„Come to the edge," he said.
They said, "We are afraid."
Come to the edge," he said.
They came.
He pushed them… and they flew.“
Guillaume Apollinaire4
escritor francés 1880 - 1918Citas similares
„Come to the edge.
We might fall.
Come to the edge.
It's too high!
COME TO THE EDGE!
And they came
And he pushed
And they flew.“
— Christopher Logue Poet, screenwriter, actor 1926 - 2011
Originally written for a poster advertising an Apollinaire exhibition at the ICA in 1961 or 1962, and there titled "Apollinaire Said". The poem is therefore often misattributed to Guillaume Apollinaire. (Source: Quote…Unquote Newsletter, July 1995, p. 2).
Fuente: "Come to the Edge", from New Numbers (London: Jonathan Cape, 1969) pp. 65-66.
„Come to the edge.
We might fall.
Come to the edge.
It's too high!
COME TO THE EDGE!
And they came
And he pushed
And they flew.“
— Guillaume Apollinaire French poet 1880 - 1918
Christopher Logue's poem "Come to the Edge" from New Numbers (London: Cape, 1969) pp. 65-66. It was originally written for a poster advertising an Apollinaire exhibition at the ICA in 1961 or 1962, and was titled "Apollinaire Said"; hence it is often misattributed to Apollinaire (Source: Quote…Unquote Newsletter, July 1995, p. 2).
Misattributed
„He didn't believe in psychiatrists, he said. But actually he did believe in them, so much that he was afraid of them.“
— John Steinbeck, libro The Wayward Bus
Fuente: The Wayward Bus (1947), Ch. 13. "He" is Elliot Pritchard.
„Fundamentally, our Lord's message was Himself. He did not come merely to preach a Gospel; He himself is that Gospel. He did not come merely to give bread; He said, "I am the bread". He did not come merely to shed light; He said, "I am the light". He did not come merely to show the door; He said, "I am the door". He did not come merely to name a shepherd; He said, "I am the shepherd". He did not come merely to point the way; He said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life".“
— J. Sidlow Baxter Australian theologian 1903 - 1999
Baxter's Explore the Book (1987) p. 308.
„He said "I'll punch your head!" I said "Whose?" He said "Yours!"
I said "Mine?" He said "Yes!" I said "Oh?"
He said "Want a fight?" I said "Who?" He said "You!"
I said "Me?" He said "Yes!" I said "No!"
So we then came to words, he said "You're a cad!"
I said "Cad?" He said "Yes!" I said "Who?"
He said "Who?" I said "Yes." He said "You!"“
— Robb Wilton comedian 1881 - 1957
I said "Oh!"
So of course then I knew.
Back Answers
„Can I ever come back here' he asked, and the Woodsman said something very strange in reply.
'Most people come back here,' he said, 'in the end“
— John Connolly, The Book of Lost Things
Fuente: The Book of Lost Things
„I disagree with him on some of the issues. But when he came out and said he’s willing to audit the Federal Reserve, I said, "He’s worth supporting," especially since he’s not afraid to be politically incorrect. That’s a huge breath of fresh air, I wish he would renounce his support for the NSA.“
— Ben Garrison American political cartoonist
Lakeside Cartoonist a Player on the Political World Stage http://www.dailyinterlake.com/archive/article-c3636174-3b30-11e6-8943-1f17ebd0c321.html (June 25, 2016)
„Let's boogie,' he (Leo) said. 'Before I come to my senses“
— Rick Riordan, libro El héroe perdido
Fuente: The Lost Hero
„“I have been waiting for a sign. I knew that if I waited here long enough my bird, that tarishawk that rests here each day, I knew that he would come. Our Mother said that if he flew from the right, then I would have good fortune. If he came from the left, my journey would be disastrous for me, and it would bear no positive fruits for you.”
“And the hawk? Which way did it come? Did it come from the left?”
Dore smiled once more; his smile was always the most cheerless aspect of him. “The hawk has not come at all,” he said.“
— George Alec Effinger Novelist, short story writer 1947 - 2002
Fuente: What Entropy Means to Me (1972), Chapter 1 “Prelude to...Danger!” (p. 19).
„Abu Huraira reported that a person came to Allah's Messenger (may peace be upon him) and said: Who among the people is most deserving of a fine treatment from my hand? He said: Your mother. He again said: Then who (is the next one)? He said: Again it is your mother (who deserves the best treatment from you). He said: Then who (is the next one)? He (the Holy Prophet) said: Again, it is your mother. He (again) said: Then who? Thereupon he said: Then it is your father.“
— Muhammad Arabian religious leader and the founder of Islam 570 - 632
Narrated in Saheeh Muslim, Book 032, Number 6180 http://www.usc.edu/dept/MSA/fundamentals/hadithsunnah/muslim/032.smt.html#032.6180
Sunni Hadith
„Lamachus chid a captain for a fault; and when he had said he would do so no more, "Sir," said he, "in war there is no room for a second miscarriage." Said one to Iphicrates, "What are ye afraid of?" "Of all speeches," said he, "none is so dishonourable for a general as ‘I should not have thought of it.'"“
— Plutarch ancient Greek historian and philosopher 46 - 127
52 Iphicrates
Apophthegms of Kings and Great Commanders
„He said to shine them anyway. He said to shine them for the Fat Lady.“
— Jerome David Salinger, libro Franny and Zooey
Franny and Zooey (1961), Zooey (1957)
Contexto: Seymour'd told me to shine my shoes just as I was going out the door with Waker. I was furious. The studio audience were all morons, the announcer was a moron, the sponsors were morons, and I just damn well wasn't going to shine my shoes for them, I told Seymour. I said they couldn't see them anyway, where we sat. He said to shine them anyway. He said to shine them for the Fat Lady. I didn't know what the hell he was talking about, but he had a very Seymour look on his face, and so I did it. He never did tell me who the Fat Lady was, but I shined my shoes for the Fat Lady every time I ever went on the air again — all the years you and I were on the program together, if you remember. I don't think I missed more than just a couple of times. This terribly clear, clear picture of the Fat Lady formed in my mind. I had her sitting on this porch all day, swatting flies, with her radio going full-blast from morning till night. I figured the heat was terrible, and she probably had cancer, and — I don't know. Anyway, it seemed goddam clear why Seymour wanted me to shine my shoes when I went on the air. It made sense.
„A man who is not afraid of the sea will soon be drowned, he said, for he will be going out on a day he shouldn't. But we do be afraid of the sea, and we do only be drownded now and again.“
— John Millington Synge Irish playwright, poet, prose writer, and collector of folklore 1871 - 1909
The Aran Islands (1907)
„He looked at her then, and she could see he wasn't afraid.
"Nothing really dies as long as it's not forgotten," he said.“
— L.J. Smith, The Forbidden Game
Fuente: The Forbidden Game
„Lies," Mr Solomon said the next morning as he walked into the classroom. "We tell them to our friends," he said. "We tell them to our enemies. And eventually… we tell them to ourselves.“
— Ally Carter, Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
Fuente: Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy
„Anas said, "A man came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and said, 'Messenger of Allah, I want to travel, so provision me.' He said, 'May Allah provision you with taqwa.' He said, 'Give me more.' He said, 'And forgive your wrong actions.' He said, 'Give me more.' He said, 'And may He make good easy for you wherever you are.'"“
— Muhammad Arabian religious leader and the founder of Islam 570 - 632
Riyadh-as-Saliheen by Imam Al-Nawawi, volume 5, hadith number 717
Sunni Hadith
