Fairest of All Quotes

“The words wounded deeper than the bruises and the scars from any physical pain he inflicted on me. At least those wounds healed.”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“I cannot live in fear of losing him, for fear of not living my life at all.”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“Magic Mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“Because she didn’t love herself. She feared rejection because she was so unlike anyone she’d ever known. She was so full of fear that she sequestered herself away.”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“She had power over him now, the way he'd had it over her for so many years.”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“It is our lot to lose our loves and feel our hearts break in the wake of that loss.”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“You are beautiful, my dear, truly. Do not ever forget that, even if I am not here to remind you.”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“I think it was because no one loved her.” “Why?” asked the child. “Because she didn’t love herself. She feared rejection because she was so unlike anyone she’d ever known. She was so full of fear that she sequestered herself away.”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“Each time he returned from battle he was a little less himself—and a little bit more at the same time. The experience seemed to both harrow his soul and enrich his understanding of the evils the world held.”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“She seemed to love beautiful, delicate things, and I wondered if she had lived, would she have loved me, too, ugly as I was?”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“after many hours of feasting and dance, the King and Queen took their sleeping girl to her bedchamber. “Good night, little bird,” said the Queen as she kissed Snow. The girl’s cheek felt as soft as silk on the Queen’s lips. She left the child to her dreams. She was sure they were filled with lovely ladies spinning in circles and colorful dresses and banners swirling all around her. The King took his new wife by the hand and led her to their chamber. The sun, now coming through their curtains, was casting an otherworldly glow. They stood there for a moment looking at each other. Bliss. “I see you have opened my gift,” the King said looking at the mirror. The mirror was oval-shaped and beautifully ornate, gilded, with serpentine designs around the perimeter, and crowned with an engraving of a headpiece fit for a Queen. It was nearly perfect. But something about it made her feel that same uneasiness that had shaken her before the ceremony. Her chest tightened and the room suddenly felt oppressively confining. “What is the matter, my love?” the King asked. The Queen moved to speak, but she could not. “You don’t like it?” he asked, looking crestfallen. “No, my love, it…I’m just…tired. So tired,” she finally muttered. But she couldn’t take her eyes off of the mirror.”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“proper marrying age, and I would not see her”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“but I cannot live in fear of losing him, for fear of not living my life at all.”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“but I cannot live in fear of losing him, for fear of not living my life at all. May”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“a lovely little creature of three or four with a joyous bounce in her step and an inextinguishable sparkle of happiness twinkling in her eyes.”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“Sweet.
Sickening.
Time to die.”
― Serena Valentino, Fairest of All

“No woman could have her life so completely changed and not expect some level of anxiety.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“I was full of folly, ready to believe that he was going to thank me. Instead he said ‘I have never loved you, daughter.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“The Queen nodded absently, not even truly processing which gift they were speaking of. Not thinking about the mirror at all.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“The Queen stood to greet them, and Marcus pulled her close and embraced her. He felt warm and real; she felt safe and protected in his arms. Her heart threatened to break under the weight of his kindness.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“I think maybe you’re wrong, Momma, he promised he would come home soon, and Papa never breaks his promises.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“Snow, my sweet girl, my little bird, I have to tell you something.” Snow looked up from the bluebird she was feeding and smiled at her mother. “Hello, Momma!” Snow said, smiling brightly.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“The Queen stared at the awkwardly wrapped gift. She reread the parchment. Then she steeled herself and tore the linens open at their seams.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“Because she didn’t love herself. She feared rejection because she was so unlike anyone she’d ever known. She was so full of fear that she sequestered herself away. This sad woman’s only companions were striking blackbirds that soared in the skies around her home, perching in trees and on ledges, gathering information so she would have news of the outside world. That is how she learned of the princess’s christening. No one understood why the woman was so angry for not being invited to the christening. But you see, my little bird, she knew something the girl’s parents and fairy godmothers did not.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“The King and Queen exchanged words of love, promises, rings, and finally a kiss.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“He was beautiful, but even more so in his formal attire, with his dark hair and pale eyes. His glistening sword hung at his side, and his tall boots shined in the candlelight. The Queen felt as if she were floating in a dream.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“The Queen observed their weird behavior as she passed by another window—this one shaped like a huge letter X.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“The Queen remembered that his wife, Vivian, had recently fallen ill.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“But over time, and many visits, it seemed that she was all that the King wanted. Her life began to seem like a dream: light, ethereal, and breathtaking. The King’s people embraced her.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All

“On the day her father died—before word had traveled to the King or anyone else in the land—the Queen brought every one of his mirrors out into the light.”
― Walt Disney Company, Fairest of All