Princess in Practice Quotes

“Ellie, they're not my home. You're my home.'
Ellie's lips parted, her eyes widening at Lottie's words. Finally she smiled. 'I guess there's a tradition of wayward princesses becoming smitten with soft little pumpkins.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“Nothing in life is to be feared; it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less,”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“One bad wolf can hurt the whole pack.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“Oh please, just because Lottie's completely oblivious doesn't mean I can't tell how you feel about her. - Anastacia, to Ellie”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“And why, of all the things he’d experienced in his life, did it make him suddenly feel so alone?”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“It's like we're in the Snow Queen's land,' Lottie breathed, powder catching on her lips as she spoke.
Ellie reached to take her hand and, together, they walked down the steps into the boundless white world beyond.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“You’d betray the whole cause for that spoiled bitch?’ he spat. ‘Yes,’ Saskia growled, before dropping his arm. ‘Because she’s my spoiled bitch.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“Slowly Ellie’s mouth met Lottie’s, and she kissed off the sugar.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“Why do I have to be a pumpkin? This is discrimination,' Lottie moaned, hardly able to lift her arms from beneath the inflated orange suit.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“Rule number one of being a bitch. Always pretend you know less than you do.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“Lottie could practically hear her eyes rolling from behind her shades.”
― Connie Glynn, The Rosewood Chronicles #2: Princess in Practice

“Lottie still found his dislike of sweet foods downright unholy, but—hey—it meant there was more for her and Ellie.”
― Connie Glynn, The Rosewood Chronicles #2: Princess in Practice

“Anastacia took a deep breath. ‘It wasn’t until I got back to Paris after the Maravish Summer Ball that I really started to consider some of the strange things that Saskia had said to me over the past year.’ She looked down at her hand, removing an imaginary fleck of dirt from her fingernails to avoid eye contact. ‘She’d kept telling me she’d keep me safe, over and over, saying next year would be the start of interesting times.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“Niczego w życiu nie należy się lękać, tylko spróbować to zrozumieć. Nadeszła pora, by zrozumieć więcej, abyśmy mogli się mniej lękać- rzuciła rzeczowo.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“He leaned in to hug her, something they’d done a million times in the past, but his body felt stiff.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“Link!’ She held out her arms to Ollie’s dog, but before he could throw himself into her embrace Jamie stepped protectively in front of her. Lottie watched in astonishment as Link froze and let out a low-pitched submissive groan.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“Jamie’s training kicked in, reminding her of his advice to appear soft. She quickly reached her hand out and grabbed Jamie’s, hoping Ingrid would think they’d been caught in a silly romantic act and not an act of espionage. Jamie lifted his eyebrow and Lottie squeezed his hand very softly, signalling as subtly as she could to the piano. To her relief he instantly understood, and began rubbing his hair sheepishly as if he were embarrassed. The act was almost too realistic and Lottie wondered how much of him was pretending. An eye-roll from Ingrid let them know their display had worked and Lottie couldn’t help feeling a thrill at her trickery.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“He demonstrated by gently drawing her hand over to the piano keys and placing his hand over hers. He pressed the top of her fingers so that they came down, and a few notes echoed through the instrument. Soon they were playing a simple yet haunting melody together. ‘In many ways that actually makes it a superior way of communicating.’ He let her hand go but a tingle remained, the sensation so pleasant she held her palm to her chest. Lottie found herself completely entranced as Jamie began working his fingers over the keys. His light mocha skin delicately complemented the ivories, as though they were meant to be together. His eyes slowly closed, gripped by the melody, and Lottie couldn’t help being drawn in by the delicate music. ‘You really love music, don’t you?”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“I think I need to go to the restroom,’ Lottie said, suddenly wanting to get away from all the stares. ‘I’m coming with you,’ Jamie replied automatically, before realizing what he’d just said. ‘I mean, I’ll wait outside,’ he said, correcting himself and leaning against the wall next to the ladies’ toilets”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“All we know is that your evil little group are working on some kind of mind control.’ Rule number one of being a bitch. Always pretend you know less than you do. ‘And we want to know how and we want to know why.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“My brother, Claude Wolfson. Odin pravila volk haka olen pak ranit.’ The king spoke the old Maravish language with ease and Lottie recognized the phrase. It was a saying adopted by the Wolfson royal family, which Jamie had taught her.”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice

“At least now we know something probably completely terrible is coming our way and we have no way of knowing what it is. - Lottie”
― Connie Glynn, Princess in Practice