Line #5 Quotes/Unicorn


1	->There was green aligators, and long-necked geese\
2	Some humpty-backed camels and some chimpanzees\
3	Some cats and rats and elephants, but as sure as you're born\
4	The loveliest of all was the unicorn
5	-->-- The Irish Rovers, ''The Unicorn Song''
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7	->''It is universally admitted that the unicorn is a supernatural being of good omen; such is declared in all the odes, annals, biographies of illustrious men and other texts whose authority is unquestionable. Even children and village women know that a unicorn constitutes a favorable presage. But this animal does not figure among the domestic beasts, it is not always easy to find, it does not lend itself to classification. It is not like the horse or the bull, the wolf or the deer. In such conditions, we could be face to face with a unicorn and not know for certain what it was. We know that such and such an animal with a mane is a horse and that such and such an animal with horns is a bull. But we do not know what the unicorn is like.''[[note]] Nonrecognition of the sacred animal and its opprobrious or accidental death at the hands of the people are traditional themes in Chinese literature. See the last chapter of Jung's "Psychologie und Alchemie" (Zürich, 1944), which contains two curious illustrations.[[/note]]
8	-->--'''Creator/JorgeLuisBorges''', quoting an apologue of Han Yu, a prose writer of the ninth century, reproduced in Margouliès' admirable "Anthologie raisonnée de la littérature chinoise" (1948). [[https://sites.google.com/site/jimeikner/home/borges/kafka-and-his-precursors Kafka and his precursors]].
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10	->''"Looking upon these frail creatures, one would not think that they could contain such power. One could rule the universe with it."''
11	-->--'''The Lord of Darkness''', ''Film/Legend1985''
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13	->'''UNICORNS''' are exceedingly rare. Each one you meet will tell you that it is the last one. Their horns, however, are to be found quite often, and you may use them both for healing and as a magic wand. The rumour that Unicorns still acknowledge VIRGINS is probably false.
14	-->--''Literature/TheToughGuideToFantasyland''
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16	->''"There was a stir amidst the bracken ahead of us and we prepared for a wolf or a boar. But that isn't what stepped from the thicket. Like a single ray of sun on an otherwise overcast day, I saw her horn emerge first, gleaming so brightly that the shadows of the forest were thrown back and then she followed. She was a song cast in flesh, a poem without words. I tell you without shame that I wept as she regarded me with her ageless eyes. I tried to speak, but my words died as my companion, Turbretz, a singularly dense man, shot an arrow at her. I spawn as swiftly as I could and struck his bow in twain, but by the time I'd turned around, she was already gone."''
17	-->--'''Metrious Null from his book ''Bitter Partings''''', ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasyRoleplay: Old World Bestiary -- A Compendium of Creatures Fair and Foul''
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19	->''"Slightly magical beasts and nothing more. Oh, I suppose they're pretty enough, with their gleaming hides and their shining eyes, but most of the stories are just talk. Unicorns are skittish creatures and shy away from Man, which, I grant, shows they have some sense. Most lay all sorts of twaddle at their door, saying they're holy beasts and other such drivel. It's all pretty lies so minstrels can earn their keep and charm young girls with the thought that one day a Unicorn will lay its head on her lap."''
20	-->--'''Anton Moors, Hunter''', ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasyRoleplay: Old World Bestiary -- A Compendium of Creatures Fair and Foul''
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22	->"Some see [[LoveIsACrapshoot love as naive.]]"\
23	"Some see [[{{Narcissist}} beauty only in mirrors.]]"\
24	"Some see that both run beneath all that we are, tying life together."\
25	"When [[HumanityIsYoung humans were young]] and [[Myth/ClassicalMythology The Gods]], becoming older... a creature was formed from life's secret undercurrents."\
26	"The Unicorn."\
27	"Unlike other divine beings, the unicorn could travel to both the realms of Gods and Mortals."\
28	"[[UnicornsAreSacred And whenever they went, they inspired.]]"
29	-->-- ''Manga/UnicoAwakening''
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31	->''They told us unicorns were super scary maniacs,\
32	With horns like lasers, and tongues like tazers, and teeth like tacks\
33	They'll take your hooves and then they'll grind them into midnight snacks,\
34	The basic gist of it is unicorns are not okay.''
35	-->-- '''Hitch Trailblazer''', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyANewGeneration''

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