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Fairy Quotes

Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace Picture Quote #1

One of the pleasures of the original ‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales’ is how incredibly ghastly they are. The ugly sisters have their eyes pecked out by crows Picture Quote #1

Even as a kid, I read ‘Jung - Reflections and Individuation In Fairy Tales’ all the inner circle of Jung was a real huge thing for me Picture Quote #1

The song No Fairy Tale tells my story. Going through the hard things leads to a richer life than just trying to make everything perfect, or worse, pretending things are good when they don’t feel right. I’ve done that more than enough times Picture Quote #1

Everything is for sale in Hollywood; the fairy tale, the costume, the pumpkin, the footman and the mice Picture Quote #1

I do not know the meaning of my sadness; there is an old fairy tale that I cannot get out of my mind Picture Quote #1

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Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it’s inside one person’s head, so that part of it’s made up and the rest of it is reality Picture Quote #1

Snow White’ is an old fairy tale, so obviously the idea of vanity and obsession with youth is long-standing. With today’s science, people have become crazy with trying to move their face around. It’s bizarre Picture Quote #1

I don’t know what my formula is. I only know I like my characters to walk in clouds. I like a little bit of the fairy tale. Let others photograph the ugliness of the world. I don’t want to distress people Picture Quote #1

The original fairy tale was about the youngest sister going into a room in the castle and finding all the bodies of the wives that came before her - she is confronted with truth, thinking about how often we think we know people and we really don’t Picture Quote #1

Each time I’m starting to work on a film, even if I love to settle the plot in the real world, I start to think about the plot as a fairy tale, or a dream, or a nightmare... As if it was the best way to tell the truth about characters or narration, instead of realism Picture Quote #1

Give Mozart a fairy tale and he creates without effort an immortal masterpiece Picture Quote #1

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She looks like a fairy tale, but yet feels so natural (natural, natural, natural) Picture Quote #1

So maybe it wasn’t the fairy tale. But those stories weren’t real anyway. Mine were Picture Quote #1

I definitely read a lot of books on the psychology and mythology behind fairy tales because I think that’s really fascinating and there’s a lot to draw on there Picture Quote #1

I grew up in a household without a TV. We lived next door to a library for a while, and at one point, I checked out all the books in the fairy tale section. I remember the librarian’s quiet smile as I’d bring back one stack and exchange it for another Picture Quote #1

I think, a secret love is something none of your friends would understand. And it’s like a fairy tale, but more serious Picture Quote #1

Fairy tales were important to me. Aren’t they for any kid? My sister says I spent a good five years of my youth convinced I would grow up to be a princess Picture Quote #1

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I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk and Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I’ve been writing in both genres ever since Picture Quote #1

I think people should read fairy tales, because we’re hungry for a mythology that will speak to our fears Picture Quote #1

The Islamic terror threat is so fierce, unrelenting and barbaric that we tell ourselves fairy tales about how these ruthless acts are anything but what they are: acts of war Picture Quote #1

What works about fairy tales is that they endure, and the great thing about fairy tales is that you can explore big, epic things that you can’t really explore in other situations Picture Quote #1

The universe has a much greater imagination than we do, which is why the real story of the universe is far more interesting than any of the fairy tales we have invented to describe it Picture Quote #1

Fairy tales, because they have a very clear structure, are easier to interfere with. Also they have this really weird logic: the kind of logic that you only really experience when you’re not feeling very well, or as a child Picture Quote #1

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I am not sure how much good is done by moralising about fairy tales. This can be unsubtle - telling children that virtue will be rewarded, when in fact it is mostly simply the fact of being the central character that ensures a favourable outcome. Fairy tales are not, on the whole, parables Picture Quote #1

When you think of Grimm’s fairy tales, they are deeply, deeply psychological. They’re so powerful, so bloody, and really, really disturbing. Think about five-year-olds reading that stuff. Even ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ is a really freaky story. Grandma is gobbled up by a wolf, and the wolf is going to eat the girl. That’s scary stuff Picture Quote #1

Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales Picture Quote #1

Classic fairy tales do not deny the existence of heartache and sorrow, but they do deny universal defeat Picture Quote #1

Soils and national characters differ, but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in treatment Picture Quote #1

There have been a number of us working very, very hard to bring myth and fairy tales into public consciousness, through fantasy literature and other media. I hope we’re succeeding in some small way Picture Quote #1

