Sage, also known as Tessa, is a mutant in the Marvel Comics universe, a member of the X-Men. Created by Chris Claremont and John Byrne, the character first appeared in The X-Men #132 (April 1980). In the context of the stories, when Professor X is assembling the first group of X-Men, he sends Sage to infiltrate the Hellfire Club. She stays there for many years, before eventually rejoining the X-Men.
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Famous quotes containing the word sage:
“The sage belongs to the same obsolete repertory as the virtuous maiden and the enlightened monarch.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“I wish you all manner of prosperity, with a little more taste.”
—Alain-René Le Sage (1668–1747)
“The sage as astronomer.—As long as you still experience the stars as something “above you,” you still lack viewpoint of knowledge.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)