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{{quote|''We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need books, time, and silence. '[[An Aesop|Thou shalt not]]' is soon forgotten, but 'Once Upon a Time' lasts forever.''|'''[[Philip Pullman]]'''}}
{{quote|''We don't need lists of rights and wrongs, tables of do's and don'ts: we need books, time, and silence. '[[An Aesop|Thou shalt not]]' is soon forgotten, but 'Once Upon a Time' lasts forever.''
|'''[[Philip Pullman]]'''}}


'''Once upon a time''' there was a [[Trope]]. This trope was a [[Stock Phrase]] and a [[Older Than Print|very old one]]. In fact, according to Webster's, it goes back at least to 1380. It began almost every [[Fairy Tale]] there ever was.
'''Once upon a time''' there was a [[Trope]]. This trope was a [[Stock Phrase]] and a [[Older Than Print|very old one]]. In fact, according to Webster's, it goes back at least to 1380. It began almost every [[Fairy Tale]] there ever was.