So, there was this beautiful princess. She was locked in a high tower(...)She was stuck up there(...)So the only thing was to jump.

Most men's awareness doesn't extend past their dinner plates.

The lie took form as she spoke, pulling on as many strands of truth as it could reach.

I expect that you must receive top marks at school, young lady." Madeleine smiled as she stirred her tea. "There are always rewards for those who state the obvious frequently and with conviction.

But you weren't born expecting that kind of beauty in everyone, all the time. You just got programmed into thinking anything else is ugly.

Becoming pretty doesn't just change the way you look," she said. "No," David said. "It changes the way you think.

But it's always taking a risk, when you ... kiss someone new.