“When I was a little girl I used to read fairy tales. In fairy tales you meet Prince Charming and he's everything you ever wanted. In fairy tales the bad guy is very easy to spot. The bad guy is alw...”

“There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable.”

“...fairy tales, just a fancy word for lies...”

“When Sleeping Beauty wakes up, the whole palace is upset. You must go back to sleep, her mother tells her, Its not time. From what she understands, the Prince hasnt come to rescue her yet.”

“Each night I am nailed into placeand forget who I am.Daddy? That's another kind of prison.It's not the prince at all, but my fatherdrunkeningly bends over my bed, circling the abyss like a shark, m...”

“The idea of love horrified me, and I knew I couldn't have it, so I didn't want it.”