Cloaked in Red Quotes

“Those Grimm brothers," she said with a sigh, "they'll never amount to anything." And she was right because all they ever became was writers.”
― Vivian Vande Velde, Cloaked in Red

“The wolf sniffed beneath the door to be sure this was a human cottage. The scent was undeniable. No pigs, except in bacon form. The wolf thought bacon form was a very sensible way for pigs to behave.”
― Vivian Vande Velde, Cloaked in Red

“After a little bit, [the wolf] heard a human voice call out from inside the house, "Little Red Riding Hood, is that you? Have you come to visit your Granny?" But since the wolf didn't speak human, he guessed what the person had said was: "Did I hear something? Is there someone out there who needs to come in, could you scratch louder?" So that's what the wolf did: he scratched louder.”
― Vivian Vande Velde, Cloaked in Red

“It’s difficult to tell which of those brothers is more foolish,” Grandmother whispered to Isolda, “Jakob or Wilhelm. They live in a fantasy world of their own.” Shaking her head, Isolda agreed. “Those Grimm brothers,” she said with a sigh, “they’ll never amount to anything.” And she was right because all they ever became was writers.”
― Vivian Vande Velde, Cloaked in Red