#cinder

The riders, too, were like nothing she had ever seen before: ethereal men and women with pale visages, their cheekbones so sharply sculpted that she could see their skulls through translucent skin. They surrounded her and looked at her with steely blue eyes, each gaze an arrow staking her to that spot, and she could not close her eyes though the sight of them made her eyes burn as if she were looking at the sun. ↗

— Malinda Lo

#faeries #fairies #the-fair-folk #men

Never allow the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game! ↗

— Babe Ruth

#baseball #cinderella-story #inspiration #motivation #quote

I'm not a happy-ending person. I want to know what happens once Cinderella rides off with Prince Charming. ↗

— Melissa Joan Hart

#cinderella #happens #i #know #off

I've always thought Prince Charming in 'Cinderella' was the most boring role; I'd rather be the Wicked Witch. ↗

— Jude Law

#boring #charming #cinderella #i #most

I really saw myself as the quintessential Cinderella. I think that's when I really thought about how I wanted to do something else and get away from all that. ↗

— Madonna Ciccone

#away #cinderella #else #get #how

I became simply a pair of eyes, staring through my mask at Char. I needed no ears because I was too far off to hear his voice, no words because I was too distant for speech, and no thoughts - those I saved for later. He bent his head. I loved the hairs on the nape of his neck. He moved his lips. I admired their changing shape. He clasped his hand. I blessed his fingers. Once, the power of my gaze drew his eyes... ↗

— Gail Carson Levine

#description #love #change

I'm sure I'll feel much more grateful when I find a guy who thinks complex wiring in a girl is a turn-on. ↗

— Marissa Meyer

#cyborg #girl #humor #marissa-meyer #humor

He was the fantasy of every girl in the country. He was so far out of realm, her world, that she should have stopped thinking about him the second the door had closed. Should stop thinking about him immediately. Should never think about him again, except maybe as a client - and her prince. And yet, the memory of his fingers against her skin refused to fade. ↗

— Marissa Meyer

#marissa-meyer #fantasy

Kyle held out his hand and Reid shook it like a good sport, but he made sure to add a little extra pressure and a meaningful stare in the universal male Don’t-f**k-with-this-chick-or-I’ll-eat-your-heart-for-breakfast-with-my-Wheaties look. ↗

— Gina L. Maxwell

#gina-l-maxwell #seducing-cinderella #love

Tanner: I think that I might kiss you to keep your lips busy with something other than insulting me. Ella: If you think you can do it without getting lost. ↗

— Melissa Lemon

#humorous #melissa-lemon #romantic #smartass #business