“Blanche, prosaic in a pale yellow sweater and blue jeans, was wondering again if anything mattered—-life, faith--specifically, finishing homework assignments.” IfsWonderBlueYellowPaleJeansFinishingHomeworkAssignmentsSweatersBlue JeansBlanchePale Yellow Author:Regina Doman
“She remembered that once, when she was a little girl, she had seen a pretty young woman with golden hair down to her knees in a long flowered dress, and had said to her, without thinking, "Are you a princess?" The girl had laughed very kindly at her and asked her what her name was. Blanche remembered going away from her, led by her mother's hand, thinking to herself that the girl really was a princess, but in disguise. And she had resolved that someday, she would dress as though she were a princess in disguise.” ThinkingLittlesLongSaidHandsYoungMotherGirlNamesHairDressesGoldenRememberedKneesSomedayGoing AwayLaughedPrincessDisguiseYoung WomenBlancheGolden Hair Author:Regina Doman
“Evil isn't beautiful on its own. You know?' 'Well, good people are sometimes ugly-' Blanche said at last. 'I don't know about that. Not really,' Bear shook his head. 'If the good's there, and you look for it, you'll see it in some way.' 'I think Bear is right,' Rose said decidedly. 'Fairy tales teach you that. No one who's really good ever stays ugly. It's always a disguise.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayWellsLooksSaidSometimesLastsBeautifulEvilTeachBearsRoseUglyTalesFairyGood PeopleFairy TaleDisguiseBlanche Author:Regina Doman
“I think that if a real princess was lost in this modern world and she could be whatever she wanted, she would be a musician,' Blanche said slowly. 'A violinist, or a harpist. That would be the only place where she could find solace for her lost kingdom.” IfsThinkingWorldSaidRealWould BeWantedLostModernMusicianKingdomsPrincessModern WorldSolaceViolinistBlanche Author:Regina Doman
