| Link | Quote | Stars | Tags | Author |
| ca68262 | I believed in happily ever after as much as anyone, because Jane Austen, Prince Charming, and Hugh Grant promised me it could happen. But maybe that particular delusion was universal. | happy-ever-after love | Robin Wasserman | |
| e49c8a4 | Why did everyone like that story so much when it wasn't true? Why was everyone so eager to believe it? Was it because, in real life, ever after's generally stink? | fairytale fantasy façades happy-ever-after love made-up reality romance truth | Margaret Peterson Haddix |