Quotes from book

The Tale of Despereaux

“This is the danger of loving: No matter how powerful you are, no matter how many kingdoms you rule, you cannot stop those you love from dying.”

Kate DiCamillo book The Tale of Despereaux

Source: The Tale of Despereaux

“When you are a king, you may make as many ridiculous laws as you like. That is what being a king is all about.”

Kate DiCamillo book The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux (2004)

“Reader, you may ask this question; in fact, you must ask this question: Is it ridiculous for a very small, sickly, big-eared mouse to fall in love with a beautiful human princess named Pea?
The answer is… yes. Of course, it's ridiculous.
Love is ridiculous.”

Kate DiCamillo book The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux (2004)

“If the rat had not looked over his shoulder, perhaps his heart would not have broken. And it is possible, then, that I would not have a story to tell. But, reader, he did look.”

Kate DiCamillo book The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux (2004)

“Despereaux did not know it, but he would need, very soon, to be brave himself.”

Kate DiCamillo book The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux (2004)

“There is those hearts, reader, that never mend again once they are broken. Or if they do mend, they heal themselves is a crooked and lopsided way, as if sewn together by a careless craftsman.”

Kate DiCamillo book The Tale of Despereaux

The Tale of Despereaux (2004)