It's the problem with fairy tales. From far away, they seem so perfect. But up close, they're just as complicated as real… — Soman Chainani Copy Share Image
“This is no longer a tale about whether you will find fame or fortune or your perfect little happy ending. This is… — Soman Chainani Copy Share Image
“Nothing will ever be enough to satisfy the black hole in our hearts.” — 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 Image
“If there was one word Agatha dreaded more than "ball", it was "dancing".” — Soman Chainani Copy Share Image
“The thing Tedros liked about girls is that they always started the conversation. Most of the time, his job was just to listen, ask questions, and try to understand what in God’s name was going on in their complicated little heads. He rarely had any idea what girls were talking about or why they made everything so torturous in their… — 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 Image
“[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 Image
“To me, a king is a lighthouse. A guide who can cast his glow across his kingdom and bring every last one of us out of the shadows. A beacon who we can look up to when the world seems lost. A bridge who can unite us when our differences seem to stark to reconcile. Tonight, we need a king… — 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 kids trying to survive in the Woods. Mother thought she’d captured another pair of greedy, gluttonous brats, only to grossly underestimate them. Hansel and Gretel killed her because they had to. It wasn’t personal.” She glanced… — 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 Image
“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 it was a better ending.” — 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 Snake becomes a Lion and a Lion becomes a Snake. Because the more you bend the Truth to fit a story, the more it turns into Lies without you even realizing it.” quote by Soman Chainani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/ebd/soman-chainani-11502_lies_b-eware-trying-to-bend-the-truth-to-fit_305097.jpg)
