Quote by Thomas Piketty

“Liberty was the only small cat in the circus. Walking across the stage on her hind legs, ears back, head held high; she would…

— Desiree Milonas-King

“It made me think of the nice old Marimekko-clad ladies I sometimes went to see in the Ritz Tower: gravel-voiced, turban-wearing, panther-braceleted widows looking…

— Donna Tartt

“As presumptive heir to one of the largest Duchies in the Kingdom of the Mists, she could have easily grown up more spoiled than…

— Seanan McGuire

Her delight in the smallest things was like that of a child. There were days when she ran in the garden, like a child…

— Alexandre Dumas-fils

“I always imagined that cats were the Paris Hiltons of the pet world: They didn't quite deserve all the attention but they got it…

— Sarah Andersen

“Kittens were in continual abundance on the farm, there was a kind of kitten currency in the neighborhood, they were bartered for all kinds…

— Kate Atkinson

“As the next Cinderella, she would have to marry whichever fairytale prince ended up in her story. But she couldn't help making a small,…

— Shannon Hale

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.

— Samuel Johnson

“Oh, Fairy Wogdog!' cried Rowsby Woof, dribbling and piddling all over the gravel. 'Ah, what elegance! What aristocratic distinction! Can that really be decayed…

— Richard Adams

“After all, what did Prince Charming know about Cinderella besides her shoe size?”

— Melissa Kantor

And there's a score of duchesses, surpassing womankind, Or who have found a painter to make them so for pay And smooth out stain…

— William Butler Yeats

“From the moment she’d taken the stage, my eyes had followed her. Probably because she was tall and blonde and wealthy, a prime example…

— Ilsa Madden-Mills