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M:
Um, I would have to say her sense of humor.
Tina HBB:
That is not one of the choices.
RC Michael M:
I know. But it’s true.
Tina HBB:
I see. Well. Does every sinew in your being cry out to be reunited with your love when you are apart?
RC Michael M:
I really do have to go now.
Tina HBB:
Okay, but answer this first: Does Mia make you feel complete, fill a hole in yourself you didn’t even know you had, make your lips tingle with a single look, inspire you to be better, more courageous, more giving, just to try to deserve her?
RC Michael M:
Um. Yes?
Tina HBB:
It has been a pleasure interviewing you, Michael. You are truly a man among men.

Conclusion
A Note from
Her Royal Highness Princess Mia

    I hope you have found this guide helpful. As you can see,
there is a lot more to being a princess than just how to wear
a tiara and pluck your eyebrows.
    Just remember:

    Kindness Counts Random acts of kindness rock! Instant messaging someone who seems down; offering to go to the movies with the new girl who no one likes; letting your best friend borrow your tiara to wear on her cable access television show—are all extremely princessy things to do.
    Just Say No Thank You Just because you are kind does not mean you have to be a pushover. Don’t let other people tell you what to do—unless what they are proposing is for your own good, like taking Algebra, or something. It is princesslike to be assertive. It is unprincesslike to be walked all over.
    Smile Princesses always put their best face forward—not just because some reporter is probably going to jump out of the bushes and snap a picture of you and you don’t want to be looking heinous when he does it, but for the good of your kingdom’s morale. So you’re a too-tall, flat-chested Japanese anime lover with a D-minus in Algebra, and the guy you adore isn’t responding to the anonymous love letters you keep slipping into his locker. Never let your public see that any of it is bothering you! Don’t be fake, but don’t bring the kingdom down, either.
    Always Be Gracious When we lose, we princesses don’t let anyone know it bothers us. Instead, we go home and pour out all our hateful, jealous feelings into our diaries. So the guy you like appears to like a girl who knows how to clone fruit flies. So your best friend has a date to the Nondenominational Winter Dance and you don’t. Don’t let them know it bugs you! Princesses don’t want anyone’s pity.
And most important:
    Be Yourself Princesses set their own trends, they don’t follow the fashion dictates of others. Can a girl with green hair and a belly-button ring really be a princess? Absolutely, if she selected that green hair and belly-button ring because she wanted them, and not just because everyone else is wearing them.
    Remember, being a princess is about how you act, not who your parents are, what kind of SAT scores you got, what extracurricular activities you choose to take part in, or how you look, in spite of what Grandmère, Sebastiano, Paolo, and everyone else says.
    Being a princess is more of an attitude, really, than a way of life. And you know, even though there aren’t enough countries on the planet for each one of us to get a chance to reign supreme, it’s possible for all of us at least to act like a princess, even if some of you will never actually be one (and believe me, you are way better off that way).
    THE END
or possibly,
The
Beginning?

About the Author and Illustrator

    M eg Cabot is the author of the best-selling, critically acclaimed Princess Diaries books, the first of which was made into the wildly popular Disney movie of the same name. Her other books for teens include All-American Girl , Haunted , Nicola and the Viscount , and Victoria and the Rogue . When not writing novels, Meg keeps busy brushing up on her etiquette, so that when her real parents, the king and queen, come along and restore her to her rightful