For me, there’s nothing before him, nothing at all, but I know that’s not the point. This is about him needing something from me.


“Never had she danced so beautifully; the sharp knives cut her feet, but she did not feel it, for the pain in her heart was far greater.”
― The Little Mermaid
― The Little Mermaid

“But a mermaid has no tears, and therefore she suffers so much more.”
― The Little Mermaid
― The Little Mermaid

“Then your tail will divide and shrink until it becomes what the people on earth call a pair of shapely legs. But it will hurt; it will feel as if a sharp sword slashed through you. Everyone who sees you will say that you are the most graceful human being they have ever laid eyes on, for you will keep your gliding movement and no dancer will be able to tread as lightly as you. But every step you take will feel as if you were treading upon knife blades so sharp that blood must flow. I am willing to help you, but are you willing to suffer all this?"
"Yes," the little mermaid said in a trembling voice, as she thought of the Prince and of gaining a human soul.”
― The Little Mermaid
"Yes," the little mermaid said in a trembling voice, as she thought of the Prince and of gaining a human soul.”
― The Little Mermaid

“She laughed and danced with the thought of death in her heart.”
― The Little Mermaid
― The Little Mermaid
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