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Memorable Quotes: ‘Literary Legends’

The human brain is a curious instrument. It is remarkably like the sea, possessing deeps and shallows – cold dark profundities and sunny crests.  It has its breakers dashing in to shore, and its sullen backwashes. Swift currents race beneath a surface ruffled by minor winds.  And there a constant pulsing rhythm in it very like the tides. For it possesses periods of ebb, when all inspiration recedes into the blind plumy distance; and periods of flow, when strong thoughts come hurtling in, resistless and supreme.

                                                                         From The Chinese Orange Mystery    Ellery Queen (orig. published 1934)

Memorable Quotes: ‘TV Legends’

From a recent interview with Bill Mumy, best known for playing Will Robinson on the original LOST IN SPACE 1960s TV series…

Regarding the legacy of his experience from appearing at age seven on an award winning episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents titled ‘Bang, Your Dead’ (1961): (more…)

Memorable Quote # 20

“All my stories, unconnected as they may be, are based on the fundamental lore or legend that this world was inhabited at one time by another race who, in practicing black magic, lost their foothold and were expelled, yet live on outside ever ready to take possession of this earth again.”

H.P. Lovecraft (1890 – 1937)

inspiration for many writers & contributors, including Rod Serling & Stephen King

closest visual representation in today’s arts would be NBC’s “Grimm”  

Memorable Quote # 19

All being in each being / Each being in all being

All in each / Each in all

All distinctions are mind, by mind, in mind, of mind

No distinctions no mind to distinguish

excerpt from KNOTS

by R.D. Laing (1970)

Memorable Quote # 18

A poet-scholar from the 20th century may have anticipated nature and planetary forces looking on at current events with caution...

I looked the sun straight in the eye.

He put on dark glasses.

Eclipse

by Canadian poet F.R. Scott

Memorable Quote # 16

In a place you only dream of

Where your soul is always free

Silver stages, golden curtains

Filled my head, plain as can be (more…)

Memorable Quote # 14

Too Frightening to listen to a stranger

Too Beautiful to put your pride in danger

You’re waiting for someone to understand you (more…)

It’s Not Too Late for the 50+ Screenwriter

This past Sunday I participated in a teleconference, the theme of which was that opportunity does exist for those aged 50+ with screenwriting aspirations, at least in films.  According to the presenter, television is a different story, as in that world writers are young and, well, let’s just say they much prefer to be with their cohort. (more…)

Memorable Quote # 13

Open and listen to the quiet night that gives itself

To every morning sound

Then rise up to the light and know that your life

Was meant to share all the love you found (more…)

Memorable Quote # 12

Look at him running there’s so far to go

He’s very short of breath

And he’d said don’t be late

Just don’t be late (more…)