Taylor Swift's favourite literary references
Alice in Wonderland (Book)
"Fell down a rabbit hole"

"Didn't you call my fears with a Cheshire Cat smile?"

"And in the end, in wonderland, We both went mad"

~ Wonderland
"Fell down a rabbit hole""Didn't you call my fears with a Cheshire Cat smile?""And in the end, in wonderland, We both went mad" ~ Wonderland
"Fell down a rabbit hole""Didn't you call my fears with a Cheshire Cat smile?""And in the end, in wonderland, We both went mad" ~ Wonderland
"And I fell from the pedestal
Right down the rabbit hole"

~ Long Story Short
"And I fell from the pedestalRight down the rabbit hole"~ Long Story Short
"And I fell from the pedestalRight down the rabbit hole"~ Long Story Short
The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost (Poem)
"I tried to take the road less traveled by"
~ The Outside

"Take the road less traveled by"
~ Illicit Affairs

"And the road not taken looks real good now"
~ Dorothea
"I tried to take the road less traveled by"~ The Outside"Take the road less traveled by"~ Illicit Affairs"And the road not taken looks real good now"~ Dorothea
"I tried to take the road less traveled by"~ The Outside"Take the road less traveled by"~ Illicit Affairs"And the road not taken looks real good now"~ Dorothea
The Great Gatsby (Book)
"feeling so Gatsby for that whole year"
~ TIWWCHNT

"I once was poison ivy, but now I'm your daisy"
~ Don't Blame Me

"Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool"
~ The 1
"feeling so Gatsby for that whole year"~ TIWWCHNT"I once was poison ivy, but now I'm your daisy"~ Don't Blame Me"Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool"~ The 1
"feeling so Gatsby for that whole year"~ TIWWCHNT"I once was poison ivy, but now I'm your daisy"~ Don't Blame Me"Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool"~ The 1
"I hope she'll be a beautiful fool"

"All you want for me now is the green light of forgiveness"

~ Happiness
"I hope she'll be a beautiful fool""All you want for me now is the green light of forgiveness" ~ Happiness
"I hope she'll be a beautiful fool""All you want for me now is the green light of forgiveness" ~ Happiness
Peter Pan (Book)
"Tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy"
~ Cardigan
"Tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy"~ Cardigan
"Tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy"~ Cardigan
William Wordsworth (Poet)
"Take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die"

"Tell me what are my words worth"

~ the lakes
"Take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die""Tell me what are my words worth"~ the lakes
"Take me to the lakes where all the poets went to die""Tell me what are my words worth"~ the lakes
The Scarlet Letter (Book)
"Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter" ~ Love Story

"We show off our different scarlet letters, trust me mine is better" ~ New Romantics
"Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter" ~ Love Story"We show off our different scarlet letters, trust me mine is better" ~ New Romantics
"Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter" ~ Love Story"We show off our different scarlet letters, trust me mine is better" ~ New Romantics
The Tale of Two Cities (Book)
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of crimes" ~ Getaway Car
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of crimes" ~ Getaway Car
"It was the best of times, it was the worst of crimes" ~ Getaway Car
Humpty Dumpty (Nursery Rhyme)
"All the King's horses, all the King's men, couldn't put me together again" ~ The Archer
"All the King's horses, all the King's men, couldn't put me together again" ~ The Archer
"All the King's horses, all the King's men, couldn't put me together again" ~ The Archer
Romeo & Juliet (Play)
"Cause' you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebbles and my daddy said 'Stay away from Juliet" ~ Love Story
"Cause' you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebbles and my daddy said 'Stay away from Juliet" ~ Love Story
"Cause' you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebbles and my daddy said 'Stay away from Juliet" ~ Love Story
Homer's Iliad
"You're my Achilles heel"~ State Of Grace
"You're my Achilles heel"~ State Of Grace
"You're my Achilles heel"~ State Of Grace
All's Well That Ends Well (Play)
"All's well that ends well to end up with you"
~ Lover
"All's well that ends well to end up with you"~ Lover
"All's well that ends well to end up with you"~ Lover
Compassion (Poem)
"I meet you where the spirit meets the bones"
~ ivy
"I meet you where the spirit meets the bones" ~ ivy
"I meet you where the spirit meets the bones" ~ ivy
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