Shakespeare, William -- Macbeth, Act 3, sc. 1, l. 121ff (3.1.121-128) (1606)

Dave — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 20:58:08 +0000

SECOND MURDERER: I am one, my liege,
Whom the vile blows and buffets of the world
Have so incensed that I am reckless what
I do to spite the world.

FIRST MURDERER: And I another,
So weary with disasters, tugged with fortune,
That I would set my life on any chance,
To mend it, or be rid on ‘t.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) English dramatist and poet
Macbeth, Act 3, sc. 1, l. 121ff (3.1.121-128) (1606)
(Source)

Pratchett, Terry -- Discworld No. 16, Soul Music (1994)

Dave — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 16:04:23 +0000

Satchelmouth was by no means averse to the finger-foxtrot and the skull fandango, but he’d never murdered anyone, at least on purpose. Satchelmouth had been made aware that he had a soul and, though it had a few holes in it and was a little ragged around the edges, he cherished the hope that some day the god Reg would find him a place in a celestial combo. You didn’t get the best gigs if you were a murderer. You probably had to play the viola.

Terry Pratchett (1948-2015) English author
Discworld No. 16, Soul Music (1994)

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Shakespeare, William -- Macbeth, Act 3, sc. 1, l. 121ff (3.1.121-128) (1606)

Pratchett, Terry -- Discworld No. 16, Soul Music (1994)