{"quotes":[{"text":"I have to believe it’s right to be a warm voice, a companion if I can be, as soon as ever I find a friend.","author":"Betsy Cornwell","tags":["cinderella","companionship","compassion","fairy-tale-retellings","friends","friendship","kindness","love","steampunk","warmth"],"id":3115,"author_id":"Betsy+Cornwell"},{"text":"Crazy loves company, Sir Clay.","author":"Marissa Meyer","tags":["cinderella","fairy-tale","little-red-riding-hood","lunar-chronicles","rapunzel","snow-white","winter"],"id":10245,"author_id":"Marissa+Meyer"},{"text":"He looked down at her and their gazes meshed for long moments. “I was wrong before. You’re definitely the best part.”  Faith’s breath stuttered in her lungs. Nobody had ever said anything so damn romantic to her in her life. She’d been told she was gorgeous and beautiful and sexy by men who’d been keen to get her into bed but she’d never been told she was the best part of anybody’s anything.","author":"Amy Andrews","tags":["amy-andrews","cinderella","fairy-tales","new-york"],"id":22185,"author_id":"Amy+Andrews"},{"text":"I want to introduce the world to my princess.’ In a state of disbelief, Izzy took his hand and they walked back towards the stage. Happiness bubbled up inside her as it slowly dawned on her that this was real. She lifted her face to look at him. ‘I think I’m going to look cute in a tiara. I’ve never worn anything sparkly on my head before.’ He laughed and tightened his grip on her hand. ‘First thing tomorrow I’m going to buy you one.’ ‘Slow down.’ She winced and stooped to fiddle with her feet. ‘My shoes are hurting.’ ‘This is not news. Your shoes are always hurting, tesoro.’ ‘Do princesses absolutely have to wear shoes at all times?’ A slow smile spread across his face and he scooped her into his arms and carried her the last few steps onto the stage. ‘Of course not. Didn’t you read Cinderella?","author":"Sarah Morgan","tags":["cinderella","happily-ever-after","love-story","prince","princess","royalty"],"id":28485,"author_id":"Sarah+Morgan"},{"text":"Ashlynn washed her face, put on an apron, and then opened wide the door to her shoe closet. This princess wouldn't care if she wore a burlap sack every day, so long as she had dozens of footwear choices. Today she settled on a pair of scrappy teal wedges and went to start breakfast. Even though her father's grand house came fully stocked with servants, her mother believed in good, solid, character-forming chores. After all, Ashlynn would inherit her mother's story and become the next Cinderella someday, and there would be lots of floors to mop and hearths to sweep her Happily Ever After.","author":"Shannon Hale","tags":["ashlynn-ella","cinderella","fairytale","family","footwear","inheritance","princess"],"id":44297,"author_id":"Shannon+Hale"},{"text":"If Cinderella were given a single shining epiphany (instead of a fairy godmother), she would have realized: 'This is my father's house. This is my father's estate. I am the rightful heiress to everything here!' then she would have said: 'Get off of my property, take nothing with you, and never show your faces to me again! You ugly, bitter, insecure, envious witches!' And I'm sure she would have been happier, sooner!","author":"C. JoyBell C.","tags":["cinderella","inspirational","self-worth","self-worthiness"],"id":48209,"author_id":"C.+JoyBell+C."},{"text":"If I cannot fix your broken heart can I put mine in its place, because these stars are not enough, and all the money in the world does not equal your worth.","author":"Delano Johnson","tags":["cinderella","daydream","delano-johnson","fantasy","love","love-at-first-sight","love-hurts","love","love-story","lovely","lovequotes","lover","lovers","music","poet","poetry-love","rare-images-of-love","realistic-poetry","realistic-poetry"],"id":49912,"author_id":"Delano+Johnson"},{"text":"I looked at an angel today, but the angel could not see me. The angel was more amazing than beautiful, like the best forgotten dream.","author":"Delano Johnson","tags":["cinderella","daydream","delano-johnson","fantasy","love","love-at-first-sight","love-hurts","love","love-story","lovely","lovequotes","lover","lovers","music","poet","poetry-love","rare-images-of-love","realistic-poetry","realistic-poetry"],"id":50710,"author_id":"Delano+Johnson"},{"text":"It's our journey to search for that piece of our soul with our life's purpose written on it.' Cinderella in Focus: Cindy's Secret.","author":"hlbalcomb","tags":["cinderella","cinderellainfocus","hope","individuality","journey","lifes-passions","search"],"id":51854,"author_id":"hlbalcomb"},{"text":"I'm here!' I said...'I'm read to go home!' As if they couldn't see me. As if I couldn't remember what it had been like, fluttering next to someone's ear and whispering into it. How the whole earth was like a musical instrument that we could play effortlessly....I could not fly. My sister was not there. My heart was broken.","author":"Carolyn Turgeon","tags":["cinderella","fairy","godmother","heart","heartbreak","wings"],"id":56477,"author_id":"Carolyn+Turgeon"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":82,"pages":9,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}