She said, "As long as we're with each other--" "We know we're in exactly the right place," he finished.

Secrets have a way of making themselves felt, even before you know there's a secret.

Just bring your wits. Sometimes that's the most effective weapon any of us has.

Rats. Rats, mice, and rodents.

It was good, too, to remember how hard a lot of people had to work to keep a kingdom running well, and that it was simply good manners to let them know, from time to time, how valued they were.

I'm starting to believe that happily ever after includes people doing things that upset each other. We all get cranky, or impatient, or worried, or careless enough to do or say things that hurt someone else. Like it or not, that's normal. We can't blame it all on Olympia's bad energy. The important part is that we feel sorry about what we've done and make up for it. That's something Olympia never did.

I figured that when there's no way of knowing what the future holds it's just as easy to believe it'll be good as to believe it'll be bad.