Editing Log Lady introductions

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The '''Log Lady introductions''' are a series of short monologues by [[Catherine E. Coulson]] in character as [[Margaret Lanterman]] (the Log Lady), intended to introduce each episode of ''[[Twin Peaks]]'' (1990–91). The vignettes were written and directed by [[David Lynch]] in 1993 for the syndicated re-airing of the series on the [[Bravo]] network.

In each short, the Log Lady, sitting in her cabin and holding the [[log]], speaks to the camera, usually touching obliquely on the plot or theme of the accompanying episode.

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== Text ==
=== Pilot ===
:''"Welcome to [[Twin Peaks, Washington|Twin Peaks]]. My name is [[Margaret Lanterman]]. I live in Twin Peaks. I am known as the Log Lady. There is a story behind that. There are many stories in Twin Peaks. Some of them are sad, some funny. Some of them are stories of madness, of violence. Some are ordinary. Yet they all have about them a sense of mystery &ndash; the mystery of life.''

:''Sometimes, the mystery of death. The mystery of the woods. The woods surrounding Twin Peaks.''

:''To introduce this story, let me just say it encompasses the all &ndash; it is beyond the "fire", though few would know that meaning. It is a story of many, but begins with one &ndash; and I knew her.''

:''The one leading to the many is [[Laura Palmer]]. Laura is the one."''

Aired on {{d|June|11|1993}}. The line "Laura is the one" is used again by the Log Lady in [[Part 10]].

=== Episode 1 ===
:''"I carry a log, yes. Is it funny to you? It is not to me. Behind all things are reasons. Reasons can even explain the absurd.''

:''Do we have the time to learn the reasons behind human beings' varied behavior? I think not. Some take the time. Are they called detectives? Watch, and see what life teaches."''

Aired on {{d|June|18|1993}}.

=== Episode 2 ===
:''"Sometimes ideas, like men, jump up and say, 'Hello!' They introduce themselves, these ideas, with words &ndash; are they words? These ideas speak so strangely.''

:''All that we see in this world is based on someone's ideas. Some ideas are destructive, some are constructive. Some ideas can arrive in the form of a dream. I can say it again: Some ideas arrive in the form of a dream."''

Aired on {{d|June|25|1993}}.

The dialogue may refer to [[Dale Cooper|Cooper's]] dream.

=== Episode 3 ===
:''"There is a sadness in this world, for we are ignorant of many things. Yes &ndash; we are ignorant of many beautiful things. Things like the truth. So sadness in our ignorance is very real. The tears are real. What is this thing called a tear? There are even tiny ducts &ndash; tear ducts &ndash; to produce these tears should the sadness occur.''

:''Then the day when the sadness comes. Then we ask, 'Will the sadness which makes me cry, will the sadness that makes me cry my heart out, will it ever end?' The answer, of course, is yes. One day, the sadness will end."''

Aired on {{d|July|2|1993}}.

=== Episode 4 ===
:''"Even the ones who laugh are sometimes caught without an answer. These creatures who introduce themselves, but we swear we have met them somewhere before, yes? Look in the mirror. What do you see? Is it a dream, or a nightmare? Are we being introduced against our will? Are they mirrors? I can see the smoke. I can smell the fire. The battle is drawing nigh."''

Aired on {{d|July|9|1993}}.

=== Episode 5 ===
:''"I play my part on life's stage. I tell what I can to form the perfect answer. But that answer cannot come before all are ready to hear, so I tell what I can to form the perfect answer. Sometimes my anger at the fire is evident. Sometimes it is not anger, really &ndash; it may appear as such, but could it be a clue? The fire I speak of is not a kind fire."''

Aired on {{d|July|16|1993}}.

The dialogue likely refers to her telling the log's witness statement on Laura's murder to the [[Twin Peaks Sheriff's Department|Sheriff's Department]].

=== Episode 6 ===
:''"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Yet there are those who open many eyes. 'Eyes are the mirror of the soul,' someone has said, so we look closely at the eyes to see the nature of the soul. Sometimes when we see the eyes &ndash; those horrible times when we see the eyes &ndash; eyes that have no soul, then we know a darkness. Then we wonder: where is the beauty? There is none, if the eyes are soulless."''

Aired on {{d|July 23|1993}}.

The dialogue may refer to [[One Eyed Jacks]].

=== Episode 7 ===
:''"A drunken man walks in a way that is quite impossible for a sober man to imitate, and vice versa. An evil man has a way, no matter how clever. To the trained eye, his way will show itself.''

