Thereupon the Town Governor took off his own head and handed it to me. Examining the box lying before me more closely, I found that it contained, in one corner, a small barrel organ, capable of playing certain simple pieces of music. There were two such pieces: “I'll ruin you!” and “I won't stand for it!”.
Saltykov-Shchedrin, The History of a Town
Illustration by Samokhvalov
In the finale of the Strugatskys' Roadside Picnic, the Golden Ball is told: "Happiness for everybody, free, and let nobody go away unsatisfied!" I do not promise to offend nobody, but the digest really does come free of charge. So, here is the main business of 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
