Once upon a time [Season 1]

Some people will stop at nothing to destroy the happiness of others.

True love's kiss will break any curse.

How arrogant are you to think yours is the only one? There are infinite more. You have to open your mind. They touch one another, pressing up in a long line of lands, each just as real as the last. All have their own rules. Some have magic. Some don't. And some need magic... Like this one.

Oh, everyone has a choice, dearie. Just make sure it's the right one.

What do you think stories are for? These stories, the classics, there's a reason we all know them. They're a way for us to deal with our world. A world that doesn't always make sense.

I always thought that if two people were supposed to be together, they'd find a way.

Because not having someone? Well, that's the worst curse imaginable.

— Trust me. I know love, and... You're in it.
— Ah. What's it like?
— It's the most wonderful and amazing thing in the world. Love is hope. It fuels our dreams. And if you're in it, you need to enjoy it. Because love doesn't always last forever.
— But if love's so great, then why do I feel so bad right now?
— You need to be with the person you love.

Good always loses, because good has to play fair. Evil doesn't. She's evil.

It's hard enough to live in a land where you don't belong, but knowing it, holding conflicting realities in your head will drive you mad.

— What's going on is I still have feelings for you.
— What?
— Why do you think I go to Granny's every morning at 7:15? It's to see you. And I don't know why. Because it just makes me miserable, because every time I see you, it just reminds me that you chose Kathryn instead of me. And that's why I didn't want you to come to the woods with me. Because being around you is too... It's too painful.
— You think this is funny?
— No! No, it's just... The reason I go to Granny's every morning at 7:15 is to see you.

Remembering is the worst curse...