“There are few things more pleasurable than a cracking version of Hansel and Gretel and a good scab.”

“We were as Hansel and Gretel and we ventured out into the black forest of the world.”

“Sometimes, when Bridget was in a particularly melodious mood, Sophie thought about stalking downstairs and pushing her into the oven like the with in 'Hansel and Gretel.”

“I actually cook and eat real food, too.No roast Hansel, no grilled Gretel…I promise.”--Angela from Angela's Coven #covenbooks”

“You see, Hansel and Gretel don’t just show up at the end of this story.They show up.And then they get their heads cut off.Just thought you’d like to know.”

“It seemed more and more like something out of a children's book - the butterfly that followed the little girl all the way home to her fifth-floor walk-up. How above-the-law children's books are. Hansel and Gretel (littering, breaking and entering), Rumpelstiltskin (forced labor), Snow White (conspiracy to commit murder), Rapunzel (breach of contract).”