Golden Goose
The Golden Goose (German: Die goldene Gans) is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm (Tale 64).
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“The word “civilization” to my mind is coupled with death. When I use the word, I see civilization as a crippling, thwarting thing, a stultifying thing. For me it was always so. I don’t believe in the golden ages, you see.... Civilization is the arteriosclerosis of culture.”
—Henry Miller (1891–1980)
“This is the rat
That ate the malt
That lay in the house that Jack built.”
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