Kate DiCamillo - The Tale of Despereaux (2003)

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And so he was reading the story as if it were a spell and the words of it, spoken aloud, could make magic happen.

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

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Allow me to congratulate you on your very astute powers of observation.

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Despereaux marveled at his own bravery. He admired his own defiance. And then, reader, he fainted.

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Love, as we have already discussed, is a powerful, wonderful, ridiculous thing, capable of moving mountains. And spools of thread.

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Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light.

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