“ Gillie was grinning at the boy's indignant anger. He put a hand on the pages shoulder and looked coldly at Augusta. Do you call my page a liar, old woman? And who are you to speak of this lady as your… Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ And Anwin said, It turned out just as an enchantment should.But Anwin, it wasn't an enchantment really, it just—Yes, child, it was the greatest enchantment of all. He winked at the prince. Gillie unde… Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ We will get you a dress with magic, just as in the stories, he said seriously.But they're only stories, Gillie, Magic isn’t real. We will make it real. Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ I hope people don't take kittens on a whim, like they would a toy, then not care for them. Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ Gillie caught Delilah's hand before it struck, and held it firmly in his own. He stared at her for a long time, but said nothing. Then at last he spoke softly, Don't you hurt her. Not ever. If you eve… Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ If it occurred to Thursey that there was really no relationship between marrying your own true love and having a fortune showered upon you, she didn't bother about that. In a story you might as well h… Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ You shall have, Gillie said, the king's bread and goat milk.The magical goat milk?The same.Will it make me beautiful?It cannot. You are already that. Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ And just as Catskin went to the ball, and Cendrillon, and Aschenputtel, so must you. The ball that will be given soon in the palace; I've heard talk of it in the kitchens. The servants say one is held… Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ Crystal shoesAnd a mare to ride on,A milk white mare,And a silver woven in my hair. Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ You prepare as best you can for the bad times- then live every moment with joy. Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ The castle always looks so mysterious, she said, awed. Is it wonderful, living there?It isn’t so mysterious when you're there. I'd rather look at it from the hills. It's just—full of people, at least… Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ [At the scene of a murder]The cats' bloodthirst was normal; it was the way God had made them. They were hunters, they killed for food and to train their young--well maybe sometimes for sport. But this… Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ The swamp roses, Gillie. It was the mare found them. She—if she hadn't run off—it was almost as if she meant me to see them.Are you saying? . . .I don't know what I’m saying. Yes, she cried, a gay sil… Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ Sometimes she could swear that she saw, in Joe Grey's eyes, a judgment far too perceptive, a watchfulness too aware and intense for any cat.Charlie didn't understand what it was about those two [cats]… Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ I have continued to come here for that kind of aloneness, so very different from being lonely with someone. Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ May the stars shine bright above you, May the sun warm you, And the world hold you softly. May your thoughts and needs be as one, For all time, Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ May the stars shine bright above you, May the sun warm you, And the world hold you softly. May your thoughts and needs be as one, For all time, Your joys and conquests as one, In this world and foreve… Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ Life, the tomcat thought with uncommon sentiment, is not only challenging, wild sometimes, it can be tender, too. Warm and tender and good. Shirley Rousseau Murphy
“ Dulcie said there were no cats in the Bible, but Kit wasn’t sure she believed that. Why would there be horses and cows and dogs, wild pigs and weasels, but no cats? Why, when everyone knew that a litt… Shirley Rousseau Murphy