:''Am I being too secretive? No. One can never answer questions at the wrong moment. Life, like music, has a rhythm. This particular song will end with three sharp sounds, like deathly drumbeats."''

Aired on {{d|July|30|1993}}.

The dialogue refers to Cooper being shot three times and also possibly to [[Leland Palmer]] showing his evil side while killing [[Jacques Renault]].

=== Episode 8 ===
:''"Hello again. Can you see through a wall? Can you see through human skin? X-rays see through solid, or so-called solid objects. There are things in life that exist, yet our eyes cannot see them. Have you ever seen something startling that others cannot see? Why are some things kept from our vision? Is life a puzzle?''

:''I am filled with questions. Sometimes my questions are answered. In my heart, I can tell the answer is correct. I am my own judge. In a dream, are all the characters really you? Different aspects of you? Do answers come in dreams?''

:''One more thing. I grew up in the woods. I understand many things because of the woods. Trees standing together, growing alongside one another, providing so much. I chew pitch gum. On the outside &ndash; let's say, of the Ponderosa pine &ndash; sometimes pitch oozes out. Runny pitch is no good to chew. Hard, brittle pitch is no good. But in between these exists a firm, slightly crusted pitch with such a flavor. ''This'' is the pitch I chew."''

Aired on {{d|August|6|1993}}.

The dialogue refers to Cooper's cryptic vision of [[the Giant]] and her chewing gum at the [[Double R Diner|Double R]].

=== Episode 9 ===
:''"As above, so below. The human being finds himself, or herself, in the middle. There is as much space outside the human, proportionately, as inside.''

:''Stars, moons, and planets remind us of protons, neutrons, and electrons. Is there a bigger being walking with all the stars within? Does our thinking affect what goes on outside us, and what goes on inside us? I think it does.''

:''Where does creamed corn figure into the workings of the universe? What really ''is'' creamed corn? Is it a symbol for something else?"''

Aired on {{d|August|13|1993}}.

The dialogue describes the nature of [[garmonbozia|creamed corn]]. It also parallels one of [[the Man from Another Place]] lines from ''[[Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me]]'': "Going up and down. Intercourse between the two worlds." It also is similar to a line from [[Mrs. Tremond]] cut from the movie script: "Why not be composed of materials and combinations of atoms?".

=== Episode 10 ===
:''"Letters are symbols. They are building blocks of words, which form our language. Languages help us communicate. Even with complicated languages used by intelligent people, misunderstanding is a common occurrence. We write things down sometimes &ndash; letters, words &ndash; hoping they will serve us and those with whom we wish to communicate. Letters and words, calling out for understanding."''

Aired on {{d|August|20|1993}}.

The dialogue probably refers to [[BOB]]'s printed letters under the fingernails of his victims, one being found on [[Ronette Pulaski|Ronette]] during the episode.

=== Episode 11 ===
:''"Miscommunication sometimes leads to arguments, and arguments sometimes lead to fights. Anger is usually present in arguments and fights. Anger is an emotion, usually classified as a negative emotion. Negative emotions can cause severe problems in our environment and to the health of our body.''

:''Happiness, usually classified as a positive emotion, can bring good health to our body, and spread positive vibrations into our environment. Sometimes when we are ill, we are not on our best behavior. By ill, I mean any of the following: physically ill, emotionally ill, mentally ill, and/or spiritually ill."''

Aired on {{d|August|27|1993}}.

The dialogue may refer to Leland's illness state.

=== Episode 12 ===
:''"Sometimes nature plays tricks on us and we imagine we are something other than what we truly are. Is this a key to life in general? Or the case of the two-headed schizophrenic? Both heads thought the other was following itself. Finally, when one head wasn't looking, the other shot the other right between the eyes, and, of course, killed himself."''

Aired on {{d|September|3|1993}}.

The dialogue may refer to Leland relationship with BOB.

=== Episode 13 ===
:''"Sometimes we want to hide from ourselves. We do not want to be us. It is too difficult to be us. It is at these times that we turn to drugs and alcohol or behavior to forget that we are ourselves. This is – of course – only a temporary solution to a problem which is going to keep returning, and sometimes these temporary solutions are worse for us than the original problem.<br>Yes, it is a dilemma. Is there an answer? Of course there is. A wise person once said with a smile, the answer is within the question."''

Aired on {{d|September|10|1993}}.

The dialogue probably refers to [[Mike|Gerard]] temporarily subduing Mike with his use of the [[haloperidol]] drug.

