LITERARY QUOTES
(1883)
"Fifteen men on the dead man's chest--yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum"
Treasure Island
In 2025 this ABBA-solutely fabulous musical returned to Broadway for a limited run
Mamma Mia!
Idiomatically, they're very small stages of progress
baby steps
The CDC says the last natural outbreak of this disease in the United States occurred in 1949
smallpox
"Smells Like Teen Spirit" &
"Come As You Are"
Nevermind
(1952)
"Then the fish came alive, with his death in him, and rose high out of the water..."
The Old Man and the Sea
This musical follows 2 missionaries looking to spread the gospel in Uganda
The Book of Mormon
Various sources say in the early 2000s, the length of these "toothsome" morsels of political persuasion was 7-9 seconds
sound bites
Often found in stew, as in Jamaican cooking, it's a cow's flyswatter that's braised until it's tender & succulent
oxtail
"So Long, London" & "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"
The Tortured Poets Department
(1870s)
"In a flash she remembered the man who had been run down by the train the day she first met Vronsky"
Anna Karenina
The Handspring Puppet Company helped bring equines like Joey & Topthorn to life in this drama set in the early 20th century
War Horse
Fittingly, not much effort was needed in the 1980s to create this phrase meaning to take it super-easy; it's only 6 total letters
to veg out
Botulinum toxin shortens to this aesthetic product that reduces skin wrinkles
botox
"Go Your Own Way" &
"You Make Loving Fun"
Rumours
(1300s)
"Turn, Beatrice!
...O turn thy saintly sight on this thy faithful one"
The Divine Comedy
Those who saw the first night of this 2-part drama in May 1993 had to wait until November to see "Perestroika" on Broadway
With scenes like the hide & clap in "The Conjuring", director James Wan has mastered this effect--it literally moves the viewer
jump scare
To publish someone's private info online with malicious intent
to dox
"In Da Club" &
"Wanksta"
Get Rich or Die Tryin'
(1818)
"Cursed (although I curse myself) be the hands that formed you!"
Frankenstein
In 2025 Sarah Snook of "Succession" won a Tony (just 1) for playing all 26 roles in the stage adaptation of this 19th century novel
The Picture of Dorian Gray
In Realtor-speak it's a big, open area on the main floor; it's not just good, it's a...
great room
A daring round chapeau with a flat top & no brim
pillbox
"Bad Guy" &
"My Strange Addiction"
When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?