“Trying not to believe things when in your heart you are almost sure they are true, is as bad for the temper as anything I know.”
― Five Children and It
― Five Children and It
“We are taught we can redeem them, she said to me once. We are taught it as soon as we can read. We can turn the beast into a prince, if only we love him enough.”
― Apple Tree Yard
― Apple Tree Yard
“...and she put a wreath of white lilies round her hair, but every petal of the flowers was half a pearl;”
― The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales
― The Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales
“And Kay and Gerda looked in each other’s eyes, and all at once they understood the old hymn: “The rose in the valley is blooming so sweet, And angels descend there the children to greet.” There sat the two grown-up persons; grown-up, and yet children; children at least in heart; and it was summer-time; summer, glorious summer!”
― Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
― Hans Christian Andersen's Fairy Tales
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