“ My behavior last night was poor.""Poor?" Agatha coughed. "You pushed me through a window! Soman Chainani
“ - You gave me a dead frog for my birthday!- To remind you we all die and end up rotting underground eaten by maggots so we should enjoy our birthdays while we have them. I found it thoughtful. Soman Chainani
“ Dear girl, it will be a very long road if you spend more time looking backwards than forward. Soman Chainani
“ Gently Agatha touched her face in the mirror, glowing from inside. A face no one recognized because it was so happy.There could be no turning back now. The bread crumbs on the dark trail were gone. In… Soman Chainani
“ Agatha: "If you say anything smug or stuck-up or shallow, I'll have Reaper follow you home."Sophie: "But then I can't talk! Soman Chainani
“ It's the problem with fairy tales. From far away, they seem so perfect. But up close, they're just as complicated as real life. Soman Chainani
“ To me, a king is a lighthouse. A guide who can cast his glow across his kingdom and bring every last one of us out of the shadows. A beacon who we can look up to when the world seems lost. A bridge wh… Soman Chainani
“ Hold on to me!” Tedros yelled, hacking briars with his training sword.Dazed, Agatha clung to his chest as he withstood thorn lashes with moans of pain. Soon he had the upper hand and pulled Agatha fro… Soman Chainani
“ Even fairy tales have limits," said Sophie. "Three people can't have an Ever After. Not without me being alone. Soman Chainani
“ But as they grew closer and closer, Sophie had opened Agatha's wings to a love so strong she thought it would last forever. It was she and Sophie against the world. But on that first day of school, wa… Soman Chainani
“ I'm afraid I've already found my Ever After, Hort," said Sophie."What? With who?" Hort asked, aghast."On my own," she said, her voice sure and clear. "I'm happy on my own."And for the first time, she… Soman Chainani
“ And yet knowing all these mistakes were yours, beautifully yours, and you came out the better for it... the boy I left behind well on his way to becoming an extraordinary man and an extraordinary king… Soman Chainani
“ Sophie bristled. “About to die with your beloved prince and still thinking about me. My story will go on without you, Agatha. I don’t need you anymore or your pity, like one of your decrepit cats. I’m… Soman Chainani
“ The thing Tedros liked about girls is that they always started the conversation. Most of the time, his job was just to listen, ask questions, and try to understand what in God’s name was going on in t… Soman Chainani
“ She had always found villains more exciting than heroes. They had ambition, passion. They made the stories happen. Villains didn't fear death. No, they wrapped themselves in death like suits of armor!… Soman Chainani
