“I believe that the world isn't always what we can see...I believe there are secrets in the woods. And I believe that goodness wins out...So, if someone's changed overnight - by witch curse or poison apple or were-turtle - you have to show them what's good. You show them love. That works a surprising amount of the time.” IfsWorldBelieveShowsWinningI BelieveSecretChangedAmountGoodnessWoodsCursePoisonApplesWitchSurprisingTurtles Author:Anne Ursu
“She'd read once that if you ran into a bear in the woods you should avoid eye contact and you shouldn't run away, but all she knew about wolves is that you should never tell them how to find your grandmother's house.” IfsShouldEyeRunningHouseBearsWoodsContactRanGrandmotherRunning AwayEye ContactYour Grandmother Author:Anne Ursu
“She looked at her shelves, filled with books in which the bad stuff that happened to people was caused by things like witches who lured people into the woods. In a weird way, the world seemed to make more sense that way.” PeopleWorldWayBookStuffHappenedFilledWoodsWitchShelvesBad Stuff Author:Anne Ursu
“Jack believed in something—he believed in white witches and sleighs pulled by wolves, and in the world the trees obscured. He believed that there were better things in the woods. He believed in palaces of ice and hearts to match. Hazel had, too. Hazel had believed in woodsmen and magic shoes and swanskins and the easy magic of a compass. She had believed that because someone needing saving they were savable. She had believed in these things, but not anymore. And this is why she had to rescue Jack, even though he might not hear what she had to tell him.” WorldHeartMightEasyWhiteMagicTreeShoesWoodsIceSavingWitchRescueCompassPalacesSleighs Author:Anne Ursu
“In woods where the woodsmen told lies, maybe it was the wolves who told the truth.” LyingWoods Author:Anne Ursu
