The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland - For a Little While (Fairyland, #0.5)

by Catherynne M. Valente

but having curiosity satisfied, feeling the warm, sure spread of knowledge through her body.

Come to my door if you have a book—and a good one, not just your great-aunt’s book of doily patterns—and I will give you an egg or a cake or a pair of woolen socks.

Temptation likes best those who think they have a natural immunity, for it may laugh all the harder when they succumb.