“Once upon a time there was a Queen who had a son so ugly and so misshapen that it was long disputed whether he had human form. A fairy who was at his birth said, however, that he would be very amiable for all that, since he would have uncommon good sense.” HumansLongSaidWould BeFormSonBirthUglyQueensFairyGood SenseOnce Upon A TimeCommon GoodUncommonAmiableHuman Form Book:Classic Fairy Tales: Fairy Stories Every Child Should Know Source: Classic Fairy Tales: Fairy Stories Every Child Should Know
“One night in the early sixties I passed something on the Long Island Expressway just before the Queens tunnel that I must have seen for years. The billboard advertising cigars, Dutch Masters. I realized it was sort of perfect. It's weird isn't it? You're looking at Rembrandt - in neon! It was too much, it was irresistible.” YearsLongNightPerfectToo MuchMastersI RealizedAdvertisingQueensIslandsSixtyOne NightIrresistibleTunnelsCigarDutchBillboardsNeonLong Island Book:Drawings and digressions Source: Drawings and digressions
“And so they lived many happy years, and the promised tasks were accomplished. Yet long afterward, when all had passed away into distant memory, there were many who wondered whether King Taran, Queen Eilonwy, and their companions had indeed walked the earth, or whether they had been no more than dreams in a tale set down to beguile children. And, in time, only the bards knew the truth of it.” YearsChildrenLongDreamEarthMemoriesKingsTasksTalesQueensAccomplishedCompanionPassed AwayBards Book:The High King Source: The High King