=== Episode 14 ===
:''"A poem as lovely as a tree.''

:''As the night wind blows, the boughs move to and fro; the rustling, the magic rustling that brings on the dark dream. The dream of suffering and pain; pain for the victim, pain for the inflicter of pain – a circle of pain, a circle of suffering.''

:''Woe to ones who behold the [[pale horse]]."''

Aired on {{d|September|17|1993}}.

The dialogue likely refers to the pale horse seen by [[Sarah Palmer]] and the golden circle mentioned by Mike.

=== Episode 15 ===
:''"Food is interesting; For instance, why do we need to eat? Why are we never satisfied with just the right amount of food to maintain good health and proper energy? We always seem to want more and more. When eating too much the proper balance is disturbed, and ill health follows. Of course, eating too little food throws the balance off in the opposite direction, and there is the ill health coming at us again. ''

:''Balance is the key. Balance is the key to many things. Do we understand balance? The word 'balance' has seven letters. Seven is difficult to balance, but not impossible – we are able to divide. There are, of course, the pros and cons of division."''

Aired on {{d|September|24|1993}}.

=== Episode 16 ===
:''"So now the sadness comes. The revelation. There is a depression after an answer is given. It was almost fun not knowing. Yes, now we know. At least we know what we sought in the beginning. But there is still the question, why? And this question will go on and on until the final answer comes. Then the knowing is so full there is no room for questions."''

Aired on {{d|October|1|1993}}.

The dialogue possibly refers to how [[David Lynch]] wanted to not reveal the killer, but was pressured to do so by the show producers.

=== Episode 17 ===
:''"Complications set in--yes, complications.  How many times have we heard: 'it's simple'.  Nothing is simple.  We live in a world where nothing is simple.  Each day, just when we think we have a handle on things, suddenly some new element is introduced and everything is complicated once again.''

:''What is the secret?  What is the secret to simplicity, to the pure and simple life?  Are our appetites, our desires undermining us?  Is the cart in front of the horse?"''

Aired on {{d|October|8|1993}}.

The dialogue probably refers to the many plotlines developing now that Laura's investigation is now over.

=== Episode 18 ===
:''"Is life like a game of chess?  Are our present moves important for future success?  I think so.  We paint our future with every present brush stroke.''

:''Painting.  Colors.  Shapes.  Textures.  Composition.  Repetition of shapes.  Contrast.  Let nature guide us.  Nature is the great teacher.  Who is the principal?''

:''Sometimes jokes are welcome.  Like the one about the kid who said: 'I enjoyed school.  It was just the principal of the thing.'"''

Aired on {{d|October|15|1993}}.

The dialogue probably refers to [[Windom Earle]]'s ongoing chess game with Cooper.

=== Episode 19 ===
:''"Is a dog man’s best friend? I had a dog. The dog was large. It ate my garden, all the plants, and much earth. The dog ate so much earth it died. Its body went back to the earth. I have a memory of this dog. The memory is all that I have left of my dog. He was black and white."''

Aired on {{d|October|22|1993}}.

The dialogue probably refers to the [[Dead Dog Farm]].

=== Episode 20 ===
:''"My husband died in a fire. No one can know my sorrow. My love is gone. Yet, I feel him near me. Sometimes I can almost see him. At night when the wind blows, I think of what he might have been. Again I wonder: why? ''

:''When I see a fire, I feel my anger rising. This was not a friendly fire. This was not a forest fire. It was a fire in the woods. This is all I am permitted to say."''

Aired on {{d|October|29|1993}}.

=== Episode 21 ===
:''"The heart -- it is a physical organ, we all know.  But how much more an emotional organ -- this we also know.  Love, like blood, flows from the heart.  Are blood and love related?  Does a heart pump blood as it pumps love?  Is love the blood of the universe?"''

Aired on {{d|November|5|1993}}.

The dialogue may refer to Cooper's relationship with [[Caroline Earle]] revealed in the episode.

=== Episode 22 ===
:''"A death mask.  Is there a reason for a death mask?  It is barely a physical resemblance--in death, the muscles so relaxed, the face so without the animating spark.  A death mask is almost an intrusion on a beautiful memory.  And yet, who could throw away the casting of a loved one?  Who would not want to study it longingly, as the distance freight train blows its mournful tone?"''

Aired on {{d|November|12|1993}}.

The dialogue probably refers to the death mask left by Windom in Cooper's room.

