Moisture is the essence of wetness, and wetness is the essence of beauty.

Derek Zoolander

Zoolander

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Topic

Nature of beauty Beauty

Speaker

Derek Zoolander

Actor

Ben Stiller

Source

Zoolander

Medium

Film

Genre

Comedy (film) Comedy

Statement Type

Metaphor, analogy and simile

Language

English

Time

2001 2000s 21st century

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Zoolander. Directed by Ben Stiller, Village Roadshow Productions/VH1 Films/NPV Entertinment/Red Hour Productions/Scott Rudin Productions, 2001.

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Beauty will save the world.

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Topic
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Adelaida

Author

Fyodor Dostoevsky
Source
The Idiot
Medium
Novel
Language
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Time
1869 1860s 19th century
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Original Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. "Идиот [The Idiot]." The Russian Messenger, 1868–69.

Current Citation

Dostoyevsky, Fyodor. The Idiot, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volkhonsky. Vintage, 2003, pt. 1, ch. 6.

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When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

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Topic
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Speaker
Harry Burns
Actor
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Source
When Harry Met Sally…
Medium
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Genre
Romantic comedy (film) Comedy (film) Romantic comedy Comedy
Language
English
Time
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Citation

When Harry Met Sally... Directed by Rob Reiner, Nelson Entertainment/Castle Rock Entertainment, 1989.

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Love comforteth like sunshine after rain.

William Shakespeare

Venus and Adonis

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Topic
Nature of love Love

Author

William Shakespeare
Source
Venus and Adonis
Medium
Poem
Genre
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Statement Type
Metaphor, analogy and simile
Language
English
Time
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Era
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Original Citation

Shakespeare, William. Venus and Adonis. London: Richard Field, 1593, I. 799.

Current Citation

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