WIST Quotations

Shakespeare, William -- Henry V, Act 1, Prologue (1599)

Dave — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 20:48:32 +0000

CHORUS: O! for a muse of fire, that would ascend
The brightest heaven of invention!
A kingdom for a stage, princes to act,
And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Henry V, Act 1, Prologue (1599)
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Serling, Rod -- Twilight Zone, Introduction (1959)

Dave — Mon, 20 Mar 2017 22:36:44 +0000

There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man — a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call … the Twilight Zone.

Rod Serling (1924-1975) American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, narrator
Twilight Zone, Introduction (1959)
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Stevenson, Robert Louis -- The Silverado Squatters, “With the Children of Israel,” sec. 3 (1883)

Dave — Wed, 02 Oct 2013 12:53:44 +0000

There is no foreign land; it is the traveller only that is foreign, and again, by a flash of recollection, lights up the contrasts of the earth.

Robert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894) Scottish essayist, novelist, poet
The Silverado Squatters, “With the Children of Israel,” sec. 3 (1883)
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