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“These things don’t look very stable, Carl,” Donut said as the car slowed to a stop. “Nope,” I said.
“And so he was reading the story as if it were a spell and the words of it, spoken aloud, could make magic happen.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
― The Tale of Despereaux
“The world is dark, and light is precious.
Come closer, dear reader.
You must trust me.
I am telling you a story.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
Come closer, dear reader.
You must trust me.
I am telling you a story.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light."
And because Despereaux wanted very much to live, he said, "Once upon a time...”
― The Tale of Despereaux
And because Despereaux wanted very much to live, he said, "Once upon a time...”
― The Tale of Despereaux
“Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful. And Despereaux's love for the Princess Pea would prove, in time, to be all of these things: powerful, wonderful, and ridiculous.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
― The Tale of Despereaux
“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
― The Tale of Despereaux
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