“Why does it have to be so hard? Why can't it be a happily-ever-after ride-into-the-sunset feeling all the time?”
“I'm supposed to be a man but I can't help thinking no one ever showed me what that is supposed to look like. Maybe that is why I ride the middle all the time—never offending anyone, never getting a hard time, but never much standing out either.”
“They (penguins) then fall madly in love and live happily ever after.-And so you ask yourself: "If a penguin can have a worthwhile, stimulating relationship, why the hell can't I?"-Or maybe you ask yourself: "Would I be happier if I started dating a penguin”
“Do you know why happily ever after is a lie?" Snow asked. "Because life is change.”
“Why do you think you deserve happily ever after? You were offered it before and tossed it away.”
“Not all fairy tales have happily ever afters, some just have afters.”