Comparisons are odious. Lust’s Dominion. Act iii. Sc. 4

And I thought this bit of wisdom, which I repeat to the urchins frequently, came straight from Madeleine L’Engle. Upon further research at Bartleby, I see that Christopher Marlowe wasn’t the first to commit to writing this piece of wisdom either. Maybe it was Sir John Fortescue (whoever he was) or even Cervantes. It seems that it’s hard to be the first to say something, and comparisons are odious.

Happy Birthday, Christopher Marlowe. Marlowe was a playwright, contemporary of Shakespeare, accused of being a blasphemer, denying the divinity of Christ, and also possibly a spy. He was killed in a barroom brawl at the age of 29. His plays are often compared to those of Shakespeare, but, well, you know the rest.