Lit Quote (6th of February) - Solved

Thread originally posted on the Aeclectic Tarot Forum on 06 Feb 2004, and now archived in the Forum Library.

Chronata	06 Feb 2004
Man, it is difficult to find a good(short) quote on such short notice. This one might end up being very easy...then again, perhaps not. "Over the entrance doors, which would have let in a troop of Indian elephants, there was a broad stained-glass panel showing a knight in dark armor rescuing a lady who was tied to a tree and didn't have any clothes on but for some very long and convenient hair. The knight had pushed the vizor of his helmet back to be sociable, and he was fiddling with the knots on the ropes that tied the lady to the tree and not getting anywhere. I stood there and thought that if I lived in the house, I would sooner or later have to climb up there and help him. he didn't seem to be really trying." ~Philip Marlowe From Raymond Chandler's "The Big Sleep"

MattDouglas	06 Feb 2004
The knight sounds like the Knight of Pentacles... to me. He not only has the dark horse and fully covered in armor but the lifted vizor exposing his face, but he;s the only knight whose horse seems to be just standing there.

Dark_angel	06 Feb 2004
I have two thoughts on this, if it's ok for me to post both? 1. The Knight of Cups (likes the ladies; maybe he tied her up there - he seems like a guy who could be into that kind of thing :D ) 2. The Devil (in terms of the scene, manipulation and lust, and in terms of the owner of the house, extravagance and surrender to the baser instincts).

jmd	06 Feb 2004
As the person living nearby wanting to assist, how about the Page of Swords... he would also have the implement to cut the rope ;)

gloria	06 Feb 2004
Looking at it in a different light. Maybe it's the lady in the Eight/Swords who doesn't want to be rescued. Well, at least not for the time being.

ncefafn	06 Feb 2004
Ah, the Sternwood mansion! How I love it so! I'm going to take it from the Philip Marlowe angle. What the heck? Marlowe is cool, calculating, cynical but completely incorruptible. The tarnished knight, the dreamer disillusioned, the ultimate existential hero. The King of Swords. Kim

Lady Mary	06 Feb 2004
Can only be a fool - so I say it's the fool. At the begin of his career of rescuing ladies.

Chronata	06 Feb 2004
And that winner is... Dark_angel! The card I did have in mind was the KNIGHT OF CUPS (though not exactly for the reasons she specified! :D ) But there were some great answers here (including gloria's intreresting take on the 8 Swords, which i had not considered...) Very Special Mention goes to ncefafn...for her wonderful insight into my favorite complex literary hero, Philip Marlowe: Quote: Originally posted by ncefafn Marlowe is cool, calculating, cynical but completely incorruptible. The tarnished knight, the dreamer disillusioned, the ultimate existential hero. The King of Swords. Kim Yes! :) What a great way of looking at this witty, chess-playing, cynical, hard boiled intellectual! I agree, that this a thought provoking take on the detective's psyche... However, for those not knowing the character...and going simply by the quote alone, I was showing Marlowe's gallant savior side. He was always a sucker for a strong damsel in distress, and his wanting to help the clueless in turn help the helpless...I see him, in this qoute at least, in the more romantic, doing- what- is -morally-right, white knight sense! Thanks to all who guessed! Dark-angel...the floor is now yours!

ncefafn	06 Feb 2004
Congratulations, Dark Angel! :laugh: Kim

Dark_angel	06 Feb 2004
Yay! I've been on a losing streak, so it's good to be back. And... I have the perfect quote for you guys. Hang on a minute.

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