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“Once there was a certain lady . . . And she had no children, and generally no happiness either. And so first she cried…

— Mikhail Bulgakov

“Once upon a time there was a girl who was special. This is not her story. Unless you count the part where I killed…

— R.J. Anderson

“She was living in bad sociery; and, imaginary though it was, its influence affected her, for she was feeding heart and fancy on dangerous…

— Louisa May Alcott

“I hope people take away every kind of lesson, good and bad. This is a story about sacrifice, what you have to give up.…

— Maria Sharapova

“People wandered in for books and conversation. They brought their stories to her, some bound, and some known by heart. She recognized some of…

— Louise Penny

“For Her Ugliness loved stories full of darkness. She didn't want to be told tales of good fortune and beauty, she liked to hear…

— Cornelia Funke

“She must face the forest of her mother’s past in order to save herself and the one she loves.”

— Carrie Ryan

“Some stories are rooted in adventure, some in strife. Others are born of the heart, and the horrors and the joys locked therein are…

— David E. Hilton

“She may be an ignorant creature, degraded by the system that has brutalized her from childhood; but she has a mother's instincts, and is…

— Harriet Jacobs

“But her mother was one of those weakest of women who can never forget the beauty they once possessed, or quite believe they have…

— George MacDonald

“Until a few days ago, humans had been little more than legend to him, and now here he was in their world. It was…

— Laini Taylor

“She escaped from the schools when she turned eighteen. And she went on to be a Doctor, because the only way to fight what…

— Leah Bobet