"They kissed for the first time then in the cold spring rain, though neither one of them now knew that it was raining. Tristran's heart pounded in his chest as if it was not big enough to contain all t..."
- Neil Gaiman
"You think fairy tales are only for girls? Here’s a hint—ask yourself who wrote them. I assure you, it wasn’t just the women. It’s the great male fantasy—all it takes is one dance to know that she’s th..."
- Rachel Cohn
"This was not a fairy-tale castle and there was no such thing as a fairy-tale ending, but sometimes you could threaten to kick the handsome prince in the ham-and-eggs."
- Terry Pratchett
"His whole life was a sham, a fairy tale. The truth hidden behind a wall of lies, each lie another brick in the wall until he probably couldn't see the truth anymore."
- Shaun Jeffrey
"Smartass Disciple: Master, I don’t need a fairytale.I need you to tell me the truth. Master of Stupidity: It is not funny if you just found it. No drama if no lost at first."
- Toba Beta
"Cinderella was such a dork. She left behind her glass slipper at the ball and then went right back to her step-monster's house. It seems to me she should have worn the glass slipper always, to make he..."
"Some seasons later, the Princess of the kingdom was riding with her handmaiden on the edge of the dark woods. Though once she had been very ill, the Princess had recovered miraculously and was now mar..."
- Kate Morton
"He was the most ordinary man in all the world, and yet in her memory he'd become luminous, like the prince in a fairy tale."
- Cheryl Strayed
"Soul bonds can't be broken. They only bend for a while . . ."
- Diane J. Reed
"Tous mes anciens amours vont me revenir.'- All my old loves will be returned to me"
- Carolyn Turgeon