WIST Quotations

Shakespeare, William -- Macbeth, Act 4, sc. 1, l. 44ff (4.1.44-45) (1606)

Dave — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:15:00 +0000

SECOND WITCH: By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English dramatist and poet
Macbeth, Act 4, sc. 1, l. 44ff (4.1.44-45) (1606)

Often misquoted as "prickling."

Dave — Mon, 18 Mar 2024 14:50:06 +0000

PRINCE: Your silence most offends me, and to be merry best becomes you; for, out o’ question, you were born in a merry hour.

BEATRICE: No, sure, my lord, my mother cried, but then there was a star danced, and under that was I born.

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) English dramatist and poet
Much Ado About Nothing, Act 2, sc. 1, l. 324ff (2.1.324-329) (1598)

Dave — Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:07:52 +0000

When struck by a thunderbolt it is unnecessary to consult the Book of Dates as to the precise meaning of the omen.

Ernest Bramah (1868–1942) English author [Ernest Brammah Smith]
“The Transformation of Ling,” The Wallet of Kai Lung (1900)

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

CALVIN: I’d say that crossed the line from Ironic Coincidence to Evil Omen.

Bill Watterson (b. 1958) American cartoonist
Calvin and Hobbes (1990-05-11)