The Prince and the Troll (Faraway Collection)

by Rainbow Rowell

Trolls live through the telling of tales and the passing on of stories, weaving them together, then letting them flow separately again, as streams, rivers, tree roots, and branches do. —Trolls, by Brian and Wendy Froud

“Everyone knows you can’t trust princes.” “I’m not a prince.” He may as well be.

She tilted her head. “You think I’m at my most useful when I’m being useful to you?”

“The road goes everywhere you’d want to go. Everywhere you’d think of going. It never ends. And you’re never alone there. And everything you’d ever want is right there on the road.”

“Fine,” he said, “okay—the best part of being on the road is that when you’re on it, it’s all that you can see.”

“You shouldn’t focus on the bad things,” he said. “Because you draw them toward you. Happiness is about focusing on good things and drawing those things toward you.”