“Once upon a time there was aOnce upon a time there was aOnce upon a time there was aStop this. It's undignified.”
“Just so you know," I begin, "when they say 'Once upon a time'... they're lying. It's not once upon a time. It's not even twice upon a time. It's hundreds of times, over and over, every time someone opens up the pages of this dusty old book.”
“Once upon a time, I did not live in Shady Pines. Once upon a time, my name was not Alice. Once upon a time, I didn't know how lucky I was.”
“Once upon a time is now.”
“Once upon a time Baltimore was necessary.”
“Once upon a time the plural of 'wizard' was 'war'.”