Muppeteer Jim Henson created a story that offers much hope and has remained relevant, entertaining and prophetic for almost 40 years.

Mononymous French author Colette kept good company, sharing this opinion of her favorite associates: “Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.”

Ancient Greek playwright Sophocles wrote mostly tragedies.

If pixies wrote personal ads or Tinder profiles, one might go like this:

George Orwell must have had a shaky sense of humor, since he found amusement in the quaking of the planet. He explained, “A earthquake is such fun when it is over.”