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The Picture of Dorian Gray (three slides)

• There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written, or badly written. That is all.
• There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about.
• The basis of optimism is sheer terror.

The Importance of Being Earnest (two slides)

• The truth is rarely pure and never simple. Modern life would be very tedious if it were either, and modern literature a complete impossibility!
• It is absurd to have hard and fast rules about what one should and shouldn’t read. More than half of modern culture depends upon what one shouldn’t read.

Other Epigrams (six slides)

• As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.
• There is no sin except stupidity.
• America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
• I am not young enough to know everything.
• The difference between literature and journalism is that journalism is unreadable and literature is not read.
• The only thing I can’t resist is temptation.

Inspired by:
Oscar Wilde’s B-day, Oct. 17, 1854 | More quotes please

Friedrich Nietzsche presents concept of Will to Power in Beyond Good and Evil (slide 1)

• driving force of nature
• most fundamental instinct
• exerting will in self-overcoming.

Adolph Hitler uses concept of Will to Power in political process (slide 2)

• national socialism
• totalitarian state
• lebensraum (living space).

Old Testament God on Will to Power and Nietzsche (only slide)

• I’m dead am I?
• I’m going to drive that prick insane
• Then kill him.

Inspired by:
Friedrich Nietzsche’s b-day (Oct. 15)

Mark A. Rayner presents: “I’m thankful for…” (slide 1)

• health
• family & friends
• first novel published this year.

Mark A. Rayner suggest things YOU might be thankful for (only slide):

• this guy does not appear to haunt your dreams nightly with a chilling rendition of “I Am I Said”, particularly the high pitched wailing when he hits:

“I am,” I said
To no one there
An no one heard at all
Not even the chair

Charlton Heston presents his Moses in The Ten Commandments (tenth slide)

• “So let it be written, So let it be done.”
• “The Lord of Hosts will do battle for us. Behold his mighty hand.”
• “So it shall be written, so it shall be done.”

Things to remember in Judah Ben Hur, by CH (second slide)

• Messala and Ben Hur are old friends, very close.
• Yes, look good in slave loincloth too.
• Hear Jesus talk of forgiveness while on the cross: “I felt His voice take the sword out of my hand.” No, not ironic, you hippy.

Charlton presents his favourite lines from Planet of the Apes (only slide)

• “Get your stinking paws off me, you damned dirty ape!”
• “You cut up his brain, you bloody baboon!”
• “You maniacs! You blew it up! Damn you! God damn you all to hell!”

Heston shows: material I could really work with in Soylent Green (only slide)

• “Soylent Green is people!”

Heston presents: I should have won an award for best performance (only slide)

• “From my cold, dead hands.”

Inspired by Charlton Heston’s Birthday [October 4]

King Harald Hardråde of Norway Presents Invasion of England (slide 3)

• Why? Many good things to plunder
• Yes, pillage too
• (We are Vikings after all.)

King Harald Hardråde Initiates Battle at Gate Fulford (slide 10)

• Arrgh!

King Harold Godwinson of England Suggests Battle of Stamford Bridge (slide 2)

• Unfortunately, must force march to get there
• Yas, Vikings ARE fearsome
• Stiff upper lip, eh what?

English Traitor Earl Tostig Presents “Oops, Wrong Side” (slide 1)

• King Harold meet King Harald
• Very confusing, you see my liege
• That’s why I helped Vikings
• I see you’re not convinced.

King Harold Godwinson of England Presents Let’s Slaughter Vikings and Traitors (slide 6)

• Surprise them when they’re not wearing armor
• Kill Harald and Tostig
• Pointy hats my ass.

King Harold Celebrates Victory at Stamford Bridge (slide 3)

• Good show, the north is secure.
• Now, let’s go fight Normans at Hastings.
• I’m sure that will go well too. Pip, pip!

Battle of Stamford Bridge [September 25, 1066 AD] | prow by squirmelia