“What I mean is, all the terrible things that happen in fairy tales seem real. Or not real, but genuine. Life is unfair, and the bad guys keep winning and good people die. But I like how that's not always… — Polly Shulman Copy Share
“Seeing the transformation in Aaron made me wonder how it would feel to have someone-even a not-so-nice guy like Aaron- look at me the way he looked at Anjali.” — Polly Shulman Copy Share Image
“Just let me wait a little while longer, Under your window in the quite snow. Let me stand here and shiver, I’ll be stronger If I can see your light before I go. All through the weeks I’ve tried to keep my balance. Leaves fell, then rain, then shadows, I fell too. Easy restraint is not among my talents, Fall… — Polly Shulman Copy Share
“You're just jealous," I said. "You can believe what you want," Aaron said. "But somebody's stealing from the Grimm Collection. They're either taking the objects or somehow sucking out their magic. Doc and theh librarians are going to find out who, and if Marc is in on it, you're going to be sorry you were helping him." "Marc isn't in… — Polly Shulman Copy Share
“Oh, a mermaid's comb. Heavy stuff, but safe enough as long as you don't use it around water. Or a busy highway. You're not… — Polly Shulman Copy Share Image
“So how did you get this job, anyway?' I asked. 'My science teacher.' 'Why'd he pick you?' 'For my brains and good looks, obviously.'… — Polly Shulman Copy Share Image
“Did you get it back?" "Of coarse, the very next day. And even if I hadn't-because there have been things I've been asked to… — Polly Shulman Copy Share Image
“What I mean is, all the terrible things that happen in fairy tales seem real. Or not real, but genuine. Life is unfair, and the bad guys keep winning and good people die. But I like how that's not always the end of it...Evil is real, but so is good. They always say fairy tales are simplistic, black and white,… — Polly Shulman Copy Share
“Mr. Klamp laid down the law. No tardiness, no talking above 40 decibels, no untied shoelaces, no visible undergarments, no eating, no chewing gum,… — Polly Shulman Copy Share Image
“I was convinced I felt as strongly about Jane Austen's books as Ashleigh had ever felt about any of her crazes, but my love… — Polly Shulman Copy Share Image
“isn't that dangerous?" I objected. "What if somebody used it on people - what if they put it on replace and turned us all… — Polly Shulman Copy Share Image
“And what could my father possibly want with another child, when he hardly bothered to talk to the one he already had?” — Polly Shulman Copy Share Image
“Would you really want to live in world where only the possible is possible?” — Polly Shulman Copy Share Image
