Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of it too?

Douglas Adams

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

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Topic

Beauty Gardens Disenchanted world

Author

Douglas Adams

Source

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Medium

Novel

Genre

Science fiction

Statement Type

Question

Language

English

Time

1979 1970s 20th century

Occupation

Writer

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United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Pan Books, 1979, ch. 16.

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This country was a lot better off when the Indians were running it.

Vine Deloria, Jr.

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Topic
US and Native American relations America
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Vine Deloria, Jr.
Source
The New York Times Magazine
Medium
Magazine
Language
English
Time
1970 1970s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Deloria, Vine, Jr. "This Country Was a Lot Better Off When the Indians Were Running It." The New York Times, 8 Mar. 1970.

Another quote about Beauty

Was ever book containing such vile matter
So fairly bound? O, that deceit should dwell
In such a gorgeous palace!

William Shakespeare

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Beauty is skin deep Looks are deceiving Beauty Appearance vs. reality
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Juliet Capulet

Author

William Shakespeare
Genre
Tragedy (play)
Statement Type
Question Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
1597 1590s 16th century
Era
European Renaissance
Authentication Score 2
Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. London: John Danter, 1597, act 3, sc. 2.

Current Citation

Shakespeare, William. "Romeo and Juliet." The Norton Shakespeare, edited by Stephen Greenblatt, et al., 3rd ed., W. W. Norton & Company, 2015, act 3, sc. 2.

Another quote from the following genre Science fiction

You unlock this door with the key of imagination. Beyond it is another dimension. A dimension of sound. A dimension of sight. A dimension of mind. You're moving into a land of both shadow and substance, of things and ideas. You've just crossed over into... The Twilight Zone.

Rod Serling

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Topic
The mysterious The unknown
Speaker
Rod Serling
Source
The Twilight Zone
Medium
TV program
Genre
Science fiction (TV) Science fiction
Language
English
Time
1960 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 1
Citation

"A Thing About Machines." The Twilight Zone, directed by David Orrick McDearmon, written by Rod Serling, season 2, episode 4, Cayuga Productions/CBS Productions, 1960.

Another quote of the following type Question

Why seek ye the living among the dead?

Jesus

Luke 24:5

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Jesus's resurrection
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Jesus
Source
Gospel of Luke The Bible
Medium
Scripture
Genre
Religious literature
Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
61 60s 1st century
Era
Classical antiquity
Authentication Score 3
Citation

The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Luke 24:5).