Maybe all young men who love us become knights in shining armor when we love them back.

Little princess, lovely as the dawn, well named Aurore.

I have not led an ordinary life, nor a life that would suit everyone. I took great risks, but because I did, I also earned great reward. I found the way to show my true face freely, without fear. Because of this, I found true love.

In spite of myself, I gave a snort. "Just once, I'd like to hear a simple, straightforward prophecy.

Really believing in "once upon a time". Believing that it will draw you in, take you with me to a place you've never been before.

Love cannot thrive simply by being offered. Sooner or later it must be accepted and reciprocated. It must be seen for what it is and nourished according to its needs, or it will die.

As long as a thing is unknown, it belongs to us in a way that well-known things do not. For we have the opportunity to fill the empty, unknown spaces for ourselves, and in them there is room for imagination and for hope.