Strong or powerful quote: "No doubt you are right, Mr. Wells," Merrick said finally, continuing to gaze at his distorted reflection. " One should probably resign oneself to not expecting too much of this world we live in, where people fear anyone who is different. Sometimes I think if an angel were to appear before a priest, he would probably shoot it." Word-image quote: "... And now that Wells had heard him laugh, he wondered whether the so-called Elephant Man Had not in fact been smiling at him from the moment he stepped into the room, a warm, friendly smile intended to soothe the discomfort his appearance produced in his guests, a smile no one would ever see. Sound-image quote: "... all of a sudden Merrick began emitting a strange sound, like a cough or a grunt that convulsed his body from head to foot, threatening to shake him apart at the seams. Wells listened, alarmed, as the loud hacking sound continued rising uncontrollably from his throat, until he realized what was happening. There was nothing seriously wrong with Merrick. He was simply laughing. A haiku Beauty is a mask. But bellow the ornate crust, we are all the same.
"No doubt you are right, Mr. Wells," Merrick said finally, continuing to gaze at his distorted reflection. " One should probably resign oneself to not expecting too much of this world we live in, where people fear anyone who is different. Sometimes I think if an angel were to appear before a priest, he would probably shoot it."
Word-image quote:
"... And now that Wells had heard him laugh, he wondered whether the so-called Elephant Man Had not in fact been smiling at him from the moment he stepped into the room, a warm, friendly smile intended to soothe the discomfort his appearance produced in his guests, a smile no one would ever see.
Sound-image quote:
"... all of a sudden Merrick began emitting a strange sound, like a cough or a grunt that convulsed his body from head to foot, threatening to shake him apart at the seams. Wells listened, alarmed, as the loud hacking sound continued rising uncontrollably from his throat, until he realized what was happening. There was nothing seriously wrong with Merrick. He was simply laughing.
A haiku
Beauty is a mask.
But bellow the ornate crust,
we are all the same.