Status Updates From What the moon saw

Thy magic beauty hath a power that comes of evil, and I fear it; and yet I feel that the victory is sure to him who hath faith.”

Never, not even to my lord and husband, have I allowed my lips to utter a word concerning the sufferings I have to undergo through thee

“Self-achieved is well-achieved”

“Love gives life! the highest love gives the highest life! Only through love can his life preserved!"

the hero enters with a determined air

If he is a true genius, he can bear the sharp voice of censure.

She herself could not understand the feeling that swept through her, but I know that this minute, and the beautiful natural scene, will live within her memory for years, far more vividly and more truly than the painter could portray it with his colours on paper.

I'm going to read this because I need a break from YA. All my year has been YA! And Hans Christian Andersen seems like the best option right now, so bring on the creepy children stories!