“There was a silence. Then Paul looked at Alex. 'She knows Chesterton.' 'She lives,' said Alex.” KnowsSaidSilenceAlex Author:Regina Doman
“Do you know, I always imagine that the subway trains are dragons,' Rose said to Bear as they clung to his coat for support in the swaying car. 'Tearing back and forth across the city in their underground caves, devouring people and spitting them out at random destinations.” PeopleKnowsSaidCitiesSupportImagineCarBearsTrainRoseDragonsDestinationDo You KnowImagine ThatCoatsCavesBack And ForthSubwayDevouringSwaying 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
“One of my heroes, G.K. Chesterton, said, "The old fairy tales endure forever. The old fairy tale makes the hero a normal human boy; it is his adventures that are startling; they startle him because he is normal." Discovering that the modern world can still contain the wonder and strangeness of a fairy tale is part of what my novels are about.” WorldHumansSaidStillsWonderBoysNovelForeverModernAdventureHeroNormalEndureTalesFairyFairy TaleDiscoveringModern WorldMy HeroStrangeness Author:Regina Doman
“My skin's too white." she said. Says who, Snow White?" he said, touching her cheek lightly with one hand.” SaidHandsWhiteSkinsSnowTouchingCheeksSnow White Author:Regina Doman
“Hello again, violinist,' he said in a hoarse voice. 'Fancy meeting you here.” SaidVoiceMeetingsFancyHelloViolinistHoarse Voice 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
