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Briar Rose

Briar Rose
Jane Yolen

Briar Rose is a young adult novel written by American author Jane Yolen, published in 1992. Incorporating elements of Sleeping Beauty, it was published as part of the Fairy Tale Series of novels compiled by Terri Windling. The novel won the annual Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 1993. It was also nominated for the Nebula Award.

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“Fairy Tales always have a happy ending.' That depends… on whether you are Rumpelstiltskin or the Queen.”

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“Time may heal wounds, but it does not erase the scars.”

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Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 12 (p. 72)

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“Stories," he'd said, his voice low and almost husky, "we are made up of stories. And even the ones that seem the most like lies can be our deepest hidden truths.”

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“She hated to lie but she hated arguments even more.”

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Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 16 (p. 93)

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““I’ll drive. You navigate.” He grinned. “I judge people by how well they read maps.””

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Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 12 (p. 65)

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“It is not crazy to want to know the past. It is only crazy to live there, like so many of the aristocracy.”

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Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 24 (p. 131)

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“Wars may make heroes of men, but not all the time.”

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Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 25 (p. 146)

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““Will you write the story?”
“If there is one.”
“Happy ending or no?” He was serious.
She attempted a smile. “Fairy tales always have a happy ending.”
He leaned back in his chair. “That depends.”
“On what?”
“On whether you are Rumplestiltskin or the Queen.””

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Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 16 (p. 91)

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“Wars do not make heroes of everyone.”

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Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 25 (p. 146)

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“She filled the pot, got out a new filter, threw the old one onto the garbage, and counted out five tablespoons of Columbian Supreme. Then she waited while the magic of modern invention turned tap water into a hot dark-brown caffeine-powered drink. It was better than any Biblical miracle and risked no beliefs.”

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Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 8 (p. 43)

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““We are all sleeping princesses some time. But it is better to be fully awake, don’t you think?”…“Americans do not want to be awake?”
“Oh,” Becca said, “we like the truth all right. When it’s tidy.”
“Truth is never tidy. Only fairy tales.””

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Source: Briar Rose (1992), Chapter 32 (p. 196; ellpsis represents elision of a brief narrative section)

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