“To wake from slumber with a consciousness of well-being is to welcome joy that is knocking at your door. To be possessed of hope is to summon joy that never knocked, and is perhaps the deeper joy for not being dependent on any feeling or circumstance.” JoyHopeBeautyWake UpJoyfulness Book:Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold Source: Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold
“In the morning Beauty awoke knowing she had dreamt again of her prince, but unable to remember any particulars of the dream. There were only the words echoing in her mind, the tone a mixture of urgent warning and ardent plea: "Do not trust appearances.” DreamBeautyPrinceBeauty And The Beast Retelling Book:Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold Source: Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold
“Take heed, my sweet, For you shall rue The day you found In me a foe; And what, you ask, Is my revenge? You will not understand, But I will tell: To think you know When you know not; To think you see When you are blind; No might can break, No wit cast off, This curse with which I bind thee; Your cunning plans, Your strength of will, Alike shall fail To free thee. It can be broken, yes; The way of that is hid; You never shall break free, As none before you did. A lowly thing, A gentle thing, May break the spell at last; But hope is vain That wastes itself On such a hopeless task.” PoetryPoemCurseVerseBeauty And The BeastBeauty And The Beast Retelling Book:Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold Source: Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold
“Thus, Society passed its final judgment: the youngest Duveau girl was "withdrawn" and "unsociable." Wasn't it a pity.” SocietyYoungest Child Book:Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold Source: Trompe l'Oeil: Beauty and the Beast Retold