Steadfast Tin Soldier

Famous quotes containing the words steadfast, tin and/or soldier:

    The steadfast shores never once turned aside for us, but still trended as they were made; why then should we always turn aside for them?
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

    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)

    One can be a soldier without dying, and a lover without sighing.
    Edwin, Sir Arnold (1832–1904)