“She had always found villains more exciting than heroes. They had ambition, passion. They made the stories happen. Villains didn't fear death. No, they wrapped themselves in death like suits of armor! As she inhaled the school's graveyard smell, Agatha felt her blood rush. For like all villains, death didn't scare her. It made her feel alive.”
―
Soman Chainani,
The School for Good and Evil
“In the forest of primevalA school for Good and EvilTwin towers like two headsOne for the pureAnd one for the wickedTry to escape you'll always fail,The only way out isThrough a fairytale.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“Only once you destroy who you think you are can you embrace who you truly are.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“What's the one thing Evil can never have... and the one thing Good can never do without?” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“Beauty can only fight the truth for so long...” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“You’re not evil, Sophie," Agatha whispered, touching her decayed cheek. "You’re human." Sophie smiled weakly. “Only if I have you.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“To find a happy ending with someone else, first you have to find it alone.” ― Soman Chainani, The Last Ever After
“Hold on to me!” Tedros yelled, hacking briars with his training sword.Dazed, Agatha clung to his chest as he withstood thorn lashes with moans of pain. Soon he had the upper hand and pulled Agatha from the Woods towards the spiked gates, which glowed in recognition and pulled apart, cleaving a narrow path for the two Evers. As the gates speared shut behind them,Agatha looked up at limping Tedros, crisscrossed with bloody scratches, blue shirt shredded away.“Had a feeling Sophie was getting in through the Woods,” he panted, hauling her up into slashed arms before she could protest. “So Professor Dovey gave me permission to take some fairies and stakeout the outer gates. Should have known you’d be here trying to catch her yourself.”Agatha gaped at him dumbly.“Stupid idea for a princess to take on witches alone,” Tedros said, dripping sweat on her pink dress.“Where is she?” Agatha croaked. “Is she safe?”“Not a good idea for princesses to worry about witches either,” Tedros said, hands gripping her waist. Her stomach exploded with butterflies.“Put me down,” she sputtered— “More bad ideas from the princess.”“Put me down!”Tedros obeyed and Agatha pulled away.“I’m not a princess!” she snapped, fixing her collar.“If you say so,” the prince said, eyes drifting downward.Agatha followed them to her gashed legs, waterfalls of brilliant blood. She saw blood blurring— Tedros smiled. “One . . . two . . . three . . .”She fainted in his arms.“Definitely a princess,” he said.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“It's the problem with fairy tales. From far away, they seem so perfect. But up close, they're just as complicated as real life.” ― Soman Chainani, A World Without Princes
“Gently Agatha touched her face in the mirror, glowing from inside. A face no one recognized because it was so happy.There could be no turning back now. The bread crumbs on the dark trail were gone. Instead, she had the truth to guide her. A truth greater than any magic.I've been beautiful all along.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“You gave me a dead frog for my birthday!To remind you we all die and end up rotting underground eaten by maggots so we should enjoy our birthdays while we have them. I found it thoughtful.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“Agatha: "If you say anything smug or stuck-up or shallow, I'll have Reaper follow you home."Sophie: "But then I can't talk!” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“Of all the tales in all the kingdoms in all the Woods, you had to walk into mine.” ― Soman Chainani, The Last Ever After
“No one likes boys! Even girls who like boys can’t stand boys!” ― Soman Chainani, A World without Princes
“And Sophie and Agatha lived happily ever after, for girls don't need princes for love to call... No, they don't need princes in their fairy tales at all” ― Soman Chainani, A World Without Princes
“Everytime you do a Good Deed with true intention, your soul grows purer.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“Agatha wondered what these girls' souls would wish for. Depth, perhaps.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“Dear girl, it will be a very long road if you spend more time looking backwards than forward.” ― Soman Chainani, The Last Ever After
“Sophie: "For the Create-A-Tale Competition, your story ended with Snow White eaten by vultures and Cinderella drowning her-self in a tub."Agatha: "I thought it was a better ending.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“In the forest of primevalA school for Good and EvilTwin towers like two headsOne for the pureAnd one for the wickedTry to escape you'll always fail,The only way out isThrough a fairytale.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“Only once you destroy who you think you are can you embrace who you truly are.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“What's the one thing Evil can never have... and the one thing Good can never do without?” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“Beauty can only fight the truth for so long...” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“You’re not evil, Sophie," Agatha whispered, touching her decayed cheek. "You’re human." Sophie smiled weakly. “Only if I have you.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“To find a happy ending with someone else, first you have to find it alone.” ― Soman Chainani, The Last Ever After
“Hold on to me!” Tedros yelled, hacking briars with his training sword.Dazed, Agatha clung to his chest as he withstood thorn lashes with moans of pain. Soon he had the upper hand and pulled Agatha from the Woods towards the spiked gates, which glowed in recognition and pulled apart, cleaving a narrow path for the two Evers. As the gates speared shut behind them,Agatha looked up at limping Tedros, crisscrossed with bloody scratches, blue shirt shredded away.“Had a feeling Sophie was getting in through the Woods,” he panted, hauling her up into slashed arms before she could protest. “So Professor Dovey gave me permission to take some fairies and stakeout the outer gates. Should have known you’d be here trying to catch her yourself.”Agatha gaped at him dumbly.“Stupid idea for a princess to take on witches alone,” Tedros said, dripping sweat on her pink dress.“Where is she?” Agatha croaked. “Is she safe?”“Not a good idea for princesses to worry about witches either,” Tedros said, hands gripping her waist. Her stomach exploded with butterflies.“Put me down,” she sputtered— “More bad ideas from the princess.”“Put me down!”Tedros obeyed and Agatha pulled away.“I’m not a princess!” she snapped, fixing her collar.“If you say so,” the prince said, eyes drifting downward.Agatha followed them to her gashed legs, waterfalls of brilliant blood. She saw blood blurring— Tedros smiled. “One . . . two . . . three . . .”She fainted in his arms.“Definitely a princess,” he said.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“It's the problem with fairy tales. From far away, they seem so perfect. But up close, they're just as complicated as real life.” ― Soman Chainani, A World Without Princes
“Gently Agatha touched her face in the mirror, glowing from inside. A face no one recognized because it was so happy.There could be no turning back now. The bread crumbs on the dark trail were gone. Instead, she had the truth to guide her. A truth greater than any magic.I've been beautiful all along.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“You gave me a dead frog for my birthday!To remind you we all die and end up rotting underground eaten by maggots so we should enjoy our birthdays while we have them. I found it thoughtful.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“Agatha: "If you say anything smug or stuck-up or shallow, I'll have Reaper follow you home."Sophie: "But then I can't talk!” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“Of all the tales in all the kingdoms in all the Woods, you had to walk into mine.” ― Soman Chainani, The Last Ever After
“No one likes boys! Even girls who like boys can’t stand boys!” ― Soman Chainani, A World without Princes
“And Sophie and Agatha lived happily ever after, for girls don't need princes for love to call... No, they don't need princes in their fairy tales at all” ― Soman Chainani, A World Without Princes
“Everytime you do a Good Deed with true intention, your soul grows purer.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“Agatha wondered what these girls' souls would wish for. Depth, perhaps.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
“Dear girl, it will be a very long road if you spend more time looking backwards than forward.” ― Soman Chainani, The Last Ever After
“Sophie: "For the Create-A-Tale Competition, your story ended with Snow White eaten by vultures and Cinderella drowning her-self in a tub."Agatha: "I thought it was a better ending.” ― Soman Chainani, The School for Good and Evil
