“Might as well kill ourselves now, then,” Cinderella cracked. Agatha twirled to her. “Or kill you since you’re a vile, black-hearted beast who no one can stand!” — Soman Chainani Copy Share Image
“Well, for starters, you only wear black.” “Because it doesn’t get dirty.” “You don’t ever leave your house.” “People don’t look at me there.” “For the Create-a-Tale Competition, your story ended with Snow White eaten by vultures and Cinderella drowning… — Soman Chainani Copy Share Image
If you get trapped in your head and out of your body during the writing process, it's very easy to make wrong turns. You… — Soman Chainani Copy Share
“If there was one word Agatha dreaded more than "ball", it was "dancing".” — Soman Chainani Copy Share
“The thing Tedros liked about girls is that they always started the conversation. Most of the time, his job was just to listen, ask… — Soman Chainani Copy Share
“No one likes boys! Even girls who like boys can't stand boys! They smell, they talk too much, they mess up everything, and they… — Soman Chainani Copy Share
“[B]eware trying to bend the Truth to fit your story instead of facing it head-on. That was your father's mistake. And that's how a… — Soman Chainani Copy Share
“To me, a king is a lighthouse. A guide who can cast his glow across his kingdom and bring every last one of us… — Soman Chainani Copy Share
“Hester glowered at her. “The biggest mistake a villain can make is to get caught up in revenge. Hansel and Gretel were two hungry… — Soman Chainani Copy Share
“But when children continued to disappear every four years, the village shifted their attention to burrowing bears, then phantom bears, then bears in disguise . . .… — Soman Chainani Copy Share
“Sophie: "For the Create-A-Tale Competition, your story ended with Snow White eaten by vultures and Cinderella drowning her-self in a tub." Agatha: "I thought… — Soman Chainani Copy Share
“Agatha: "If you say anything smug or stuck-up or shallow, I'll have Reaper follow you home." Sophie: "But then I can't talk!” — Soman Chainani Copy Share
“What's the one thing Evil can never have... and the one thing Good can never do without?” — Soman Chainani Copy Share
“Hold on to me!” Tedros yelled, hacking briars with his training sword.Dazed, Agatha clung to his chest as he withstood thorn lashes with moans… — Soman Chainani Copy Share
