Mikhail Bulgakov
Novelist, Playwright
"Once upon a time there was a lady. She had no children, and no happiness either. And at first she cried for a long time, but then she became wicked."
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Once Upon A Time
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Elizabeth Gilbert
Author, Memoirist
"Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend."
Elie Wiesel
Writer, Holocaust Survivor
"Once upon a time refugee meant somebody who has a refuge, found a place, a haven where he could find refuge."
Zell Miller
Politician
"Once upon a time, the most successful Democratic leader of them all, FDR, looked south and said I see one third of a nation ill-housed, ill clad, ill nourished. Today our national Democratic leaders look south and say, I see one third of a nation and it can go to hell."
Stephen King
Author
"There is no such thing as a happy ending. I never met a single one to equal "Once upon a time."
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"Once upon a time we did not focus on a president's private life."
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"Once upon a time humans faced each other and pulled thoughts from minds, advanced rapidly, revolutionised industry and evolved explosively. Then one day they stopped, and stared at a box. They grew fat and awkward in public, stopped expressing emotions and couldn't figure out how to reverse it: they reinvented themselves from Emperors back into prawns, because someone turned the TV on."
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"Everything, everything seemed once-upon-a-time."
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"Once upon a time and a very good time it was there was a moocow coming down along the road and this moocow that was coming down along the road met a nicens little boy named baby tuckoo"
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"Once upon a time the plural of 'wizard' was 'war'."
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"Once upon a time, I did not live in Shady Pines. Once upon a time, my name was not Alice. Once upon a time, I didn't know how lucky I was."
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"Once upon a time, I dreamed of becoming a great man. Later, a good man. Now, finally, I find it difficult enough and honor enough to be -- a man."
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"We've strayed into a zone with a high magical index,' he said. 'Don't ask me how. Once upon a time a really powerful magic field must have been generated here, and we're feeling the after-effects.' Precisely,' said a passing bush."
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"I've nothing against the Queen personally: I had lunch at the Palace once upon a time."
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"Surrounded by stories surreal and sublime, I fell in Love in the Library once upon a time."
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