Vivian French

“Correct me if I'm wrong," said the bat, "but would the main ingredient of water soup be water?”

— Vivian French

“The old sorceress was not given to berating herself herself, but she could not help but think she had made a mistake.…

— Vivian French

“Does the troll know he's got his head on back to front?”

— Vivian French

“We've never had kings in Wadingburn, and I don't intend for us to start now.”

— Vivian French

“This was the kind of woman she understood, a woman after her own cold heart.”

— Vivian French

“Marcus was depressingly certain that there wasn't a Dubious Person within a thousand miles.”

— Vivian French

“Gubble was left standing in a puddle of black ink and blacker confusion.”

— Vivian French

“It was a serious offense to invite a Deep Witch to cross the border of the Five Kingdoms. They had been banished…

— Vivian French

“Skulls" said Lady Lamorna. "Definitely skulls. Rows and rows of dear little skulls, sewn all along the hem.”

— Vivian French

“I do believe losing your head has made you more intelligent.”

— Vivian French

“Kiddo—here's a problem. We've got witches, we've got Evil, we've got an orphan, and we've got a kidnapping. What's the deal?”

— Vivian French

“Truda Hangnail was smiling, and it was not the sort of smile designed to make anyone feel happy.”

— Vivian French

“That's the trouble with a Trueheart House. It doesn't believe in being cautious when it comes to defeating evil.”

— Vivian French

“I'm never going to have a crush on a girl," he promised himself. "It makes you look like a sick sheep.”

— Vivian French