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“So,â€� she said cautiously, 'is all this your way of telling me you’re the villain?â€�
His chuckle was dark. 'I’m definitely not the hero.�
'I already knew that,â€� Tella said. 'It’s my story, so clearly I’m the hero.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary

“As beguiling as the church of Legend was, Tella imagined it had Legend all wrong. Caraval might have been extreme in all of its splendor, but she didn't think he was.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary

“Not everyone gets a true ending. There are two types of endings because most people give up at the part of the story where things are the worst, where the situation feels hopeless. But that's when hope is needed most. Only those who persevere can find their true ending.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary

“Do you still want to know what the stones do when they're together?'

'Yes,' she said. But suddenly, she felt nervous. This was the answer she'd been waiting for. The one she'd been begging for. All this time, she'd been dying to know what Jacks really wanted. For a while, she'd been afraid of it, because she didn't want him to hurt anyone. But now from the way he looked at her, she suddenly feared the only person his answer would hurt was her.

Jacks crossed over to his desk and picked up a white apple. He tossed it as he said. 'When the four stones are combined, a person has the power to return to any moment in their past. It can only be done once. Once the stones have been used for this purpose, they'll never have the power to be used like this again.'

For a second, it didn't sound so bad. Lots of people had moments they wanted to change. That day alone, there were several things Evangeline would have done differently. 'What moment do you want to go back to?'

Jacks looked at the apple in his hand as he answered. 'I want to return to the moment I met Donatella.'

'The princess who stabbed you?'

He nodded tightly.

For a second, Evangeline was speechless. Of all the answers, she did not expect this. She quickly flashed back to the night that she and Jacks had spent together in the crypt, when he'd finally told her the story of Princess Donatella- how he'd kissed her and it should have killed her, but instead, it made his heart beat. She should have been his one true love, but Donatella chose another and stabbed Jacks in the heart.

'Why would you want to go back for her?'

Jacks worked his jaw. 'She was supposed to be my one true love- I want another chance at that.'

'But this doesn't make sense,' Evangeline said. 'Why go to all this trouble for a girl who you don't love?' Because Evangeline knew Jacks didn't love Donatella. She might have believed it before when she'd first heard the story, but Evangeline couldn't fathom it now.”
― Stephanie Garber, The Ballad of Never After

“You know,' Tella mused, 'if I didn't hate you, I might actually enjoy your company.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary

“The garment he'd sent had straps made of flower petals, a bodice made of ribbons lined in gems as small as glitter and a full skirt formed of hundreds of silk butterflies, all in different shades of blue that together formed a magical hue she'd never seen. Some had sheer blue wings that were almost as pale as tears, others were soft sky blue, a few had hints of violet, while some had periwinkle veins. The butterflies weren't alive, but they were so delicate and ethereal, at a glance they looked real.”
― Stephanie Garber, Excerpt: Finale

“Everything smelled of dust trapped in light, cracked leather and wayward dreams. Breathing in and out through her nose, Tella looked down at the Map of All. It had transformed once they'd entered the library. It now revealed an entire kingdom made of books that could either have been a book lover's nightmare or their wish come true. There was a Broken Spine Castle, an Unread River, a Ravine of Ripped Pages, a Poetry Valley, a set of Novel Mountains, and then finally, the Ruscica and Books for Advanced Imaginations.

The most direct route to this room was through an area referred to as The Zoo. Tella wondered if it would have books in cages, but The Zoo didn't even have bookshelves. The books all roamed freely in this room as they clung together to take the shapes of different animals. Tella spied bookish rhinos, paper-mache elephants and very tall giraffes that milled about in an oddly peaceful silence. The elephant sniffed at Tella with its leathery-grey trunk of books, while a paper bunny made of loose pages noiselessly hopped after Legend. The bunny continued to follow as they left The Zoo and reached The Reading Chamber, where books formed couches and chairs and one massive throne.”
― Stephanie Garber, Excerpt: Finale

“Is she were Scarlett, someone would have come to her rescue by now. Julian would have probably flown in on a hot-air balloon, and then sprouted wings to soar down and carry her away. Unfortunately Tella wasn't the sort of girl people saved â€� she was the one they left behind.
But she was also the sort they underestimated.
She reminded herself she was the daughter of two dangerous criminals.
She'd once bet her life on her sister's love.
She'd kissed the Prince of Hearts and still lived.
These Fates would not kill her tonight.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary

“I hate to break your heart, but I think of girls the way I imagine you think of ball gowns; it's never a good idea to wear the same one more than once."
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"What a coincidence, that's the same way I see young men.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary

“She should have known better than to think Death wouldn't haunt her after she'd escaped. Tella was amazing; of course Death would want to keep her.”
― Stephanie Garber, Legendary