Wendy

“The shapes arranged themselves into words, and the words spelled out a delicious and wonderful phrase: Once upon a time.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Tale of Despereaux

“SEASONS PASSED, FALL AND WINTER and spring and summer. Leaves blew in through the open door of Lucius Clarke’s shop, and rain, and the green outrageous hopeful light of spring. People came and went, grandmothers and doll collectors and little girls with their mothers. Edward Tulane waited. The seasons turned into years. Edward Tulane waited. He repeated the old doll’s words over and over until they wore a smooth groove of hope in his brain: Someone will come; someone will come for you.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane

“Life's great happiness is to be convinced we are loved.”
― Victor Hugo, Les Misérables

“You must be filled with expectancy. You must be awash in hope. You must wonder who will love you, whom you will love next.”
― Kate DiCamillo, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane