

“If I had beauty, I decided then, I would never throw it away. I would never give it up.”
― Rouge
― Rouge

“Thank god, I tell myself. Which god, I don't know. Between Mother's and Father's gods, I picture a wide black space full of stars. That's the space I whisper up to. Maybe there's a god there too. My own”
― Rouge
― Rouge

“It's the hour when all the shop mannequins conspire to look menacing. When they all appear to be smirking a little. The mannequins always reminded me of mother. Flawless, white, smiling.”
― Rouge
― Rouge

“Didn't you envy? Didn't you want? A mirror is only a mirror, Belle. It only ever reflects back what we desire and long for”
― Rouge
― Rouge

“There was never anything to fear. Which is a little disappointing, frankly. Maybe I wanted to be obliterated.”
― Rouge
― Rouge
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