“One question:do you want to hang ten or BE a ten?"-Massie Block”

“On a scale of one to ten, I'd say you rate a one. If the Porta-Potties are ten.”

“The park admits the wind,the petals lift and scatterlike versions of myself I was on the vergeof becoming; and ten years onand ten blocks down I still can’t tellwhether this dispersal resemblesa fist unclenching or waving goodbye.”

“Ten thousand swords before you, ten thousand daggers drawn.Ten thousand lives defend you, ten thousand warriors strongOur blood will spill ten thousand times In hope, ten thousand sighFor love we face ten thousand deaths With joy, ten thousand dieTen thousand Fey before you, ten thousand fierce and tall,Ten thousand souls protect you, beloved of us all~Ten Thousand Swords, a Fey Warrior’s Song”

“I’d hang a walrus on my wall, and I’d name him Russ. But I’m not a hunter—I’m a lover and a fisherman. Dinner will be ready in ten minutes, if you want to take off your pants and wash up.”

“Everone has a pain thermometer that goes from zero to ten. No one will make a change until they reach ten. Nine won't do it. At nine you are still afraid. Only ten will move you, and when you're there, you'll know. No one can make that decision for you.”