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"Will you walk into my parlour?" said the Spider to the Fly, 'Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever did you spy; The way into my parlour is up a winding stair, And I've a many curious things to show when you are there." "Oh no, no" said the little Fly, "to ask me is in vain, For who goes up your winding stair can ne'er come down again." "I'm sure you must be weary, dear, with soaring up so high; Will you rest upon my little bed?" said the Spider to the Fly. "There are pretty curtains drawn around; the sheets are fine and thin, And if you like to rest awhile, I'll snugly tuck you in!" "Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "for I've often heard it said, They never, never wake again, who sleep upon your bed!" Said the cunning Spider to the Fly, "Dear friend what can I do, To prove the warm affection I've always felt for you? I have within my pantry, good store of all that's nice; I'm sure you're very welcome - will you please take a slice?" "Oh no, no," said the little Fly, "kind Sir, that cannot be, I've heard what's in your pantry, and I do not wish to see!" "Sweet creature!" said the Spider, "you're witty and you're wise, How handsome are your gauzy wings, how brilliant are your eyes! I've a little looking-glass upon my parlour shelf, If you'll step in one moment dear, you shall behold yourself." "I thank you, gentle sir," she said, "for what you're pleased to say, And bidding you good morning now, I'll call another day." The Spider turned him round about, and went into his den, For well he knew the silly Fly would soon come back again: So he wove a subtle web, in a little corner sly, And he set his table ready, to dine upon the Fly. Then he came out to his door again, and merrily did sing, "Come hither, hither, pretty Fly, with the pearl and silver wing; Your robes are green and purple - there's a crest upon your head; Your eyes are like the diamond bright, but mine are dull as lead!" Alas, alas! how very soon this silly little Fly, Hearing his wily, flattering words, came slowly flitting by; With buzzing wings she hung aloft, then near and nearer drew, Thinking only of her brilliant eyes, and green and purple hue - Thinking only of her crested head - poor foolish thing! At last, Up jumped the cunning Spider, and fiercely held her fast. He dragged her up his winding stair, into his dismal den, Within his little parlour - but she ne'er came out again! And now dear little children, who may this story read, To idle, silly flattering words, I pray you ne'er give heed: Unto an evil counsellor, close heart and ear and eye, And take a lesson from this tale, of the Spider and the Fly.

Mary Howitt

#spider and the fly #mary howitt #poem #quote

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I am not a glutton - I am an explorer of food.

Erma Bombeck (via uncle-iroh)

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Have you ever seen a human heart? It looks like a fist wrapped in blood, go fuck yourself!

Clive Owen as Larry, Closer (via amor-y-vino)

#clive owen #closer #larry #quotes

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Circumstances

When a train pulls into a station

it doesn’t become that station.

It merely stops there for a while before moving on.

Whatever the circumstances in your life, never forget what they are: circumstances.

The train will move on.

(via ashramof1)

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A developed country is not a place where the poor have cars. It’s where the rich use public transportation.

Mayor of Bogota (via uncle-iroh)

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“We the unwilling led by the unqualified to kill the unfortunate die for the ungrateful”

#quotes #vietnam

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Kaui Hart Hemmings, The Descendants 

#quotes #kaui hart hemmings #the descendants

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You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.

Dr. Suess

#dr. suess #love #quotes

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“I don’t need a friend who changes when I change and who nods when I nod; my shadow does that much better.”

Plutarch (via uncle-iroh)

#quotes #plutarch

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Maybe our favourite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we’re quoting.

John Green (via uncle-iroh)

#quotes #john green

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Tell me whom you love and I will tell you who you are.

Houssaye (via uncle-iroh)

#quotes #love

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Someone feeling wronged is like someone feeling thirsty. Don't tell them they aren't. Sit with them and have a drink.

Lemony Snicket

#lemony snicket #wall street #quotes

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Once upon a time... There was a man who fell in love with a doll. Perhaps this man's love reached the doll, as one day, the doll gained life and began to dance. The man was delighted, as a doll would not betray his love. Now he had possession of the world's purest love. However, the doll who was given life rejected the man's love... and fell in love with another man.

"Akt 15" from the anime "Princess Tutu"

#princess tutu #fairytale #quotes #story

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Once upon a time, there was a foolish traveler who had gone on a journey. He was stupid because he was easily tricked. The townspeople all took advantage of him. Everywhere he went people made up all kinds of sad stories to tell him, and the traveler fell for every one of them. On his journey he was tricked into giving away all his money, clothes, and shoes. But the traveler was foolish, so when the townspeople lied to him saying, "This will really help," tears would stream down his face and he would say, "Please be happy." When he gave away his last belonging, he was naked and ashamed to be seen. So he decided to travel in the forest. Then he met the monsters who lived in the forest. They wanted to eat him, so they tricked him with clever words. Of course, the traveler was fooled and when the monsters asked he even gave up his arms and legs. Eventually all the traveler had left was his head. He'd even given his eyes away to the last monster he met. And as the monster munched on the traveler's eyes, it turned and said, "Thank you traveler. I'll give you this in return," and left him. But that was a lie too. What the monster had left was a single slip of paper with the word "fool" written on it. The traveler couldn't see it. He didn't know what it was. Even so, tears began to flow down his face. The traveler cried and cried, saying: "Thank you. Thank you. This is the first time anyone has given me anything. I'm so happy. Thank you." and tears kept flowing from his eye sockets. And while he was crying he died.

From the manga "Fruits Basket"

#fruits basket #momiji sohma #momiji #story #quotes #fairy tale

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I wondered what happened when you offered yourself to someone, and they opened you, only to discover you were not the gift they expected and they had to smile and nod and say thank you all the same.

Jodi Picoult (My Sister’s Keeper)

#jodi picoult #my sister's keeper #quotes

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New York. The safest big city in the world. But it is horrible to fear the place you once loved. To see a street corner you knew so well and be afraid of its shadow. To see familiar steps and be unable to climb them. I never understood how people lived in fear. Women afraid to walk home alone. People afraid of white powder in their mailbox. Darkness and night. People afraid of people. I always believed that fear belong to other people. Weaker people. It never touched me. And then it did. And when it touches you, you know... that it's been there all along. Waiting, beneath the surfaces of everything you loved. And your skin crawls, and... your heart sickens, and you... look... at the person you once were, walking down that street and you wonder, "Will you ever... Will you ever be her again?"

Erica Baines (Played by Jodie Foster) from the movie The Brave One

#jodie foster #erica baines #the brave one #quotes

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” i tried to forget

but you grew roots around my ribcage

and sprouted flowers

just below my collarbones.

all day I pluck their petals

but I have not yet ascertained

whether you love me

or not. “

#quotes #i tried to forget #love