"That's tough." -- my father, to just about anything
"Pull yourself up by your bootstraps!"-- my mother, to me, constantly.
I'm pretty sure it's impossible for one to acutally PULL themselves UP by their own bootstraps, but I keep trying.
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In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic.
"Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her.
—James Barrie
Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum
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