It is symbolic to see the banners of these realms in Belgrade of all places, given that the fortress of Minas Tirith, standing at the very eastern spur of the White Mountains, is built of white stone and renowned for its White Tower, the Tower of Ecthelion, crowning the uppermost level of the city
At the close of the Strugatskys' "Roadside Picnic" the Golden Sphere is asked for this: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to leave no one aggrieved, but the digest really does come free. So, here is the
Frederic Leighton. “Daedalus and Icarus”, 1869 Daedalus warns his son not to climb too high: the heat of the sun may melt the wax, but Icarus is already gazing into the distance, and the lamentations of a foolish old man interest him not in the least
