MORPHEUS: Never trust a demon. He has a hundred motives for anything he does… Ninety-nine of them, at least, are malevolent.

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MORPHEUS: I thank you. The kings of Hell are honorable. I will remember this.

LUCIFER: Honorable? You joke, surely. Look around you, Morpheus. The million Lords of Hell stand arrayed about you. Tell us why we should let you leave? Helmet or no, you have no power here… what power have dreams in hell?

MORPHEUS: You say I have no power? Perhaps you speak truly… But — you say that Dreams have no power here? Tell me, Lucifer Morningstar.. Ask yourselves, all of you… What power would Hell have if those here imprisoned were not able to dream of Heaven?

More quotations here.

The Sandman FAQ contains a delightful synopsis of what actually happens in the 75-issue series. I stumbled onto an older version of the faq and it has the tale told until issue 58. A single-line decription of what happens in each issue….I can’t wait to read all of them. The comics, I mean – not the descriptions….
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A painful memory awoken by the rain falling outside:

Dekho baarish ho rahi hai
(It’s raining, it’s raining, it’s raaaaaining)
Mera dil roh rahaa hai
(It’s paining, it’s paining, it’s paaaaaaining)

I think the name of the album was “I-Yai-Oh”. Or was it “Eyes”? Anu Malik on DD2, saying – “You listen to Rahman’s songs in two different languages. My songs sound equally good in English.” Proceeds to sing – You make me feel a virgin. ( Tu-ru-ru. Tu-ru-ru )

Die. Die. DIE!!!

Personal rain-song list:

Rim-jhim Rim-jhim – 1942 – A Love Story.
Boondon se Baatein – Thakshak.
Singin in the Rain – Gene Kelly.
Listen to the Rhythm(Of the Falling Rain) – The Cascades.
Raindrops Keep Falling on my Head – BJ Thomas.
Indian Rain – Colonial Cousins.
Barkha Ritu – Three Brothers and a Violin.
Ab Ke Saawan – Shubha Mudgal.
Why Does It Always Rain on Me? – Travis.

Personal rain-related line that comes to mind –

(English accent) Baarish ya no baarish, British Raj ko Champaner mein apna chhavni barkaraar rakhni hai, etc etc. – Paul Blackthorne (Lagaan)

One more personal rain-related line that comes to mind –

The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.
There is joy and pain
but the rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain.

We walk in love but fly in chains
And the planes in Spain fall mainly in the rain.

-Stephen King (The Gunslinger)

Addendum: New additions to the song list:-
Cryin’ In The Rain – The Everly Brothers. (courtesy varshax)
Tip Tip Tip Tip Baarish – Afsana Pyaar Ka.

There was a nice song from Sir – called Sun Sun Sun Barsaat ki Dhun Sun, but I don’t remember too much about it….just the first line.

Last night I dreamt I was ten, and it was evening and I was running back home from the playground, with my sister trying hard to catch up. Both of us laughing hard at some joke. And when she got tired ( She had this weird habit of stopping right in the middle of the road and sitting down – plop – when she couldn’t keep up with me), both of us held hands and walked part of the way, swinging our hands together.

Maybe it’s the weather. Cloudy, overcast days, that just-about-to-rain feeling makes me somewhat melancholy.

I think I cried in my sleep, I am not too sure.

Times like this, Guwahati and Nichols High School and BamuniMaidan and Cotton College seems SO far away, almost like a half-forgotten memory. I don’t miss my family or that place too much.

It will pass.