"He who sees his own doom can better avoid its path. He who sees the doom of others can deliver it."
— Farseer Eldrad Ulthran of Ulthwé, Warhammer 40,000
Psuedolus: You are in need of a soothsayer!
Erronius: How did you know?
Pseudolus: I'd be a fine soothsayer if I didn't.
Erronius: How did you know?
Pseudolus: I'd be a fine soothsayer if I didn't.
The cards, the cards, the cards will tell,
The past, the present and the future as well.
The cards, the cards, just take three,
Take a little trip into your future with me...
The past, the present and the future as well.
The cards, the cards, just take three,
Take a little trip into your future with me...
— Dr Facilier, The Princess and the Frog, "Friends on the Other Side"
"This is your life line. It's very short. Isn't that awkward?"
— Rochester (as Pagliaccio the fortune-telling clown; reading from his guest's palm), The Autobiography of Jane Eyre, "A New Age of Aluminium"
Ordinary fortune-tellers tell you what you want to happen; witches tell you what’s going to happen whether you want it to or not. Strangely enough, witches tend to be more accurate but less popular.
Madame Sosostris, famous clairvoyante
Had a bad cold, nevertheless
Is known to be the wisest woman in Europe,
With a wicked pack of cards.
Had a bad cold, nevertheless
Is known to be the wisest woman in Europe,
With a wicked pack of cards.
"Without me, you'd still be reading tea leaves at Lake Tahoe!"
— Nigel, Supergirl (1984)
