WIST Quotations

Tolkien, J.R.R. -- The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 1: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 1, ch. 3 “Three Is Company” (1954)

Dave — Thu, 05 May 2022 15:42:10 +0000

“The choice is yours: to go or wait.”
“And it is also said,” answered Frodo: “Go not to the Elves for counsel, for they will say both no and yes.”
“Is it indeed?” laughed Gildor. “Elves seldom give unguarded advice, for advice is a dangerous gift, even from the wise to the wise, and all courses may run ill.”

J.R.R. Tolkien (1892–1973) English writer, fabulist, philologist, academic [John Ronald Reuel Tolkien]
The Lord of the Rings, Vol. 1: The Fellowship of the Ring, Book 1, ch. 3 “Three Is Company” (1954)
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Lynn, Jonathan -- Yes Minister, 01×05 “The Writing on the Wall” (BBC2 Television) (1980-03-24) [with Anthony Jay

Dave — Tue, 03 Mar 2020 21:37:07 +0000

SIR HUMPHREY: Well, Minister, if you ask me for a straight answer, then I shall say that, as far as we can see, looking at it by and large, taking one thing with another in terms of the average of departments, then in the final analysis it is probably true to say, that at the end of the day, in general terms, you would probably find that, not to put too fine a point on it, there probably wasn’t very much in it one way or the other. As far as one can see, at this stage.

Jonathan Lynn (b. 1943) English actor, comedy writer, director
Yes Minister, 01×05 “The Writing on the Wall” (BBC2 Television) (1980-03-24) [with Anthony Jay

La Follette, Suzanne -- Concerning Women, “The Beginnings of Emancipation” (1926)

Dave — Mon, 13 Feb 2017 17:17:50 +0000

Most people, no doubt, when they espouse human rights, make their own mental reservations about the proper application of the word “human.”

Suzanne La Follette (1893–1983) American journalist, author, feminist
Concerning Women, “The Beginnings of Emancipation” (1926)
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Bronte, Anne -- The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, ch. 22 [Helen] (1848)

Dave — Sun, 01 Feb 2004 16:00:00 +0000

There is always a “but” in this imperfect world.

Anne Brontë (1820–1849) British novelist, poet [pseud. Acton Bell]
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, ch. 22 [Helen] (1848)