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She laughed and danced with the thought of death in her heart.

Hans Christian Andersen

Some are created for beauty, and some for use; and there are some which one can do without altogether.
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Altogether Beauty Created Some
I know what you want. It is very stupid of you, but you shall have your way, and it will bring you to sorrow, my pretty princess. – The sea witch.
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Princess Sea Stupid
Just living is not enough… one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.
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Flower Nature Philosophical
A human life is a story told by God.
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Condolences Grief Human Life Sympathy
I have shed pewter tears! It is too melancholy! Rather let me go to the wars and lose arms and legs! It would at least be a change.
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Change Legs Tears War
She laughed and danced with the thought of death in her heart.
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Heart Laugh Thoughts Of Death
She thought, “He whom I love more than my father or mother, he of whom I am always thinking, and in whose hands I would so willingly trust my lifelong happiness.
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Father Happen Mother Winning
It is out of reality that the most peculiar tale of all is born … Some call me the Elder Granny, others – the Dryad, but my real name is Memory. It is I who sits on a tree that keeps on growing, and growing, it is I who reminisces and tells stories.
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Memories Names Real
There was once a merchant who was so rich that he might have paved the whole street, and a little alley besides, with silver money. But he didn’t do it–he knew better how to use his money than that.
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Littles might Money Street Use
Now, if we only had as many casks of butter as there are people here, then I would eat lots of butter!
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Butter Many People
A mermaid has not an immortal soul, nor can she obtain one unless she wins the love of a human being. On the power of another hangs her eternal destiny.
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Destiny Eternal Mermaid Winning
He looked at the little maiden, and she looked at him; and he felt that he was melting away, but he still managed to keep himself erect, shouldering his gun bravely.
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Gun Heart Morning
Don’t ask me how I am! I understand nothing more!
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Ask Me More Understanding
Happy domestic life is like a beautiful summer’s evening; the heart is filled with peace; and everything around derives a peculiar glory.
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Beautiful Glory Happiness Summer
Well, it’s not so easy to give an answer when you ask a stupid question!
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Answers Giving Stupid
The sun shines upon good and bad alike.
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Bad Good Shining Sun