"I have little doubt that when St. George had killed the dragon he was heartily afraid of the princess."
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"A man cannot deserve adventures; he cannot earn dragons and hippogriffs."
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"Here the spirit becomes a lion who would conquer his freedom and be master… Who is the great dragon whom the spirit will no longer call lord and go? ‘Thou shalt’ is the name of the great dragon. But the spirit of the lion says, ‘I will."
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"I'm not sure if it's fair to call it a "fairy tale," but I really loved Mulan, the Disney film. It was my favorite. I guess it's not really a fairy tale, but you do get Eddie Murphy as a dragon."
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"All hail the dragon slayer!" (Bones)"
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"Occasionally, some sitcoms still stereotype women - the old dragon or the dolly bird - but on the whole we've moved away from that."
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"...It sounded like a dragon breathing in time with me, like I had this pet dragon who was cuddled up next to me and cared enough about me to time his breaths to mine."
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"On the morning in question, she wore white shorts and a pink T-shirt that featured a green dragon breathing a fire of orange glitter. It is difficult to explain how awesome I found this T-shirt at the time."
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"Fighting dragons is my holy joy."
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"Librarianship is a form of heroism. It’s just not as flashy as swords and dragons."
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