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101 " Reader, you may ask this question; in fact, you must ask this question: Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful human princess named Pea? The answer is . . . yes. Of course, it’s ridiculous. Love is ridiculous. "
― Kate DiCamillo , The Tale of Despereaux
102 " I have never known a mouse who has made it out of the dungeon only to go back into it again. Goodbye, friend. Goodbye, mouse among mice. "
103 " When the powerful are made weak, when they are revealed to be human, to have hearts, their diminishment is nothing short of terrifying. "
104 " smart-alecky "
105 " Despereaux marveled at his own bravery. He admired his own defiance. And then, reader, he fainted. "
106 " Light. "
107 " His rat soul longed inexplicably for it; he began to think that light was the only thing that gave life meaning, and he despaired that there was so little of it to be had. "
108 " All living things have a heart. And the heart of any living thing can be broken. "
109 " the smallest glimmer, the tiniest shimmer. "
110 " Perfidy. Pea. Perfidy. Pea. These were the words that pinwheeled through Despereaux’s mind as his body descended into the darkness. DESPEREAUX "
111 " Pea was aware suddenly of how fragile her heart was, how much darkness was inside it, fighting, always, with the light. "