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Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs Picture Quote #1

If you want to tell grown-up fairy tales, you have to look for the dark side Picture Quote #1

The tricks of magic follow the archetypes of narrative fiction - there are tales of creation and loss, death and resurrection, and obstacles that must be overcome Picture Quote #1

I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is so deep that there are few things that really rival them Picture Quote #1

The laundry has its hands on my dirty shirts, sheets, towels and tablecloths, and who knows what tales they tell Picture Quote #1

My youngest son becomes an award-winning nature photographer, and I cannot resist writing poems to his pictures. My daughter loves to cook, though I do not. Yet together, we write a cookbook with fairy tales. And now a second Picture Quote #1

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The theater itself is a lie. Its deaths are mere special effects. Its tales never happened. Even the histories are distorted for dramatic effect. The theater is unnatural, a place of imagination. But the theater tells the audience something true: that the world requires judgments Picture Quote #1

Recollections of early childhood bear comparison to fairy tales, and ... youth remains an unknown country to whose bourn no traveler returns except as the agent of a foreign power Picture Quote #1

The existence of life beyond Earth is an ancient human concern. Over the years, however, attempts to understand humanity’s place in the cosmos through science often got hijacked by wishful thinking or fabricated tales Picture Quote #1

When fairy tales are written in the west, they’re known as folklore. In the east, fairy tales are called religions Picture Quote #1

From the early days of the Raj, Shakespeare had been woven into the fabric of India’s education, and my father understood that in a culture rich with storytelling and fantastical tales, Shakespeare’s characters and storylines resonated in a powerful way Picture Quote #1

We build our understanding of the emotional world through the myths and legends of our culture. We are all, in part, made of fairy tales Picture Quote #1

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Jesus wastes none of our stories, even our tales of woe. He transforms them into epic adventures where we dare to face our past for the sake of our present Picture Quote #1

Fantasy encompasses a wide, wide spectrum of writing. We have beast fables, we have gothics, we have tales of vampires and werewolves, and we have sword and sorcery; we have epics from Homer, and there is just so much out there that we put under the umbrella of ‘fantasy.’ Picture Quote #1

We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we’ve heard in fairy tales 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

Cheerfully fessing up to our failures turns crazy mind off, humility and compassion on. I learned this in a karate dojo that had a strange tradition. Everyone there loved recounting failure stories, and after an evening of smacking one another, we’d sit and have a beer while the students swapped tales of martial arts disaster 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

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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

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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Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs. (Tales Quotes) If you want to tell grown-up fairy tales, you have to look for the dark side (Tales Quotes) The tricks of magic follow the archetypes of narrative fiction - there are tales of creation and loss, death and resurrection, and obstacles that must be overcome. (Tales Quotes) I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is so deep that there are few things that really rival them. (Tales Quotes) The laundry has its hands on my dirty shirts, sheets, towels and tablecloths, and who knows what tales they tell. (Tales Quotes) My youngest son becomes an award-winning nature photographer, and I cannot resist writing poems to his pictures. My daughter loves to cook, though I do not. Yet together, we write a cookbook with fairy tales. And now a second. (Tales Quotes) The theater itself is a lie. Its deaths are mere special effects. Its tales never happened. Even the histories are distorted for dramatic effect. The theater is unnatural, a place of imagination. But the theater tells the audience something true: that the world requires judgments. (Tales Quotes) Recollections of early childhood bear comparison to fairy tales, and ... youth remains an unknown country to whose bourn no traveler returns except as the agent of a foreign power. (Tales Quotes) The existence of life beyond Earth is an ancient human concern. Over the years, however, attempts to understand humanity’s place in the cosmos through science often got hijacked by wishful thinking or fabricated tales. (Tales Quotes) When fairy tales are written in the west, they’re known as folklore. In the east, fairy tales are called religions. (Tales Quotes) From the early days of the Raj, Shakespeare had been woven into the fabric of India’s education, and my father understood that in a culture rich with storytelling and fantastical tales, Shakespeare’s characters and storylines resonated in a powerful way. (Tales Quotes) We build our understanding of the emotional world through the myths and legends of our culture. We are all, in part, made of fairy tales. (Tales Quotes) Jesus wastes none of our stories, even our tales of woe. He transforms them into epic adventures where we dare to face our past for the sake of our present. (Tales Quotes) Fantasy encompasses a wide, wide spectrum of writing. We have beast fables, we have gothics, we have tales of vampires and werewolves, and we have sword and sorcery; we have epics from Homer, and there is just so much out there that we put under the umbrella of ‘fantasy.’ (Tales Quotes) We may have forgotten how to feel. Nobody is teaching us how to live happily ever after, as we’ve heard in fairy tales. (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. (Tales Quotes) Cheerfully fessing up to our failures turns crazy mind off, humility and compassion on. I learned this in a karate dojo that had a strange tradition. Everyone there loved recounting failure stories, and after an evening of smacking one another, we’d sit and have a beer while the students swapped tales of martial arts disaster. (Tales 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. (Tales 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. (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. (Tales Quotes) I think people should read fairy tales, because we’re hungry for a mythology that will speak to our fears. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (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. (Tales Quotes) Look at Jane Austen. Her characters derive in a reasonably straight line from fairy tales. (Tales Quotes) Classic fairy tales do not deny the existence of heartache and sorrow, but they do deny universal defeat. (Tales Quotes) Soils and national characters differ, but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in treatment. (Tales Quotes)

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