WIST Quotations

Smith, Logan Pearsall -- More Trivia, “Last Words” (1934)

Dave — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 21:12:27 +0000

Am I the person who used to wake in the middle of the night and laugh with the joy of living? Who worried about the existence of God, and danced with young ladies till long after daybreak? Who sang “Auld Lang Syne” and howled with sentiment, and more than once gazed at the full moon through a blur of great, romantic tears?

Logan Pearsall Smith (1865–1946) American-English essayist, editor, anthologist
More Trivia, “Last Words” (1934)

Verne, Jules -- The Fur Country (1873)

Dave — Fri, 09 Sep 2016 23:29:44 +0000

Reality provides us with facts so romantic that imagination itself could add nothing to them.

Jules Verne (1828–1905) French novelist, poet, playwright
The Fur Country (1873)

Heinlein, Robert A. -- Friday [Friday Jones] (1982)

Dave — Tue, 10 Nov 2015 14:44:12 +0000

No matter who or what, a box of flowers is better than a slap in the belly with a wet fish.

Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988) American writer
Friday [Friday Jones] (1982)

Goldman, William -- The Princess Bride (1973)

Dave — Tue, 08 Sep 2015 14:11:48 +0000

Cynics are simply thwarted romantics.

William Goldman (1931–2018) American screenwriter, novelist
The Princess Bride (1973)