of motunui

As far as I could see, the old notion that a bachelor’s life was so… glamorous and carefree was all nonsense. It was downright dull.

Never forget how much your family loves you.

A dream is a wish your heart makes when you’re fast asleep. In dreams you will lose your heartaches. Whatever you wish for, you keep. Have faith in your dreams, and someday, your rainbow will come smiling through. No matter how your heart is grieving, if you keep on believing, the dream that you wish will come true.

It is not until you lose everything that you can truly appreciate everything.

A king’s time as ruler rises and falls like the sun.

“…Even if I never got to see Coco in the living world… I thought at least one day I’d see her here. Give her the biggest hug”

once upon a time, in a faraway land, a young prince lived in a shining castle. although he had everything his heart desired, the prince was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. but then, one winter’s night, an old beggar woman came to the castle and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the old woman away. but she warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within. and when he dismissed her again, the old woman’s ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. the prince tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was no love in his heart. and as punishment, she transformed him into a hideous beast and placed a powerful spell on the castle and all who lived there. ashamed of his monstrous form, the beast concealed himself inside his castle, with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. the rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his 21st year. if he could learn to love another, and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. if not, he would be doomed to remain a beast for all time. as the years passed, he fell into despair and lost all hope. for who could ever learn to love a beast?

You want to end up like that man? Forgotten? Left off your family’s ofrenda? I don’t care if I’m on some stupid ofrenda!

“I’m sorry, Anna. It’s my fault we don’t have a family tradition.”

CINDERELLA (2015) dir. Kenneth Branagh

I’ve been staring at the edge of the water, long as I can remember, never really knowing why. I wish I could be the perfect daughter, but I come back to the water, no matter how hard I try.

I know it all ends tomorrow, so it has to be today!

The new prince is born.