"People only like the idea of fairies. When they bump up against a particular, real-as-corn fairy, there's always trouble." Chap. 4, p. 24

"They are always awful, but some people are delighted to have a present from a fairy, even if it makes them miserable." Chap. 4, p. 25

"Hattie didn't know about Lucinda and the curse, but she understood I always had to follow her orders." Chap. 8, p. 54

"Hattie's orders were chiefly chores. I think she lacked the imagination to devise more interesting commands." Chap. 11, p. 77

"On the edge of Jenn, I gave a baker the first sale of the day, two currant muffins and two loaves of traveler's bread in exchange for Hattie's wig, which he declared the finest he'd ever seen." Chap. 13, p. 88

"I almost laughed and broke the spell. Who was giving orders now?" Chap. 14, p. 102

". . . it is helpful to know the proper way to behave, so one...