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21 " She might be a captive, but in this room, with a book in her hand, she could be free. "
― Jennifer Donnelly , Beauty and the Beast: Lost in a Book
22 " Belle's tears spilled over. "Even if I could get out of this place, I wouldn't know where to go," she sobbed. "Where is it, Lucanos? Where is my home?"The beetle sighed. He touched the tip of one leg to the place over Belle's heart. "It's here, foolish girl," he said. "Home is all the people, all the places, and all the things that you love. You carry it wherever you go. Don't you know that? "
23 " Love-real love- sees with the heart, master. Not with the eyes."The Beast looked at him skeptically. "How do you know that?""Because I'm in love with a woman who's a feather duster," said Lumiere. "That's how. "
24 " It was more than a book, more than a story.It was like nothing she'd ever known.And everything she'd ever wanted. "
25 " Wounds can heal if you pull the thorns out. "
26 " But all we need to do is begin. The rest will take care of itself. A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. "
27 " Home's all the people, all the places, and all the things that you love. You carry it wherever you go. "
28 " One cannot find that which never existed! "
29 " Life is fragile. Life ends. But love? Love lives forever. "
30 " Sometimes, Belle, our troubles are too deep for words," Lumiere said. "It's at times like those when we need our friends the most "
31 " she had said no. “Reading became my sanctuary,” Belle continued. “I found so much in those books. I found histories that inspired me. Poems that delighted me. Novels that challenged me…” Belle paused, suddenly self-conscious. She looked down at her hands, and in a wistful voice, said, “What I really found, though, was myself. "
32 " His suffering will teach him kindness and compassion. He’ll find his heart again. "
33 " Humans are selfish creatures who can always be counted on to do the wrong thing. "
34 " all we need to do is begin. The rest will take care of itself. A journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step. "
35 " Well, this is a fine mess, I must say," Lucanos declared.Aranae chittered questioningly, pointing to Belle.Lucanos nodded. "Yes, yes Aranae. I'm quite certain," he said impatiently. "She's the girl who sees with her heart."Aranae rolled all eight of her eyes. She chittered again, in a scolding tone this time. When she finished, she crossed two of her legs and gave Belle a dirty look.Belle shrank under her disapproving glare. "What did she say?" she asked timidly."She said your heart needs glasses. "
36 " We all make mistakes," Lucanos said. "The danger lies in letting those mistakes make us.""Make us what?" asked Belle."Make us believe we can't put things right. Make us think there's no hope. Make us give up," the beetle said, giving Belle a very direct look. "
37 " You have no idea how the story ends. You’re not its author. "
38 " Only fools rush Death,' said Death "
39 " I'll supervise, shall I?" offered Cogsworth. "To me, 'dust' is a four-letter word.""'Dust' is a four-letter word to everyone," said Lumiere."'Work' is also a four-letter word," said Plumette, under her breath. "Perhaps that is why monsieur strives to avoid it "
40 " Home is all the people, all the places, and all the things that you love "