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1 " I want to be with you forever and beyond... "
― Gail Carson Levine , Ella Enchanted (Ella Enchanted #1)
2 " He put his hand on my waist, and my heart began to pound, a rougher rhythm than the music. I held my skirt. Our free hands met. His felt warm and comforting and unsettling and bewildering--all at once. "
3 " In that moment I found a power beyond any I'd had before, a will and a determination I would never have need if not for Lucinda, a fortitude I hadn't been able to find for a lesser cause. "
4 " I had been able to break the curse myself. I'd had to have reason enough, love enough to do it, to find the will and the strength. "
5 " But the lost one is with you.Her tenderness strengthens you,Her gaiety uplifts you,Her honor purifies you.More than memory,The lost one is found. "
6 " ... He was only a person on the outside and... his insides were ashes mixed with coins and a brain. "
7 " Love shouldn't be dictated "
8 " Rapid movement was a relief in the midst of so much feeling. "
9 " Everyone else reached the Shores of Sleep, but I remained oceans away. "
10 " If I couldn't sleep, I could read. "
11 " Oak, granite,Lilies by the road,Remember me?I remember you.Clouds brushingClover hills,Remember me?Sister, child,Grown tall,Remember me?I remember you. "
12 " I never saw a lad, page or prince, so eager to learn to do a thing right. "
13 " I wished I could spend the rest of my life... being slightly crushed by someone who loved me. "
14 " I wished she’d never stop squeezing me. I wished I could spend the rest of my life as a child, being slightly crushed by someone who loved me. "
15 " It is helpful to know the proper way to behave, so one can decide whether or not to be proper. "
16 " That's funny, you're funny. I like you, I'm quite taken by you. "
17 " And so, with laughter and love, we lived happily ever after. "
18 " Hush Hattie!" I said, intoxicated with my success. "I don't want to go to my room. Everyone must know I shan't marry the prince." I ran to the door to our street, opened it, and called out into the night, "I shan't marry the prince." I turned back into the hall and ran to Char and threw my arms about his neck. "I shan't marry you." I kissed his cheek. He was safe from me. "
19 " I trust you to find the good in me, but the bad I must be sure you don't overlook. "
20 " No, I won't marry you. I won't do it. No one can force me. "