Fairy tales are life lessons disguised with colorful characters and situations.
“Sometimes you cannot help what you hear, you cannot help what you see.”
― The Lady of the Rivers
― The Lady of the Rivers
“I am marrying the finest man I have ever known.” “It will cost you dear,” he warns. “It would be worse to lose him.”
― The Lady of the Rivers
― The Lady of the Rivers
“You have to sit with your longing and know that you may not get what you want; you have to encounter the danger of longing for something without the expectation of getting your desire.”
― The Lady of the Rivers
― The Lady of the Rivers
“She tried to live like an ordinary woman, but some women cannot live an ordinary life.”
― The Lady of the Rivers
― The Lady of the Rivers
“I put the charm bracelet away in the purse and return it to my jewel case. I don't need a spell to foresee the future; I am going to make it happen.”
― The Lady of the Rivers
― The Lady of the Rivers
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