

“Where were you?” she asked.
“I was killing innocent maidens and kicking puppies.”
“Jacks, that’s not funny.”
― The Ballad of Never After
“I was killing innocent maidens and kicking puppies.”
“Jacks, that’s not funny.”
― The Ballad of Never After

“The Fate didn’t move. He didn’t let the girl go. He looked as if he never would. He continued holding her as if he could return her to life with the force of his will. His eyes were wet with blood. Red tears fell down his cheeks and onto hers. But the girl didn’t stir.”
― The Ballad of Never After
― The Ballad of Never After

“Jacks no longer felt like her enemy, he felt like her home.”
― The Ballad of Never After
― The Ballad of Never After

“It smelled of him; of apples and magic and cold,moonlit nights.”
― The Ballad of Never After
― The Ballad of Never After

“The Fate gave the queen a look more vicious than any curse. 'There is nothing of equal value to me.”
― The Ballad of Never After
― The Ballad of Never After
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