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Obsessed by a fairy tale, we spend our lives searching for a magic door and a lost kingdom of peace. (Fairy Quotes) One of the pleasures of the original ‘Grimm’s Fairy Tales’ is how incredibly ghastly they are. The ugly sisters have their eyes pecked out by crows. (Fairy Quotes) Even as a kid, I read ‘Jung - Reflections and Individuation In Fairy Tales’ all the inner circle of Jung was a real huge thing for me. (Fairy Quotes) The song No Fairy Tale tells my story. Going through the hard things leads to a richer life than just trying to make everything perfect, or worse, pretending things are good when they don’t feel right. I’ve done that more than enough times. (Fairy Quotes) Everything is for sale in Hollywood; the fairy tale, the costume, the pumpkin, the footman and the mice. (Fairy Quotes) I do not know the meaning of my sadness; there is an old fairy tale that I cannot get out of my mind. (Fairy Quotes) Chicago is partly a fairy tale because it’s inside one person’s head, so that part of it’s made up and the rest of it is reality. (Fairy Quotes) Snow White’ is an old fairy tale, so obviously the idea of vanity and obsession with youth is long-standing. With today’s science, people have become crazy with trying to move their face around. It’s bizarre. (Fairy Quotes) I don’t know what my formula is. I only know I like my characters to walk in clouds. I like a little bit of the fairy tale. Let others photograph the ugliness of the world. I don’t want to distress people. (Fairy Quotes) The original fairy tale was about the youngest sister going into a room in the castle and finding all the bodies of the wives that came before her - she is confronted with truth, thinking about how often we think we know people and we really don’t. (Fairy Quotes) Each time I’m starting to work on a film, even if I love to settle the plot in the real world, I start to think about the plot as a fairy tale, or a dream, or a nightmare... As if it was the best way to tell the truth about characters or narration, instead of realism. (Fairy Quotes) Give Mozart a fairy tale and he creates without effort an immortal masterpiece (Fairy Quotes) She looks like a fairy tale, but yet feels so natural (natural, natural, natural) (Fairy Quotes) So maybe it wasn’t the fairy tale. But those stories weren’t real anyway. Mine were. (Fairy Quotes) I definitely read a lot of books on the psychology and mythology behind fairy tales because I think that’s really fascinating and there’s a lot to draw on there. (Fairy Quotes) I grew up in a household without a TV. We lived next door to a library for a while, and at one point, I checked out all the books in the fairy tale section. I remember the librarian’s quiet smile as I’d bring back one stack and exchange it for another. (Fairy Quotes) I think, a secret love is something none of your friends would understand. And it’s like a fairy tale, but more serious. (Fairy Quotes) Fairy tales were important to me. Aren’t they for any kid? My sister says I spent a good five years of my youth convinced I would grow up to be a princess. (Fairy Quotes) I published my first book in 1982 - a collection of Irish folklore called Irish Folk and Fairy Tales. It is still in print today. My first young adult book was published a couple of years later, and I’ve been writing in both genres ever since. (Fairy Quotes) I think people should read fairy tales, because we’re hungry for a mythology that will speak to our fears. (Fairy Quotes) The Islamic terror threat is so fierce, unrelenting and barbaric that we tell ourselves fairy tales about how these ruthless acts are anything but what they are: acts of war. (Fairy Quotes) What works about fairy tales is that they endure, and the great thing about fairy tales is that you can explore big, epic things that you can’t really explore in other situations. (Fairy Quotes) The universe has a much greater imagination than we do, which is why the real story of the universe is far more interesting than any of the fairy tales we have invented to describe it. (Fairy Quotes) Fairy tales, because they have a very clear structure, are easier to interfere with. Also they have this really weird logic: the kind of logic that you only really experience when you’re not feeling very well, or as a child. (Fairy Quotes) I am not sure how much good is done by moralising about fairy tales. This can be unsubtle - telling children that virtue will be rewarded, when in fact it is mostly simply the fact of being the central character that ensures a favourable outcome. Fairy tales are not, on the whole, parables. (Fairy Quotes) When you think of Grimm’s fairy tales, they are deeply, deeply psychological. They’re so powerful, so bloody, and really, really disturbing. Think about five-year-olds reading that stuff. Even ‘Little Red Riding Hood’ is a really freaky story. Grandma is gobbled up by a wolf, and the wolf is going to eat the girl. That’s scary stuff. (Fairy Quotes) Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales. (Fairy Quotes) Classic fairy tales do not deny the existence of heartache and sorrow, but they do deny universal defeat. (Fairy Quotes) Soils and national characters differ, but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in treatment. (Fairy Quotes) There have been a number of us working very, very hard to bring myth and fairy tales into public consciousness, through fantasy literature and other media. I hope we’re succeeding in some small way. (Fairy Quotes)

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