Illusion Minstrel Show

Famous quotes containing the words illusion, minstrel and/or show:

    “The apparent ease of California life is an illusion, and those who believe the illusion will live here in only the most temporary way.”
    —Joan Didion (b. 1935)

    “The Minstrel Boy to the war is gone
    In the ranks of death you’ll find him,
    His father’s sword he has girded on,
    And his wild harp slung behind him.”
    —Thomas Moore (1779–1852)

    “Let us, like merchants, show our foulest wares,
    And think perchance they’ll sell; if not,
    The lustre of the better yet to show
    Shall show the better.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)