Erin Morgenstern

"I do not see as well without her. I do not hear as well without her. I do not feel as well without her. I would be better off without a hand or a leg than without my sister."

- Erin Morgenstern

"You don't have to be a chef or even a particularly good cook to experience proper kitchen alchemy: the moment when ingredients combine to form something more delectable than the sum of their parts. Fancy ingredients or recipes not required; simple, made-up things are usually even better."

- Erin Morgenstern

"Most maidens are perfectly capable of rescuing themselves in my experience, at least the ones worth something, in any case."

- Erin Morgenstern