“At first she was overjoyed that he would be with her, but then she recalled that human people could not live under the water, and he could only visit her father’s palace as a dead man.” ― Hans Christian Andersen, The Little Mermaid
“But he that dares not grasp the thorn should never crave the rose.” ― Anne Bronte
“Fish die belly upward, and rise to the surface. It’s their way of falling.” ― André Gide
“Pleasure only starts once the worm has got into the fruit, to become delightful happiness must be tainted with poison.” ― Georges Bataille
“Music is the soundtrack of your life.” ― Dick Clark
“If I be waspish, best beware my sting.” ― William Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew
“I’d ban all automobiles from the central part of the city. You see, the automobile was just a passing fad. It’s got to go. It’s got to go a long way from here.” — Lawrence Ferlinghetti