=== Episode 23 ===
:''"A hotel. A nightstand. A drawer pull on the drawer. A drawer pull of a nightstand in the room of a hotel. What could possibly be happening on or in this drawer pull? How many drawer pulls exist in this world? Thousands, maybe millions? What is a drawer pull? ''

:''This drawer pull - why is it featured so prominently in a life or in a death of one woman who was caught in a web of power? Can a victim of power end, in any way, connected to a drawer pull? How can this be?"''

Aired on {{d|November|19|1993}}.

The dialogue refers to [[Josie Packard]] being trapped in a wooden drawer knob.

=== Episode 24 ===
:''"Sometimes, well let’s say all times, things are changing. ''

:''We are judged as human beings on how we treat our fellow human beings. How do you treat your fellow human beings? ''

:''At night, just before sleep, as you lay by yourself in the dark, how do you feel about yourself? Are you proud of your behavior? Are you ashamed of your behavior? ''

:''You know in your heart if you have hurt someone, you know. If you have hurt someone, don’t wait another day before making things right. The world could break apart with sadness in the meantime."''

Aired on {{d|November|26|1993}}.

The dialogue probably refers to [[Benjamin Horne]]'s efforts to become a good man.

=== Episode 25 ===
:''"The beautiful thing about treasure is that it exists.  It exists to be found.  How beautiful it is to find treasure.  Where is the treasure, that when found, leaves one eternally happy?  I think we all know it exists.  Some say it is inside us--inside us one and all.  That would be strange.  It would be so near.  Then why is it so hard to find, and so difficult to attain?"''

Aired on {{d|December|3|1993}}.

=== Episode 26 ===
:''"Pie.  Whoever invented the pie?  Here was a great person.  In Twin Peaks, we specialize in cherry pie and huckleberry pie.  We do have many other types of pie, and at the Double R Diner, Norma knows how to make them all better than anyone I have ever known.''

:''I hope Norma likes me.  I know I like her and respect her.  I have spit my pitch gum out of my mouth onto her walls and floors and sometimes onto her booths.  Sometimes I get angry and do things I'm not proud of.  I do love Norma's pies.  I love pie ''with'' coffee."''

Aired on {{d|December|10|1993}}.

=== Episode 27 ===
:''"There are clues everywhere, all around us. But the puzzle maker is clever. The clues, although surrounding us, are somehow mistaken for something else. And the something else, the wrong interpretation of the clues, we call our world. Our world is a magical smoke screen. How should we interpret the happy song of the meadowlark or the robust flavor of a wild strawberry?"''

Aired on {{d|December|17|1993}}.

=== Episode 28 ===
:''"A log is a portion of a tree. At the end of a crosscut log -- many of you know this -- there are rings. Each ring represents one year in the life of the tree. How long it takes to a grow a tree!''

:''I don't mind telling you some things. Many things I, I musn't say. Just notice that my fireplace is boarded up. There will never be a fire there.''

:''On the mantelpiece, in that jar, are some of the ashes of my husband.''

:''My log hears things I cannot hear.  But my log tells me about the sounds, about the new words. Even though it has stopped growing larger, my log is aware."''

Aired on {{d|December|24|1993}}. In this intro, Margaret holds the log directly in front of her, instead of the usual position cradled in her arms. She turns the end of the log to the camera while talking about crosscut logs. For once the camera moves to another part of the cabin, showing the fireplace where the opening is covered by plywood, and later the mantel where is a vase, a pipe stand, and some old pictures.

=== Episode 29 ===
:''"And now, an ending. Where there was once one, there are now two. Or were there always two?''

:''What is a reflection? A chance to see two? When there are chances for reflections, there can always be two--or more. Only when we are everywhere will there be just one.''

:''It has been a pleasure speaking to you."''

Aired on {{d|December|24|1993}}. Throughout the dialogue, the camera has been slowing zooming in until only the Log Lady's face is framed.  As she finishes speaking, the camera continues to zoom in.  As it gets closer and closer, the Log Lady looks nervously up, down, and to her left, before staring straight ahead as the camera moves in through her left glass frame.  As the iris of her left eye fills the screen, the screen turns completely white, then a hissing sound is heard, and finally a 'door slamming' sound as the screen turns from white to black.

The dialogue probably refers to [[doppelganger]]s.

== Production staff ==
*[[Catherine E. Coulson]] as [[Margaret Lanterman]] (uncredited)
*Written and directed by [[David Lynch]] (uncredited)
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