The less there is of eloquence, the more there is of love.

I wish with all my heart that you may be the most lovable prince in the world, and I bestow my gift on you as much as I am able.

The Prince, charmed with these words, and much more with the manner in which they were spoken, knew not how to show his joy and gratitude; he assured her that he loved her better than he did himself.

For you know that I myself am a labyrinth, where one easily gets lost.

Charm is the true gift of the Fairies.

He obliged Cinderella to sit down, and, putting the slipper to her little foot, he found it went on very easily, and fitted her as if it had been made of wax.

The gentleman had also a young daughter, of rare goodness and sweetness of temper, which she took from her mother, who was the best creature in the world.

The poor child was the drudge of the household, and was always in the wrong. He was, however, the most bright and discreet of all the brothers; and if he spoke little, he heard and thought the more.

Once upon a time there was a widow who had two daughters. The elder was so much like her, both in looks and character, that whoever saw the daughter saw the mother.

The next day the two sisters went to the ball, and so did Cinderella, but dressed more magnificently than before. The King's son was always by her side, and his pretty speeches to her never ceased.

You are a curse in my life!

The happiness of the superficial: when a man who has lost his donkey finds it again.

Choose to be happy.It’s the only sensible option!

I liked the thought that the book I was now holding had been held by dozens of others.

There's so many things that we could do.

I went to South Africa on safari and came eye to eye with a beautiful leopard. We were so close; I was staring at him for a long time and I felt a recognition with my own nature.

I'm pro-life, in the sense that chaos seems like life to me and order seems like death.

If you were not born in this world, there would be no need to die. To be born in this world is to die, to disappear [laughing].

After I was injured, I had several good examples of "Get on with it, stop whinging and life can be what you make it," because the world doesn't stop turning when you have a boo-boo.

In civilized communities men's idiosyncrasies are mitigated by the necessity of conforming to certain rules of behavior. Culture is a mask that hides their faces.