“Like stepping into a fairy tale under a curtain of stars.”

“They are enthusiasts, devotees. Addicts. Something about the circus stirs their souls, and they ache for it when it is absent. They seek each other out, these people of such specific like mind. They tell of how they found the circus, how those first few steps were like magic. Like stepping into a fairy tale under a curtain of stars… When they depart, they shake hands and embrace like old friends, even if they have only just met, and as they go their separate ways they feel less alone than they had before.”

“Yesterday's fairy tale is today's fact. The magician is only one step ahead of his audience.”

“It could have been like a fairy tale. But fairy tales aren't real. Things don't work like that. There's a price for everything.”

“It's like a fairy tale. . . on crack!”

“It is interesting that the worst retellings of traditional fairy tales are those that heavy-handedly take the step of making a moral point.”