Despereaux Quotes in The Tale of Despereaux (2008)

Princess Pea: What are you, a mouse?

Despereaux: No... I'm a gentleman.

Andre: You're a cute little mouse. Would you like some soup?

Despereaux: No I don't want... The princess is in danger!

Andre: And a talking mouse, too.

Despereaux: Listen, you gotta help me.

Andre: Perhaps a little cheese?

Despereaux: No I don't want any Cheese! The princess, she's in danger! She's locked in the dungeon!

Boldo: In the dungeon?

Andre: Oh, don't be silly my little mouse. Everything is fine. The princess is perfectly safe up in her...

[thunder]

Roscuro: Tell me that story... about the princess. Tell me what she looked like.

Despereaux: Well, she was...

Roscuro: Was she angry?

Despereaux: No. No, not at all. Her heart was full of... longing.

Roscuro: What's longing?

Teacher: Despereaux.

Despereaux: Yes?

Teacher: You didn't cower.

Despereaux: Look's like a sword.

Teacher: It's a carving knife.

Despereaux: It's beautiful.

Teacher: It's dangerous.

Despereaux: Do you have any more?

Despereaux: Once upon a time. That's great, isn't it? "Upon a time"? And they don't even tell you what time that is yet. It's like you have to find that out.

Furlough: You're not supposed to read it, Despereaux. You're supposed to eat it.

[hands the ripped page to Despereaux]

Furlough: Good. I'll come back in an hour

[Despereaux reads the page]

Furlough: And no reading! It's a rule.

Mayor: How long have you been working on this book?

Despereaux: Um... a week.

Mayor: A week? You hardly cracked it.

Despereaux: Well I was... I just wanted to see how it ends.