Quotes from book
Beastly
Beastly is a 2007 novel by Alex Flinn. It is a retelling of the fairytale Beauty and the Beast set in modern-day New York City from the view of the beast. Flinn researched many versions of the Beauty and the Beast story to write her book. Many of these are playfully alluded to in portions of the book, particularly the chat room transcripts in which the character of Kyle talks to other teens who have been transformed into creatures.
“Just because something is beautiful doesn´t mean it´s good.”
Source: Beastly
“You are ugly now, on the inside, where it matters most… you are beastly.”
Source: Beastly
“… I was just… thinking."
"That must have been quite an experience for you.”
Source: Beastly
Variant: I love you, I thought. But I didn’t say it. It was not that I feared she would laugh in my face. She was far too kind for that. My fear was a greater one— that she won’t say it back.
Source: Beastly
“She wanted to leave. I loved her too much to make her stay.”
Source: Beastly