Twilight Zone Esque Quotes

Waldo, I say-that is-aren't you tired, my boy? Professor Buckley, suppressing a yawn, was unaccustomed to others matching his wakefulness wink for wink, as it were, and seemed jealous of the competition Waldo presented in that regard. Who can sleep? Waldo replied. We're on another of these crazy roads, we can't find the interstate.... Yes, I suppose you're right. The Professor interrupted, taking off his thick spectacles and polishing them on his bright tie. I, on the other hand, never sleep, as I'm sure you're aware. Waldo smiled. The Professor had little in life to be vain about, and he wasn't going to stop him from expressing a little pride now and then.

~ Donald Jeffries

Waldo nodded and waved goodbye pathetically, like a young father going off to war. As soon as the door was closed and he was gone, Jeanne squelched her own apprehensions, opened the paper and read the poem Waldo had written for her:One taste of Jeanne and out I flewWildly, madly, in no directionBut hers, and yet so straight and trueI fly towards her with no protectionIt feels so strange to move this wayThough I should land, desire it seemsMoves in strange circles and so I stayDisoriented beyond my wildest dreams.

~ Donald Jeffries