we are merely the stars tennis balls

We are merely the stars tennis-balls, struck and bandied which way please them. Everything about Stephen Fry's new novel, including the title, will be a surprise, perhaps even a shock. The title turns out to be taken from Webster's Duchess of Malfi, where it is meant in dead earnest - ` We are merely the stars tennis-balls, struck and bandied which way please them. The stars tennis balls, p.1. William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Julius Caesar, I.ii.134 The Stars' Tennis Balls, page 1 Select Voice: Brian (uk) Emma (uk) Amy (uk) Eric (us) Ivy (us) Joey (us) Salli (us) Justin (us) Jennifer (us) Kimberly (us) Kendra (us) Russell (au) Nicole (au) Try our free service - convert any of your text to speech! folue Wateter Ver 99a : “ We are merely the stars ' tennis balls, struck and bandied Which way please them . Helpful Not Helpful. 'We are merely the stars' tennis balls, struck and banded / Which way please them' (The Duchess of Malfi, John Webster) Pure Stephen Fry, this is the story of Ned Maddstone, a very nice young man who is about to find out just what hell it is to be one of the stars' tennis balls. "We are merely the stars' tennis balls, struck and --bandied/Which way please them." "We are merely the stars' tennis balls, struck and --bandied/Which way please them." We are merely the stars’ tennis-balls, struck and bandied Which way please them. We are merely the stars' tennis balls, struck and bandied which way please them. John Webster (1580?-1625? - quote by John Webster on YourDictionary. Tennis was always there for me, which was lucky. John Webster. Votes: 1. Insignificance Quotations … With Melvyn Bragg, Peter J. Forshaw, Lauren Kassell, Jonathan Sawday. Politicians who wear little tennis socks with the balls at the back should not be taken seriously. ” 992 - b : ( “ In all our quest of greatness , Like wanton boys , whose pastime is their care , We follow after bubbles blown in the air . We are merely the stars tennis-balls, struck and bandied which way please them. ----The Duchess of Malfi --by John Webster Everything about Stephen Fry's new novel, including the title, will be a surprise, perhaps even a shock. I'll just conclude with a few lines from John Webster's, The Duchess of Malfi: "We are merely the stars' tennis balls, struck and banded Which way please them" Publisher: ISBN: NYPL:33433074907860. Votes: 1. Tweet Share Share. Mo Rocca. John Webster. The only thing that can be guaranteed is that it will be his next earth-movingly funny bestseller. ---- The Duchess of Malfi --by John Webster. ), The Duchess of Malfi, IV.iv.52 The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars, But in ourselves, that we are underlings. Author: Frederic Ives Carpenter. The Stars’ Tennis Balls by Stephen Fry, published in 2000, is a modern retelling of Alexandre Dumas’ classic The Count of Monte Cristo; set during the Internet age, specifically the dot com boom.It was released in the United States with the alternate title Revenge.. Helpful Not Helpful. Share. Quotes November 23, 2008.