“Some flow'rets of Eden ye still inherit,
But the trail of the serpent is over them all.”
Thomas Moore (1779–1852) Irish poet, singer and songwriter
Part II. <br class="br"> Lalla Rookh http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00generallinks/lallarookh/index.html (1817), Part I-III: The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan <br class="br">Variant: But the trail of the serpent is over them all.
John C. Wright book Orphans of Chaos
Source: Orphans of Chaos (2005), Chapter 21, “The Seventh Day” Section 2 (p. 277)
Warren Farrell book The Myth of Male Power
He might just be trying to become her fantasy.
Source: The Myth of Male Power (1993), Part III: Government as substitute husband, p. 315.
“When all the wars are over, a butterfly will still be beautiful.”
Ruskin Bond (1934) British Indian writer
Source: Scenes from a Writer's Life
“The carnage was over, but there was still a bitter taste in my mouth.”
Joe Biden (1942) 47th Vice President of the United States (in office from 2009 to 2017)
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2000s, Promises to Keep (2008)
Irena Sendler (1910–2008) Polish resistance fighter and Holocaust rescuer
Letter to the Polish Senate (2007), quoted in "Irena Sendler: An Unsung Heroine" http://www.auschwitz.dk/Sendler.htm by Louis Bülow (2007)
“The market is not finished. The market still has over nine thousand points to drop.”
Stephen Colbert (1964) American political satirist, writer, comedian, television host, and actor
On the Financial crisis of 2008 The Colbert Report (6 October 2008)
Context: The market is not finished. The market still has over nine thousand points to drop. We'll get to Christmas at least.
