I was born to be your rival,' she [Anne] said simply. 'And you mine. We're sisters, aren't we?

the bird sings as if to say that delight is easy, for those who desire it

In a way. Magic is the act of making a wish come about. Like praying, like plotting, like herbs, like exerting your will on the world, making something happen.

... all that that I learn just teaches me that I know nothing.

When they see us dance. When they see how you look at me. When they see how I smile at you.

Being a stepmother has worked out very well for me. I love my stepchildren very much.

She was like a mother to me...and I betrayed as a daughter will betray her mother and yet, never stop loving her.