The one thing that doesn’t abide by majority rule is a person’s conscience.
… and the wolf she turns into every fortnight.
“The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.”
Everyone knows that Ursula K Le Guin created the world of Earthsea (and Harry Potter when his name was Ged), but few know that she does not cast a shadow (she defeated hers in combat).
If work was a good thing, the rich would have it all and not let you do it.
… and the essence of cool in his eyes.
“But how can we know that dragons did not exist? We have never actually BEEN to the Dark Ages.”
Cressida Cowell is known for her translations of How to Train Your Dragon, but few know that she wear’s a fake beard when she goes to her viking meetings.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.
… and the Alien that lives behind his face.
You have to write the book that wants to be written. And if the book will be too difficult for grown-ups, then you write it for children.
Many love the stories created by Madeleine L’Engle, but only those who truly believe realized that she was a unicorn as well.
You can obviously tell that the reference photo was taken by an unbeliever.
Inspiration usually comes during work, rather than before it.
There’s no one thing that is true. They’re all true.
and his homunculus
“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.”
I liked Matt’s theme of literary figures and decided that we needed to add Jane Austen. I love her dialogue and grasp of character. She makes such fun and insightful characters that I don’t even mind the sappy endings.
Jane is well known for her keen wit and insight into the human condition. She is less well known for her mastery of the two-handed claymore favored by William Wallace and all warrior poets.
Here’s my color version.
“What is right to be done cannot be done too soon.”
Below is the reference that I worked from. It’s a flipped and colored version of an etching that I found, but didn’t find the attribution.
A painting of an etching made from a sketch by Jane’s sister’s drawing of her (I don’t know who painted or etched it, but I copied from it since google didn’t have any photos of Jane ;))
No, not Sam. Mark. The names Mark.
Naked people have little or no influence on society.
