89 Quotes by Kelly Barnhill

There is no utter truth or utter falsehood in this world. There is only mostly. Which part of the mostly you choose to accept, well, that much is up to you.

To be human is to lie, after all. Our minds tell lies to our hearts and our hearts tell lies to our souls.

She insisted that they focus their energies on raising a little girl who was, by nature, a tangle of mischief and motion and curiosity.

I think I'm allergic to babies.

Not every story is true. And sometimes the things that were wicked become the things that save us, and the things that were good doom us to misery and pain.

The forest was friend to all. And anyone could walk to the Enchanters' castle for remedies or advice or general gossip.

But as she continued and finished her tale, I could tell that her heart was elsewhere, and when she excused herself to go to bed, she left without saying good night. After that, the princesses in her stories were always beautiful. Always.

Primarily, Fyrian decided to occupy himself in the collection of flowers for the baby, a process hindered by his occasional hiccups and sneezes, each with its requisite dollops of flame, and each reducing his flowers to ashes. But he hardly noticed.

Just go mad. Madness and magic are linked, after all.