Author: Robin McKinley
Quotes of Author: Robin McKinley
The Beast turned back to me. I could look at him fairly steadily this time. After a moment he said harshly: "I am very ugly, am I not?""You are certainly, uh, very hairy," I said."You are being polite," he said."Well, yes," I conceded. "But then you called me beautiful, last night."He made a noise somewhere between a roar and a bark, and after an anxious minute, I decided it was probably a laugh. "You do not believe me then?" he inquired."Well'-no," I said, hesitantly, wondering if this might anger him. "Any number of mirrors have told me otherwise.""You will find no mirrors here," he said, "for I cannot bear them: nor any quiet water in ponds. And since I am the only one who sees you, why are you not then beautiful? book-quote