That's nice, to be compared to Joanna Lumley. She played my mother once in 'Ella Enchanted.' I was one of the ugly… — Lucy Punch Copy Share Image
I didn't think [Ella Enchanted] would get published. Everything I'd written till then had been rejected. If it was published, I thought… — Gail Carson Levine Copy Share Image
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![“I didn't think [Ella Enchanted] would get published. Everything I'd written till then had been rejected. If it was published, I thought it might sell a few thousand copies and go out of print. I thought if I was lucky I could write more books and get them published, too. I still pinch myself over…” quote by Gail Carson Levine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6bd/gail-carson-levine-7322_book_i-didn-t-think-ella-enchanted-would-get_1607812.jpg)
