Beauty and the Beast Quotes

“What is love but friendship set on fire?”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“young maidens now days get misty eyed thinking about true love and the fathomless adoration you will share. It’s not like that. Real love is looking at someone and knowing that you wouldn’t mind waking up to their bad breath for the next century, and you are fine with them seeing you before you brush your hair and fix your face for the day.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Loving a person isn’t a magical, sparkly passion. It’s hard work. It’s putting the other person before yourself. It’s companionship and being able to trust and depend on each other. That loquacious true love everyone spouts about is really finding a partner who will go through the heartbreaks and joys of life with you.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Beauty fades, but the heart remains the same...Physical desire is a lie, Emele continued. It is not a bad thing, but it blinds a person and makes them unable to see truth. Falling in love is a matter of the heart, not of the exterior.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“They’re going to die eventually. We are born to die.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Being that I am of a high intellect, I find cursing distasteful and ill mannered. If that were not the case, however, I would compose a creative, innovative ballad of cursing and recite it at this moment,”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Am I being rewarded for walking?” she asked. “Yes,” Severin said. “Like a pet?” “Yes.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“True.  It’s my own fault, I suppose. I shouldn’t have married a man who is prettier than I am.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Just to iron out the details so I can be sure we both understand—we will be engaged and married.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Let me tell you something, missy. You young maidens now days get misty-eyed thinking about true love and the fathomless adoration you will share. It’s not like that. Real love is looking at someone and knowing that you wouldn’t mind waking up to their bad breath for the next century, and you are fine with them seeing you before you brush your hair and fix your face for the day. Elle”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“I would not do it if I did not want to,” he said.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Physical desire is a lie, Emele continued. It is not a bad thing, but it blinds a person and makes them unable to see truth. Falling in love is a matter of the heart, not of the exterior.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Loving a person isn't a magical, sparkly passion. It's hard work. It's putting the other person before yourself. It's companionship and being able to trust and depend on each other. That loquacious true love everyone spouts about is really finding a partner who will go through the heartbreaks and joys of life with you.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“You look so much like a cat, it occurred to me. Do you have a tail?” Severin dropped his silverware and stared at Elle in horror. “It’s a natural, scientific inquiry,”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Must all your sources of amusement involve pushing your nose into business that is not your own?” “Mostly, or it wouldn’t be half as fun.” “In”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Elle couldn’t stop her grin from spreading across her lips. “Really?” Just like a— “No, it is not at all like a cat,” Severin said. She chuckled, satisfied she could exasperate him without speaking a word.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Elle smiled angelically. If I have to endure this, I’m going to make sure you are just as miserable as I am.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“I will always protect you,”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“The best way to befriend His Illegitimate Highness Prince Severin, Elle decided based on his personality and her observations, was to be as inconspicuous as possible as she steadily invaded his life.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Being that I am of a high intellect, I find cursing distasteful and ill mannered. If that were not the case, however, I would compose a creative, innovative ballad of cursing and recite it at this moment,” Elle announced,”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“You spent the afternoon offering me nuts.” “I was being considerate—you might have experienced a change in tastes after being bitten. Haven’t you heard of werewolves?” “An angry squirrel is hardly a werewolf.” “One never knows. Magic is growing unruly.” “We”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Burke was about as muscled as a flashy duck and would be roughly as useful as one. Burke”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“What are you doing?” “I’m sitting down.” “Why?” “Because if I want to drink my tea, I need to be sitting,” Elle said. “What nonsense are you talking about? There is no tea here.” “Of course not. It hasn’t arrived yet.” “You called for tea in my study?” “Yes.” Severin”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Once upon a time there was a handsome prince who was cursed by an evil witch. No. Once upon a time there was an illegitimate prince—the son of the King—who was sentenced to insanity by a wicked witch and was rescued by the curse of a beautiful enchantress.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“ELLE! DID YOU PUT A STUFFED CAT IN MY STUDY?” A pretty woman on the fat pony galloped out of the courtyard, calling over her shoulder. “I thought you might like the company of one of your own kind!” A handsome man emerged from the courtyard, riding the large gelding. “Elle!” “What’s wrong? Cat got your tongue?” the woman laughed. “I look nothing like a cat anymore! Must you continue to obsess over felines?” The man cued his horse into a trot. The woman pulled her pony to a halt a stone’s throw from the farmer and his children. “True. It’s my own fault, I suppose. I shouldn’t have married a man who is prettier than I am.” The man on the mouse-colored gelding looked murderous. The”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Now would you please remove the squirrel from my room?” “I’m still amused you called for assistance. A squirrel may be a difficult foe, but I assume it can’t be much worse than the mountain hag.” Elle rolled her eyes. “Severin.” “Very well. And exactly why did you think I would be able to relieve you of this pest any better than one of the other servants?” Severin asked. “You have the head of a cat,” Elle said dryly. “True. I concede,”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Either I have begun a slow decent into madness, or my eyes are going. First the stained-glass window, and now this? It must be my eyes. Prince Severin does not play in the dirt.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“Just wait and see. Come. We will dress you for war.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“This is Chanceux Chateau. Home to the formidable Prince Severin and his extraordinary wife, Princess Elle, and all that they hold dear.” The”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast

“I was merely curious.” “Allow me to recommend the candied nuts. I believe you will find them to your liking.” “Touché.” “Indeed.”
― K.M. Shea, Beauty and the Beast