“She was no longer a slow dreamer watching the flowers grow. She was a warrior now. Warriors need something to fight for though, beside their lives, because otherwise their lives will not be worth it.”

—  Francesca Lia Block

Source: The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold

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