Complicated relationship Quote by Anonymous

The problem with fairy tales is that they set a girl up for disappointment. In real life, the Prince goes off with the wrong…

— Aashi

Some fairy tales end with the girl marrying the prince... some start there.

— Diane von Furstenberg

“Whether or not she believes in fairy tales, every girl is a princess to someone”

— Zach Porter

Whether or not you believe in fairy-tales. Every girl is a princess to somebody.

— Rachel Copeland

I'm not a princess. This isn't a fairytale.

— Anonymous

“This wasn’t supposed to be how our story went. In fairy tales, the prince saved the girl. In mine, the princess destroyed him.”

— Rachel E. Carter

You must learn to know the difference between tales and the truth, my Liza, she would say. Fairy tales have a habit of ending…

— Kate Morton

“Fairy tales have a habit of ending too soon. They never show what happens afterwards when the prince and princess ride off the page.”

— Kate Morton

“Fairy tales are full of girls who wait, who endure, who suffer. Good girls. Obedient girls. Girls who crush nettles until their hands bleed.…

— Holly Black

It’s my own fault, really. For believing in fairy tales. Not that I ever mistook them for actual historical fact, or anything. But I…

— Meg Cabot

“You think fairy tales are only for girls? Here’s a hint—ask yourself who wrote them. I assure you, it wasn’t just the women. It’s…

— David Levithan

“In the old stories, despite the impossibility of the incidents, the interest is always real and human.  The princes and princesses fall in love…

— Andrew Lang