All 3 Uses of
Bob Dylan
in
Carrie, by Stephen King
- The possibility of a recurrence, genetically speaking, is 99 per cent. It's time we planned now for what may be.... From Slang Terms Explained: A Parents' Guide, by John R. Coombs (New York: The Lighthouse Press, 1985), p.73: to rip off a Carrie: To cause either violence or destruction; mayhem, confusion; (2) to commit arson (from Carrie White, 1963-1979) From The Shadow Exploded (p.201): Elsewhere in this book mention is made of a page in one of Carrie White's school notebooks where a line from a famous rock poet of the '60s, Bob Dylan, was written repeatedly, as if in desperation.†
- It might not be amiss to close this book with a few lines from another Bob Dylan song, lines that might serve as Carrie's epitaph: I wish I could write you a melody so plain/That would save you, dear lady, from going insane/That would ease you and cool you and cease the pain/Of your useless and pointless knowledge ....* From My Name Is Susan Snell (p.98): This little book is done now.†
- All my love, Melia * Lyrics from TOMBSTONE BLUES b~ Bob Dylan.†
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Definition:
renowned U.S. songwriter noted amongst other things for his protest songs (b. 1941)