“ These days when you kiss a prince you often run the risk of turning him into a frog. But don't let the ogres in shining armor get you down. There is no need for distress - you don't want to be anyone'… Anthon St. Maarten
“ Good for Christmas-time is the ruddy colour of the cloak in which--the tree making a forest of itself for her to trip through, with her basket--Little Red Riding-Hood comes to me one Christmas Eve to… Charles Dickens
“ Lollypop...the passion contained merely kissesplaced upon lips, neck and cheekthese young lovers of the castleof which our fairytale speaks... Muse
“ An upbeat song played over the loudspeaker, and everyone's attention focused on the Jumbotron above the basketball court. It's time for the Bulls' Kiss Cam. So, pucker up for your sweetie and kiss the… Patty Carothers and Amy Brewer
“ 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
“ Here's to real heroes, not the ones who carry us off into the sunset but the ones who help us choose our princes." - commentary on Castles on the Sand E.M. Tippetts
“ I can certainly identify with The Villain. A Villain is someone who has a past, who is strongly opinionated, fearless, doesn't get intimated by anything, and went beyond suffering. It's an empowerment… Nuno Roque
“ 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
“ 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
“ Life's like the piano and the violin, it's about how smart you could play the melodies to make a good harmony. Lucy 'Aisy
“ 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
“ We were fair game but we have kept out of the cesspool. We are strong. We are the good ones. Do not discover us for we lie together all in green like pond weeds. Hold me, my young dear, hold me. Anne Sexton
“ Why did everyone like that story so much when it wasn't true? Why was everyone so eager to believe it? Was it because, in real life, ever after's generally stink? Margaret Peterson Haddix
“ It is good for children to find themselves facing the elements of a fairy tale - they are well-equipped to deal with these Neil Gaiman
“ Did you know, ji,’ Zulu offered, ‘that the map of Tolkien’s Middle earth fits quite well over central England and Wales? Maybe all fairylands are right here, in our midst. Salman Rushdie
“ …while the outside world was full of danger, I knew my interior. I was certain that I could oust an intruder there. Gail Carson Levine
