“The fairies put on their thinking caps, which were red and pointy.” — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“ There is a Beatrice who exists beyond the obligations of a daughter, outside the object of man's affections. ” — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“I know I'm supposed to be the new Mistress of Revels! But that doesn't mean I have pockets full of muffins!” — Lisa Mantchev Mistress Copy Share Image
“And you can call me Bertie. Unexpected use of Beatrice makes me think I'm in trouble.” — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“This has been such a Monday! I wish I stayed in bed, and I wish that yesterday had never happened.” — Lisa Mantchev Monday Copy Share Image
“Ariel spoke Tybalt's line: "'Have at thee, coward!'" "Save yer breath for a pretty death rattle.” — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“I may hold ye at arm's length…But I want ye t' be mine an' mine alone. - Nate to Bertie, as they… — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“There was no slipper, nor spinning wheel, nor true love's first kiss. This was not a fairy tale with a happily ever… — Lisa Mantchev Fairy tale Copy Share Image
“PEASEBLOSSOM A gloaming peace this evening with it brings In the countryside where we lay our scene Toad-ballad accompan'd, crickets sing, and… — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“It is a truth universally acknowledged," Mustardseed said, flying in lazy loops like an intoxicated bumblebee, "that a fairy in possession of… — Lisa Mantchev Truth Copy Share Image
“Say ye love me.Even if its not true, let me keep th' words. -Nate to Bertie Tell me you love me, at… — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“Nate handed it over the expert, and Waschbär examined it in turn, finally concluding with a low whistle. "No, not a diamond.… — Lisa Mantchev Bar exam Copy Share Image
“This is a theater," Bertie, annoyed by the inquisition, dropped him onto stage. Several feet of slack cable landed atop the fairy… — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“You're missing the point! ... We could make it rain cupcakes from the sky! Raspberry-jam pies would grow on trees, and chocolate… — Lisa Mantchev Humor Copy Share Image
“Words are like the delicate stitches in the dress you wear, holding the fabric of the garmet together. Without them, the dress… — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“When everything else crumbles to dust, all we have left are the memories. I thought of Ophelia, wandering the theater, mind half… — Lisa Mantchev Love Copy Share Image
“A cupcake temple?' Her chest still tight with anxiety, Bertie forced herself to imagine it: bricks of pound cake mortared with buttercream… — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“Ariel contributed nothing to the speculation, instead crossing his arms one over the other. The action recalled his butterfly familiars from the… — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“A blind man could see that man would die for you, but that doesn't mean you won't die alongside him.” — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“And now, the bane of your existence, the killer of all joys, the Stage Manager-” — Lisa Mantchev Eyes-like-stars Copy Share Image
“If biscuits were stories, I'd bake a pan of piping hot fables right this second." (Bertie)” — Lisa Mantchev Fables Copy Share Image
“Never mistake complacence for the illusion of control. She is like wildfire, at once utterly beguiling and wholly untameable.” — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“If you wanted to play with fire, milady, you could have simply asked me for a kiss or three.” — Lisa Mantchev Fire Copy Share Image
“The water and the wind will wear the wood down, until only water and wind remain.” — Lisa Mantchev Destruction Copy Share Image
“One o' these days, lass, I'm goin' t' still that mouth o' yers. - Nate” — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“What a diva!" "Stupid, men can't be divas..." "Divo, then." "That just sounds weird. Call him a jerk and be done with… — Lisa Mantchev Copy Share Image
“her spine was the crease on a piece of paper, her bones no more than diagonal folds on a bit of origami” — Lisa Mantchev Origami Copy Share Image
