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Fairy Tales Quotes

Idle man, chases after fairy tales Picture Quote #1

I don’t believe in fairy tales, but I believe in you and me Picture Quote #1

Screw fairy tales. My life was way more interesting Picture Quote #1

Is life a fantasy or fairy tales~? Picture Quote #1

All great novels are great fairy tales Picture Quote #1

Even nightingales can’t be fed on fairy tales Picture Quote #1

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...fairy tales, just a fancy word for lies Picture Quote #1

I love fairy tales and feel very affected by them Picture Quote #1

My relationship with Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm reaches far back into my childhood. I grew up with Grimm’s fairy tales. I even saw a theater production of ‘Tom Thumb’ during Advent at the State Theater in Danzig, which my mother took me to see Picture Quote #1

Sometimes you have to censor books. When I read ‘Peter Rabbit,’ I skip the part about Peter’s father ending up in one of Mrs. McGregor’s pies. I also hid the book of ‘Grimm Fairy Tales.’ They’re just too grim for my grandkids. Reality will come soon enough Picture Quote #1

Fairy Tales always have a happy ending.’ That depends... on whether you are Rumpelstiltskin or the Queen Picture Quote #1

Once I learned, I went online and ordered every romance novel I could find. They’re fairy tales for grown-ups Picture Quote #1

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They [Fairy Tales] are talking about real emotions, telling true stories, through the medium of metaphor. People used to understand metaphor better than I think we do now. But these stories are so potent, they refuse to die Picture Quote #1

Armchair warriors often fail - and we’ve been poisoned by these fairy tales Picture Quote #1

I like that ‘once upon a time’ quality, where the telling of a tale has an elevated sense of story. There’s a whimsical quality to it. Sometimes in fairy tales more things seem possible, even though often they’re real world based Picture Quote #1

So there are different examples of fairy tales, and sometimes I believe in them and sometimes I don’t Picture Quote #1

I have never dreamed of being a princess. I have not longed for Prince Charming. I have and do long for something resembling a happily ever after. I am supposed to be above such flights of fantasy, but I am not. I am enamored of fairy tales 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

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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

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

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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

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

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Idle man, chases after fairy tales... (Fairy Tales Quotes) I don’t believe in fairy tales, but I believe in you and me (Fairy Tales Quotes) Screw fairy tales. My life was way more interesting. (Fairy Tales Quotes) Is life a fantasy or fairy tales~? (Fairy Tales Quotes) All great novels are great fairy tales (Fairy Tales Quotes) Even nightingales can’t be fed on fairy tales (Fairy Tales Quotes) ...fairy tales, just a fancy word for lies... (Fairy Tales Quotes) I love fairy tales and feel very affected by them (Fairy Tales Quotes) My relationship with Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm reaches far back into my childhood. I grew up with Grimm’s fairy tales. I even saw a theater production of ‘Tom Thumb’ during Advent at the State Theater in Danzig, which my mother took me to see (Fairy Tales Quotes) Sometimes you have to censor books. When I read ‘Peter Rabbit,’ I skip the part about Peter’s father ending up in one of Mrs. McGregor’s pies. I also hid the book of ‘Grimm Fairy Tales.’ They’re just too grim for my grandkids. Reality will come soon enough (Fairy Tales Quotes) Fairy Tales always have a happy ending.’ That depends... on whether you are Rumpelstiltskin or the Queen (Fairy Tales Quotes) Once I learned, I went online and ordered every romance novel I could find. They’re fairy tales for grown-ups (Fairy Tales Quotes) They [Fairy Tales] are talking about real emotions, telling true stories, through the medium of metaphor. People used to understand metaphor better than I think we do now. But these stories are so potent, they refuse to die (Fairy Tales Quotes) Armchair warriors often fail - and we’ve been poisoned by these fairy tales (Fairy Tales Quotes) I like that ‘once upon a time’ quality, where the telling of a tale has an elevated sense of story. There’s a whimsical quality to it. Sometimes in fairy tales more things seem possible, even though often they’re real world based (Fairy Tales Quotes) So there are different examples of fairy tales, and sometimes I believe in them and sometimes I don’t. (Fairy Tales Quotes) I have never dreamed of being a princess. I have not longed for Prince Charming. I have and do long for something resembling a happily ever after. I am supposed to be above such flights of fantasy, but I am not. I am enamored of fairy tales. (Fairy Tales 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 Tales 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 Tales 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 Tales Quotes) I think people should read fairy tales, because we’re hungry for a mythology that will speak to our fears. (Fairy Tales 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 Tales 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 Tales 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 Tales 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 Tales 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 Tales 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 Tales Quotes) Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales. (Fairy Tales Quotes) Classic fairy tales do not deny the existence of heartache and sorrow, but they do deny universal defeat. (Fairy Tales Quotes) Soils and national characters differ, but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in treatment. (Fairy Tales Quotes)

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