“ Nate handed it over the expert, and Waschbär examined it in turn, finally concluding with a low whistle. No, not a diamond. It's a star.A star? the fairies chorused.Yer cryin' th' stars from yer eyes.… Lisa Mantchev
“ How can she create with all your negative energy?Yeah, man. You're bringing us down.This is about as low as it gets, Ariel said. Where did you get those ridiculous black berets?Moth adjusted his recen… Lisa Mantchev
“ Shh,” Cobweb said with a well-time jab of the elbow, “we might be able to get some dignity out of this, if we play our cards right. Lisa Mantchev
“ I have flown and fallen, and I have swum deep and drowned, but there should be more to love than "I survived it. Lisa Mantchev
“ Seek out the company of those who will never ask you to jump," the earth advised.Bertie remembered the rush of feathers as she soared above the audience. "I can catch myself.""Of those whose love will… Lisa Mantchev
“ The collar had restrained his winds but not killed them. They uncoiled from behind the shadows, ready to surround her, to lift her up, to carry her away with only Ariel’s silk-clad arms wrapped about… Lisa Mantchev
“ If you wanted to play with fire, milady, you could have simply asked me for a kiss or three. Lisa Mantchev
“ When everything else crumbles to dust, all we have left are the memories. I thought of Ophelia, wandering the theater, mind half gone...Never shall I cut from memory my sweet love's beauty. Lisa Mantchev
“ A cupcake temple?' Her chest still tight with anxiety, Bertie forced herself to imagine it: bricks of pound cake mortared with buttercream and chocolate ganache, torches like striped birthday candles… Lisa Mantchev
“ The Brigands charged in with their weapons drawn."Who are you?" Young Bertie asked."We're the bad guys!" their leader announced."What are you going to do?""Plunder and pillage!" one of them yelled.The… Lisa Mantchev
“ This is a theater," Bertie, annoyed by the inquisition, dropped him onto stage. Several feet of slack cable landed atop the fairy in a slithering heap."Oh!" Peaseblossom said. "You've buried him alive… Lisa Mantchev
“ The only reason I'm friends with any of you is because I outgrew the von Trapps, one annoying Austrian at a time. Lisa Mantchev
“ She's under duress," Peaseblossom said."I don't care if she's under duress, over it, or alongside it," Moth said. "Nothing in this world supersedes cake. Lisa Mantchev
