Even if they are fictional, I always thought that mermaids…

She's not dead. You didn't kill her, nor did the hunger birds, although they did their best to get to you through her. She's…

— Neil Gaiman

This is my favorite picture that I drew When I was young,I thought mermaids was real,but they actually weren't. I miss my old memories.

— Anonymous

“Dylan - "A mermaid found a swimming lad Picked him for her own Presses her body to his body Laughed; and plunging down, Forgot…

— Carolee Dean

“I’ve never been able to stand up for myself while growing up, but I will stand up for you against anyone who ever threatens…

— Daniele Lanzarotta

“That should have been my first kiss and every kiss after that.”

— Daniele Lanzarotta

“I’ll never forgive myself if I don’t ask this, but knowing everything that you know, do you still want that kiss?”

— Daniele Lanzarotta

“You have no idea how damaged I am and honestly, I don’t even understand why you are still here.”

— Daniele Lanzarotta

She didn't want to go far, just out of the trees so she could see the stars. They always eased her loneliness. She thought…

— Kristin Cashore

We're animals. We're violent. We're criminal. We're not so far away from the gorillas and the apes, those beautiful creatures.

— Maurice Sendak

“All this is on a strictly need-to-know basis. As in, nobody else needs to know.”

— Kami Garcia

“Bibliophiles and Swimmers are most Beautiful Creatures in the Universe !”

— bkjagadish

There are some beautiful creatures in the ocean that seem very alien at the same time.

— Jeff Vandermeer

“You're a fine young man, even if you have your own demons. We all do.”

— Kami Garcia, Margaret Stohl

There were events that stuck in my mind. One, for example, was the case of the missing palace seal at the beginning of winter.’…

— Melina Marchetta

“We must have clean air and water, and beautiful natural foods for everyone, everywhere.”

— Bryant McGill