What was it like...to have someone who knew you would always return and who welcomed you with open arms?
Kate DiCamilloReader, you may ask this queston. 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 princess named Pea? The answer is... Yes. Of course it's ridiculous. Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful.
Kate DiCamilloDespereaux marveled at his own bravery. He admired his own defiance. And then, reader, he fainted.
Kate DiCamillo[He] had the soul of a poet, and because of this, he liked very much to consider questions that had no answers.
Kate DiCamilloThe Watsons have lost sight of the fact that Mercy Watson is a pig, and they love her truly, madly, deeply. They live next door to two elderly sisters, Eugenia Lincoln and Baby Lincoln. Eugenia Lincoln is horrified that a pig is living in the house next door. Baby Lincoln secretly likes Mercy a great deal.
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