The Wishing Spell Quotes
"This book and I have spent a lot of time together over the years, but the best times were when I read it to you."
"Sometimes life hands us certain responsibilities—not because we want them, but because we were meant to have them."
"The women in your life are always going to seem smarter; it's just the way it is."
"Sometimes we forget about our own advantages because we focus on what we don’t have."
"You would be amazed to know what's out there just waiting to be discovered."
"Even after years of constant abuse from her stepmother and her stepsisters, Cinderella remained a good person with high hopes."
"I think if you had someplace to escape to once in a while, it'd help you deal with whatever you're going through."
"I always hoped something magical would happen to me, and now something finally was."
"Alex fell farther and farther, faster and faster. She was dizzy and scared."
"Alex quickly got to her feet. She felt her pulse to make sure her heart was still working; she was still alive."
"Would she ever stop falling? Was she going to die?"
"The trees were tall and dark with bright green moss covering their trunks."
"Her breathing increased as she took in her new surroundings."
"Was she overreacting or not reacting enough to what had just happened?"
"You’re alive!" Alex told him. She had never been so happy to see him.
"The colors were so vivid and the air was so crisp."
"Alex was starting to become just as worried as he was. They were worse than lost."
"The Fairy Council forced the trolls and goblins into one territory, and none of them are allowed to leave without permission."
"The Happily Ever After Assembly is the organization formed to uphold the treaty all the rulers signed."
"The Evil Queen escaped from the dungeons of Snow White’s palace."
"Had I not seen it with my own eyes, I would have never believed it myself."
"The anticipation made every second feel like an hour."
"But listen to this, my fair queen, for I offer you a fair warning."
"A young brother and sister collect at a quick pace, and may defeat my queen in the Wishing Spell race."
"Life never has a solution. No matter how hard the struggles are that you leave behind, new struggles always take their place."
"A flame may love a snowflake, but they can never be together without each harming the other."
"I’m a criminal, and you’re a hero. A flame may love a snowflake, but they can never be together without each harming the other."
"If someone asked me for my hand in marriage today, I would say yes! Do you know anyone who might be interested in marrying me? In being king? Anyone?"
"It’s either the bars of this gate or the bars of a prison cell, I’m afraid."
"What is done is done, and it can never be undone."
"I promised myself and I promised this kingdom that I wouldn’t rest until it was restored to its original state."
"It’s proof that if someone wants something enough, and they’re willing to work for it, they can achieve great things."
"I love you more than a bird loves the morning sun."
"You are the last thing I think about before I sleep, and the first thing I think about when I wake."
"I live for you. I love you with every breath I take."
"Being a fairy requires a strong sense of responsibility."
"Whatever journey you were on, I’m afraid it’s over."
"Would you rather die in your cell or die trying to get back the life they stole from you?"
"All my life I felt like I was missing out on something! Like somewhere in the world there was something going on that I was supposed to be a part of!"
"Maybe he felt like he couldn’t," Alex said. "He always said he would take us to the places where he grew up when we were older."
"I think ‘Hi, kids, did I ever tell you I’m from another dimension?’ is pretty shocking no matter what age you are," Conner said.
"It’s such a heavy thing to confess," Alex said. "He must have been waiting for the right moment."
"You don’t think Mom is from here, too, do you?" Conner asked.
"I doubt it," Alex said. "She has photo albums of her childhood. Dad only had stories."
"Then maybe she knows where we are," Conner suggested. "Maybe she isn’t as worried about us as we thought."
"Bingo," Conner said. He used a pick that had been left on the table to pry a few of the jewels loose from the coffin.
"Stay back!" Conner said, and swung the pick at them.
"Hello, children," said Malumclaw, creeping toward them.
"Please don’t hurt us!" Alex said. She was shaking with fear and clutching on to Conner.
"Well, I’m out of ideas," Conner said, looking back at his sister.
"We’re doing it! We’re getting away!" said Conner, holding his hand over his wounded arm.
"This would be awesome if it weren’t for the fear of death!" Conner shouted.
"I cannot believe we just survived that," Conner said.
"We’ve got to get out of here," Alex said. "It won’t be long before the wolves find us again!"
"Then let’s find a fairy who can turn these wolves into Chihuahuas!" Conner said.
"You could cry for years, and rightfully so, or you could choose to learn and grow from it."
"We thought the bears would scratch you up or eat one of your arms at most."
"I would give up anything to spend every minute of every day with you."
"Villains are mostly just people villainized by circumstance."
"The tragic lesson we can learn from the Evil Queen."
"I guess you didn’t listen to my advice, then."
"We listened," Conner said. "We just ignored it."