion is good that teaches man to be good; and I know of none that instructs him to be bad." ~ Thomas Paine

"Beauty chains me to the Earth. But if I were to fly, where would I fly? The heavens are not a place for human souls." ~ Bankei Zenji

"We are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can only fly by embracing one another." ~ Luciano De Crescenzo

"Frak this, for my faith is a shield proof against your blandishments." ~ Ciaphas Cain

MISC:

"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited: imagination can span the world." ~ Albert Einstein

"He who believes in freedom of the human will has never loved and never hated." ~ Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach

"As for ideal and tragic love, that, I don't doubt, you can do marvelously - and all honour to you. Now you will have to learn to love a little in an ordinary human way." ~ Hermann Hesse

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born." ~ Anais Nin

"Maybe I'm just a dumb softie -- or a subtly brilliant softie. So subtle, in fact, that it cannot be picked up by human beings or any machines." ~ Joss Whedon

"The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance." ~ Akhenaten.

"Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of other people." ~ Carl Jung

"An ancient adept has said, 'If the wrong man uses the right means, the right means work in the wrong way.' This Chinese saying, unfortunately only too true, stands in sharp contrast to our belief in the 'right' method irrespective of the man who applies it. In reality, everything depends on the man and little or nothing on the method." ~ Carl Jung

"If there was anything that depressed him more than his own cynicism, it was quite often it still wasn't as cynical as real life." ~ Terry Pratchett

"The thing about football - the IMPORTANT thing about football - is that it is not just about football." ~ Terry Pratchett

"That's what desire is. The need for what we can't have. The need for what's readily available is called greed." ~ Mike Carey

(Look, I could pack this section until the site haemorrhages, so let's leave it there for now...)

Heroes: Joss Whedon
Neil Gaiman
Terry Pratchett
Nathan frickin' Fillion
Sam Vimes
Ciaphas Cain, HERO OF THE IMPERIUM

Favourite Games: Disgaea DS
Final Fantasy III, VI, VII, IX
Okami
The World Ends With You
Pokemon Crystal
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War
Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne (AKA Lucifer's Call)
BlazBlue
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor
Beyond Good and Evil
Mass Effect
X-COM: Enemy Unknown

Favourite Films: Serenity
Mirrormask
Stardust
Princess Bride
Sphere
Dog Soldiers
Wolf
Event Horizon
Summer Wars

Favourite Musical Artists: Nickelback
Whitesnake
Aya Hirano
Steve Conte
The Beautiful South
Elvis Costello
Madness
Tori Amos
Yui
Daisuke Ishiwatari

Favourite TV Shows: Firefly
Doctor Who
Mock the Week
QI
Russell Howard's Good News
Adam Hill's Last Leg

Favourite Animé/Manga: Death Note
Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
Wolf's Rain
Black Blood Brothers
Soul Eater
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
Fate/Stay Night
DOGS: Bullets & Carnage
Puella Magi Madoka Magica
K-On!
Baccano!