The Lost Sisters

“How does it feel?' he asked. 'To be stuck in a fairy tale?' 'How does it feel to be one?' I countered...”

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“Fairy tales are full of girls who wait, who endure, who suffer. Good girls. Obedient girls. Girls who crush nettles until their hands bleed. Girls who haul water for witches. Girls who wander through deserts or sleep in ashes or make homes for transformed brothers in the woods. Girls without hands, without eyes, without the power of speech, without any power at all. But then a prince rides up and sees the girl and finds her beautiful. Beautiful, not despite her suffering, but because of it. And when I saw that note in my bag, I thought that maybe I was no longer stuck in a fairy tale, maybe I could be the hero of one.”

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“I like stories,' he said. 'And perhaps I like you as well.”

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“Let's start with a love story. Or maybe it's another horror story. It seems like the difference is mostly in where the ending comes.”

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“Boldness is rewarded. But what about all those girls, all those obedient girls who trusted and loved and wed and died? Weren't they bold, too?”

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“You must be particularly kind to people. Other kids can act like monsters, but not you.”

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“She turned to me, head tilted, her expression pure confusion. As though I had no reason to be afraid of a broken heart. She had no idea how dangerous a broken heart could be.”

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“Everyone makes mistakes. They trust the wrong people. They fall in love.”

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