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“Prince Violent, her husband, became more amiable as Brunette became more gentle and they were very happy.”
― Comtesse de Ségur

“I know I hurt you before,” he says. “I know you’re hurting now. But I’m still going to hurt you again.”
― Iris Ann Hunter, Tragic Beauty

“As to your sister Brunette, she became so wicked, so insupportable, that the king hastened to give her in marriage last year to the prince Violent, who charged himself with the duty of reforming the character of the cruel and envious princess Brunette. The prince was stern and harsh. Brunette saw that her wicked heart prevented her from being happy and she commenced trying to correct her faults.”
― Comtesse de Ségur

“Oh, there's no use talking to him. He's perfectly idiotic!”
― Lewis Caroll