No limits, I thought. There were no limits to what Nesta might do, what she might make of herself once she found a place to call her own. I prayed I would be lucky enough to someday see it.
“Once upon a time," he said out loud to the darkness. He said these words because they were the best, the most powerful words that he knew and just the saying of them comforted him.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
― The Tale of Despereaux
“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light."
And because Despereaux wanted very much to live, he said, "Once upon a time...”
― The Tale of Despereaux
And because Despereaux wanted very much to live, he said, "Once upon a time...”
― The Tale of Despereaux
“Love is ridiculous. But love is also wonderful. And powerful. And Despereaux's love for the Princess Pea would prove, in time, to be all of these things: powerful, wonderful, and ridiculous.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
― The Tale of Despereaux
“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
― The Tale of Despereaux
“Say it, reader. Say the word 'quest' out loud. It is an extraordinary word, isn't it? So small and yet so full of wonder, so full of hope.”
― The Tale of Despereaux
― The Tale of Despereaux
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