“A princess always takes care that her words are honeyed, for she may have to eat them”
“Always keep your words soft and sweet, just in case you have to eat them.”
“She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape.”
“All men have a little badness in them,' she whispered.Milo looked at her. 'Sometimes, honey... a woman can be just as evil as a man.”
“My brothers nodded their heads in unison. All of them but me. It wasn’t okay. I didn’t want her to leave. I didn’t care if Jesus wanted her or not. She was my mommy. He could take an old mommy. One that didn’t have little boys to take care of.”
“Love!' said the princess. She stamped her foot. 'Why must everyone always speak of love?”