‘Dwell on the beauty of life. Watch the stars,
and see yourself running with them.’
Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD), Roman Emperor

‘It's—it's a magic wardrobe.
There's a wood inside it, and it's snowing,
and there's a Faun and a witch and it's
called Narnia; come and see.’
C.S. Lewis, The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe

‘God's bodkin man, much better! Use every man
after his desert and who shall ’scape whipping?’
Hamlet, Act 2, Scene 2

‘But who is this creature with terrible claws
And terrible teeth in his terrible jaws?
He has knobbly knees, and turned-out toes,
And a poisonous wart at the end of his nose.’
Julia Donaldson, The Gruffalo