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{{quote|All the world's a stage, |
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And all the men and women merely players; |
And all the men and women merely players; |
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They have their exits and their entrances; |
They have their exits and their entrances; |
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And one man in his time plays many parts, |
And one man in his time plays many parts, |
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His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, |
His acts being seven ages. At first the infant, |
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Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms; |
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms; |
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And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel |
And then the whining school-boy, with his satchel |
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And shining morning face, creeping like snail |
And shining morning face, creeping like snail |
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Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, |
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover, |
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Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad |
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad |
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Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, |
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier, |
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Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, |
Full of strange oaths, and bearded like the pard, |
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Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, |
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel, |
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Seeking the bubble reputation |
Seeking the bubble reputation |
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Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice, |
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice, |
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In fair round belly with good capon lin'd, |
In fair round belly with good capon lin'd, |
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With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, |
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut, |
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Full of wise saws and modern instances; |
Full of wise saws and modern instances; |
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And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts |
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts |
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Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, |
Into the lean and slipper'd pantaloon, |
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With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; |
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side; |
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His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide |
His youthful hose, well sav'd, a world too wide |
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For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, |
For his shrunk shank; and his big manly voice, |
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Turning again toward childish treble, pipes |
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes |
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And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, |
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all, |
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That ends this strange eventful history, |
That ends this strange eventful history, |
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Is second childishness and mere oblivion; |
Is second childishness and mere oblivion; |
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Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything." |
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything." |
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|'''Jaques'''|''[[As You Like It]]'' Act II, Scene VII, lines 139-166}} |
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{{quote|Ah! [[Like Reality Unless Noted|What avails]] the classic bent |
{{quote|Ah! [[Like Reality Unless Noted|What avails]] the classic bent |
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And what the [[Literature|cultured word]], |
And what the [[Literature|cultured word]], |
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Against the un[[Contrived Coincidence|doctored]] incident |
Against the un[[Contrived Coincidence|doctored]] incident |
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That [[Truth in Television|actually]] occurred? |
That [[Truth in Television|actually]] occurred? |
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And what is Art whereto we press |
And what is Art whereto we press |
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Through paint and prose and rhyme-- |
Through paint and prose and rhyme-- |
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When Nature in her nakedness |
When Nature in her nakedness |
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Defeats us every time? |
Defeats us every time? |
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|'''[[Rudyard Kipling]]'''|''The Benefactors''}} |
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{{quote|''"The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense."''|'''[[Tom Clancy]]'''}} |
{{quote|''"The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense."''|'''many people, including [[Tom Clancy]]'''}} |
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{{quote|''"Life isn't divided into genres. It's a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky."''|''[[Alan Moore]]''}} |
{{quote|''"Life isn't divided into genres. It's a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky."''|''[[Alan Moore]]''}} |
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{{quote|''"Welcome to the real world, she said to me. |
{{quote|''"Welcome to the real world, she said to me. |
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Condescendingly. |
''Condescendingly. |
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Take a seat. |
''Take a seat. |
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Take your life. |
''Take your life. |
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Plot it out in black and white."'' |
''Plot it out in black and white."'' |
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|'''John Mayer'''|"No Such Thing"}} |
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{{quote|''"Stand at the window here. Was ever such a dreary, dismal, unprofitable world? See how the yellow fog swirls down the street and drifts across the dun-coloured houses. What could be more hopelessly prosaic and material? What is the use of having powers, Doctor, when one has no field upon which to exert them?"'' |
{{quote|''"Stand at the window here. Was ever such a dreary, dismal, unprofitable world? See how the yellow fog swirls down the street and drifts across the dun-coloured houses. What could be more hopelessly prosaic and material? What is the use of having powers, Doctor, when one has no field upon which to exert them?"'' |
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|'''[[Sherlock Holmes]]'''|''The Sign of the Four''}} |
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''So one of us is living."'' |
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{{quote|''"Reality is a cruel and unintuitive place with frustrating gameplay mechanics. |
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|'''[[Ben Croshaw|Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw]]'''}} |
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{{quote|''"Life. Loathe it or ignore it, you can't like it."'' |
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|'''[[Moviebob|The Game Overthinker]]'''|"''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v{{=}}5k5l223D7aM Reality Sucks]''"}} |
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⚫ | {{quote|''"I don't like the real world. I have to live there, and it ''sucks''. [[Real Is Brown|It's drab,]] [[Crapsack World|it's dingy,]] [[Sturgeon's Law|quality control is a fucking joke]], [[Pettanko|A-cups are far too prevalent,]] [[I Want My Jetpack|nobody can fly]] '''[[Everything's Better with Dinosaurs|and all the dinosaurs are dead!]]'''"'' |
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Latest revision as of 13:20, 8 March 2023
All the world's a stage, —Jaques, As You Like It Act II, Scene VII, lines 139-166
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Ah! What avails the classic bent —Rudyard Kipling, The Benefactors
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"The difference between reality and fiction? Fiction has to make sense."
—many people, including Tom Clancy
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"Life isn't divided into genres. It's a horrifying, romantic, tragic, comical, science-fiction cowboy detective novel. You know, with a bit of pornography if you're lucky."
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"Welcome to the real world, she said to me. —John Mayer, "No Such Thing"
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"Stand at the window here. Was ever such a dreary, dismal, unprofitable world? See how the yellow fog swirls down the street and drifts across the dun-coloured houses. What could be more hopelessly prosaic and material? What is the use of having powers, Doctor, when one has no field upon which to exert them?" —Sherlock Holmes, The Sign of the Four
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"Life isn't bliss. —Spike, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, "Once More, With Feeling"
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"Reality is a cruel and unintuitive place with frustrating gameplay mechanics. |
"Life. Loathe it or ignore it, you can't like it." —Marvin the Paranoid Android, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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"I don't like the real world. I have to live there, and it sucks. It's drab, it's dingy, quality control is a fucking joke, A-cups are far too prevalent, nobody can fly and all the dinosaurs are dead!" |
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