P. L. Travers (1899–1996) Australian-British novelist, actress and journalist
Hamadryad, the King Cobra in Ch. 10 "Full-Moon"
Mary Poppins (1934)
Source: The Alchemist
P. L. Travers (1899–1996) Australian-British novelist, actress and journalist
Hamadryad, the King Cobra in Ch. 10 "Full-Moon"
Mary Poppins (1934)
Clive Staples Lewis (1898–1963) Christian apologist, novelist, and Medievalist
Source: Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings, p. 89
Context: But why,' (some ask), 'why, if you have a serious comment to make on the real life of men, must you do it by talking about a phantasmagoric never-never land of your own?' Because, I take it, one of the main things the author wants to say is that the real life of men is of that mythical and heroic quality. One can see the principle at work in his characterization. Much that in a realistic work would be done by 'character delineation' is here done simply by making the character an elf, a dwarf, or a hobbit. The imagined beings have their insides on the outside; they are visible souls. And Man as a whole, Man pitted against the universe, have we seen him at all till we see that he is like a hero in a fairy tale?
Ken Ham (1951) Australian young Earth creationist
" What’s the best "proof" of creation? http://www.answersingenesis.org/articles/wow/best-proof-of-creation", Answers in Genesis (March 18, 2010)
“We are always the same age inside.”
Gertrude Stein (1874–1946) American art collector and experimental writer of novels, poetry and plays
As quoted in The American Treasury, 1455-1955 (1955) edited by Clifton Fadiman, p. 946
Chetan Bhagat (1974) Indian author, born 1974
Source: Five Point Someone - What not to do at IIT! (2004), P. 21
Nkosi Johnson (1989–2001) South African child AIDS activist
Closing lines of his address to the 13th International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa, in July 2000. <br class="br">Source: Nkosi's speech at Nkosi's Haven http://www.nkosi.iafrica.com/index.html
John S. Hall (1960) Poet, author, singer, lawyer
"Wind-Up Toys"
Lyrics, Real Men (1991)