“I thought love was only true in fairy tales
Meant for someone else but not for me …”
Neil Diamond (1941) American singer-songwriter
I'm a Believer, first performed by The Monkees in 1966
Song lyrics, Just for You (1967)
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Claire Danes (1979) American actress
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Dan Simmons book The Fall of Hyperion
Variant: Sol remembered the dream, remembered his daughter’s hug, and realized that in the end—when all else is dust—loyalty to those we love is all we can carry with us to the grave.
Source: The Fall of Hyperion (1990), Chapter 30 (p. 242)
