# Quote — Gail Carson Levine, Ella Enchanted

> Dear Ella,Impatience is not usually my weakness. But your letters torment me. They make me long to saddle my horse and ride to Frell, where I would make you explain yourself. They are playful, interesting, thoughtful, and (occasionally) serious. I'm overjoyed to receive them, yet they bring misery. You say little of your daily life; I have no idea how you occupy yourself. I don't mind; I enjoy guessing at the mystery. But what I really long to know you do not tell either: what you feel, although I've given you hints by the score of my regard.You like me. You wouldn't waste time or paper on a being you didn't like. But I think I've loved you since we met at your mother's funeral. I want to be with you forever and beyond, but you write that you are too young to marry or too old or too short or too hungry — until I crumple your letters up in despair, only to smooth them out again for a twelfth reading, hunting for hidden meanings.Father asks frequently in his letters whether I fancy any Ayorthian young lady or any in our acquaintance at home. I say no. I suppose I'm confessing another fault: pride. I don't want him to know that I love if my affections are not returned.You would charm him, and Mother too. They would be yours completely. As I am.What a beautiful bride you'll be, whomever you marry at whatever age. And what a queen if I am the man! Who has your grace? Your expression? Your voice? I could extol your virtues endlessly, but I want you to finish reading and answer me quickly.Today I cannot write of Ayortha or my doings or anything. I can only post this and wait.Love (it is such a relief to pen the word!), love, love—Char

- Author: [Gail Carson Levine](https://www.leafyquotes.com/gail-carson-levine.md)
- Book: [Ella Enchanted](https://www.leafyquotes.com/gail-carson-levine/ella-enchanted.md)
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