The night was clear and frosty, all ebony of shadow and silver of snowy slope; big stars were shining over the silent fields; here and there the dark pointed firs stood up with snow powdering their branches and the wind whistling through them. – L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Green Gables
And God said, Let there be light and there was light, but the Electricity Board said He would have to wait until Thursday to be connected. – Spike Milligan