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Double, double toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Macbeth (1605), Witches, Scene IIn context
Eye of newt, and toe of frog, Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork, and blind-worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg, and owlet’s wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
William Shakespeare1564–1616Macbeth (1623), In: Medical Arena, Volumes 7-8, 1898, p. 122In context
There is nothing funny about Halloween. This sarcastic festival reflects, rather, an infernal demand for revenge by children on the adult world.
Jean Baudrillard1929–2007“Astral America” (p. 48)
A grandmother pretends she doesn’t know who you are on Halloween.
EBErma Bombeck1927–1996
Ghosts, like ladies, never speak till spoken to.
Richard Harris Barham1788–1845
Listen to them — the children of the night. What music they make.
Bram Stoker1847–1912Dracula (1897)In context
Ghosts were created when the first man woke in the night.
J. M. Barrie1860–1937The Little Minister (1891), Ch. 22: Lovers
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