Fiction
In a book to accompany The Railway Series children's books, the author, the Reverend W. Awdry, describes the character Edward the Blue Engine as resembling a "Larger Seagull", whose origins had been obscured by later modifications (particularly to the cab and tender) applied after joining The Fat Controller's railway. It is likely that the Rev. Awdry used this explanation to cover for the earliest illustrators of the books, who were not particularly concerned over the accuracy or consistency of the locomotive illustrations.
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“The obvious parallels between Star Wars and The Wizard of Oz have frequently been noted: in both there is the orphan hero who is raised on a farm by an aunt and uncle and yearns to escape to adventure. Obi-wan Kenobi resembles the Wizard; the loyal, plucky little robot R2D2 is Toto; C3PO is the Tin Man; and Chewbacca is the Cowardly Lion. Darth Vader replaces the Wicked Witch: this is a patriarchy rather than a matriarchy.”
—Andrew Gordon, U.S. educator, critic. “The Inescapable Family in American Science Fiction and Fantasy Films,” Journal of Popular Film and Television (Summer 1992)
“Being is a fiction invented by those who suffer from becoming.”
—Coleman Dowell (1925–1985)
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—Ellen Glasgow (1873–1945)