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Authors: Elizabeth Knowles
1883–1943
The well of loneliness
title of novel (1928)
You're neither unnatural, nor abominable, nor mad; you're as much a part of what people call nature as anyone else; only you're unexplained as yet—you've not got your niche in creation.
of lesbianism
The Well of Loneliness
(1928) bk. 2, ch. 20, sect. 3
1806–71
Zwei Seelen und ein Gedanke,
Zwei Herzen und ein Schlag!
Two souls with but a single thought,
Two hearts that beat as one.
Der Sohn der Wildnis
(1842) act 2
1882–1959
The Third Fleet's sunken and damaged ships have been salvaged and are retiring at high speed toward the enemy.
on hearing claims that the Japanese had virtually annihilated the US fleet
report, 14 October 1944; E. B. Potter
Bull Halsey
(1985) ch. 17
c.
1755–1804
A national debt, if it is not excessive, will be to us a national blessing.
letter to Robert Morris, 30 April 1781
1788–1856
Truth, like a torch, the more it's shook it shines.
Discussions on Philosophy
(1852) title page (epigram)
On earth there is nothing great but man; in man there is nothing great but mind.
Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic
(1859); attributed in a Latin form to Favorinus in Pico di Mirandola (1463–94)
Disputationes Adversus Astrologiam Divinatricem
1895–1960
Fish got to swim and birds got to fly
I got to love one man till I die,
Can't help lovin' dat man of mine.
"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man of Mine" (1927 song) in
Showboat
Climb ev'ry mountain, ford ev'ry stream
Follow ev'ry rainbow, till you find your dream.
"Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (1959 song) in
The Sound of Music
I'm gonna wash that man right outa my hair.
title of song (1949) from
South Pacific
June is bustin' out all over.
title of song (1945) in
Carousel
The last time I saw Paris
Her heart was warm and gay.
"The Last Time I saw Paris" (1941 song) in
Lady Be Good
The corn is as high as an elephant's eye.
"Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin' " (1943 song) in
Oklahoma!
Ol' man river, dat ol' man river,
He must know sumpin', but don't say nothin',
He jus' keeps rollin',
He jus' keeps rollin' along.
"Ol' Man River" (1927 song) in
Showboat
Some enchanted evening,
You may see a stranger,
You may see a stranger,
Across a crowded room.
"Some Enchanted Evening" (1949 song) in
South Pacific
The hills are alive with the sound of music,
With songs they have sung for a thousand years.
The hills fill my heart with the sound of music,
My heart wants to sing ev'ry song it hears.
"The Sound of Music" (1959 title-song in show)
There is nothin' like a dame.
title of song (1949) in
South Pacific
I'm as corny as Kansas in August,
High as a flag on the Fourth of July!
"A Wonderful Guy" (1949 song) in
South Pacific
You'll never walk alone.
title of song (1945) in
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