“When shall we three meet again
In thunder, lightning, or in rain?”
Source: Macbeth
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Tape recording declaring how he recited one of his poems in response to a question "What is your background?" (1992)
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Context: I am a being of Heaven and Earth,
of thunder and lightning,
of rain and wind,
of the galaxies,
of the suns and the stars
and the void through which they travel.
The essence of nature,
eternal, divine that all men seek to know to hear,
known as the great illusion time,
and the all-prevailing atmosphere.
And now you know my background.
Source: Emir's Education In The Proper Use of Magical Powers (1979), p. 50
“Thunder is good, thunder is impressive; but it is lightning that does the work.”
Letter to an Unidentified Person (1908)
"Souvenirs" (《夜雨寄北》), in Gems of Chinese Literature, trans. Herbert A. Giles
Variant translation:
You ask me when I am coming. I do not know.
I dream of your mountains and autumn pools brimming all night with the rain.
Oh, when shall we be trimming wicks again together in your western window?
When shall I be hearing your voice again all night in the rain?
"A Note on a Rainy Night", in Three Hundred Poems of the Tang Dynasty, trans. Witter Bynner
Source: Something Wicked This Way Comes
“If the thunder don't get ya then the lightning will.”
“Thunder impresses, but it’s lightning does the work.”
Time’s Rub, p. 253 (Originally published in Asimov’s, April 1985)
In Alien Flesh (1986)
