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Tales Quotes

He had read books, newspapers and magazines. He knew that if you ran away you sometimes met bad people who did bad things to you; but he had also read fairy tales, so he knew that there were kind people out there, side by side with the monsters Picture Quote #1

She tastes like nectar and salt. Nectar and salt and apples. Pollen and stars and hinges. She tastes like fairy tales. Swan maiden at midnight. Cream on the tip of a fox’s tongue. She tastes like hope Picture Quote #1

Uncertainty in the pressure of vivid hopes and fears is painful, but must be endured if we wish to live without the support of comforting fairy tales Picture Quote #1

It’s only in fairy tales that princesses can afford to wait for the handsome prince to save them. In real life, they have to bust out of their own coffins and do the saving themselves Picture Quote #1

In a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave importance that fairy tales should be respected Picture Quote #1

And the people listened, and their faces were quiet with listening. The story tellers, gathering attention into their tales, spoke in great rhythms, spoke in great words because the tales were great, and the listeners became great through them Picture Quote #1

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What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose 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 became a writer, a teller of tales, because otherwise I would have died... or worse Picture Quote #1

It is only in folk tales, children’s stories, and the journals of intellectual opinion that power is used wisely and well to destroy evil. The real world teaches very different lessons, and it takes willful and dedicated ignorance to fail to perceive them Picture Quote #1

It was one of those hot, silent nights, when people sit at windows listening for the thunder which they know will shortly break; when they recall dismal tales of hurricanes and earthquakes; and of lonely travellers on open plains, and lonely ships at sea, struck by lightning Picture Quote #1

I know the look of an apple that is roasting and sizzling on the hearth on a winter’s evening, and I know the comfort that comes of eating it hot, along with some sugar and a drench of cream... I know how the nuts taken in conjunction with winter apples, cider, and doughnuts, make old people’s tales and old jokes sound fresh and crisp and enchanting Picture Quote #1

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Nothing ever begins. There is no first moment; no single word or place from which this or any story springs. The threads can always be traced back to some earlier tale, and the tales that preceded that; though as the narrator’s voice recedes the connections will seem to grow more tenuous, for each age will want the tale told as if it were of its own making Picture Quote #1

He reads histories and mythologies and fairy tales, wondering why it seems that only girls are ever swept away from their mundane lives on farms by knights or princes or wolves. It strikes him as unfair to not have the same fanciful opportunity himself. And he is not in the position to do any rescuing of his own Picture Quote #1

We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in this world. One child is given a light saber, another a wizard’s education. The trick is not to amass all the different kinds of power, but to use well the kind you’ve been granted Picture Quote #1

There’s no limit to what you can dream. You expect the unexpected, you believe in magic, in fairy tales, and in possibilities. Then you grow older and that innocence is shattered and somewhere along the way the reality of life gets in the way and you’re hit by the realization that you can’t be all you wanted to be, you just might have to settle for a little bit less Picture Quote #1

The myths and folk tales of the whole world make clear that the refusal is essentially a refusal to give up what one takes to be one’s own interest. The future is regarded not in terms of an unremitting series of deaths and births, but as though one’s present system of ideals, virtues, goals, and advantages were to be fixed and made secure Picture Quote #1

I also like the whole idea of fairy tales and folk tales being a woman’s domain, considered a lesser domain at the time they were told Picture Quote #1

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On that other novels followed: but I still wrote fairy tales and dreamy poems of another world Picture Quote #1

One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy is what you find right around the corner, in this world. That’s where the old stuff came from 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

The perfect delight of writing tales where so many lives come and go at the cost of one which slips imperceptibly away Picture Quote #1

There was a place in childhood that I remember well, and there a voice of sweetest tone bright fairy tales did tell Picture Quote #1

Blues, spirituals, and folk tales recounted from mouth to mouth... All these formed the channels through which the racial wisdom flowed Picture Quote #1

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Definitely they write themselves. It’s an amazing experience. It’s like the characters have come alive and are sitting on my shoulder talking to me, telling me their tales Picture Quote #1

It’s not just dead men who tell no tales. Live ones don’t have much to say for themselves, either Picture Quote #1

Fairy tales and folk tales have always played a role in my writing in one way or another Picture Quote #1

I am concerned with a certain way of looking at life, which was created in me by the fairy tales, but has since been meekly ratified by the mere facts Picture Quote #1

Content, it dreams awake, and spins the fabric of tales. There is really nothing to be done with such imagery except to use it: in writing, in art Picture Quote #1

Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed Picture Quote #1

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He had read books, newspapers and magazines. He knew that if you ran away you sometimes met bad people who did bad things to you; but he had also read fairy tales, so he knew that there were kind people out there, side by side with the monsters (Tales Quotes) She tastes like nectar and salt. Nectar and salt and apples. Pollen and stars and hinges. She tastes like fairy tales. Swan maiden at midnight. Cream on the tip of a fox’s tongue. She tastes like hope (Tales Quotes) Uncertainty in the pressure of vivid hopes and fears is painful, but must be endured if we wish to live without the support of comforting fairy tales (Tales Quotes) It’s only in fairy tales that princesses can afford to wait for the handsome prince to save them. In real life, they have to bust out of their own coffins and do the saving themselves (Tales Quotes) In a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave importance that fairy tales should be respected (Tales Quotes) And the people listened, and their faces were quiet with listening. The story tellers, gathering attention into their tales, spoke in great rhythms, spoke in great words because the tales were great, and the listeners became great through them (Tales Quotes) What a poor appearance the tales of poets make when stripped of the colours which music puts upon them, and recited in simple prose (Tales Quotes) So there are different examples of fairy tales, and sometimes I believe in them and sometimes I don’t (Tales Quotes) I became a writer, a teller of tales, because otherwise I would have died... or worse (Tales Quotes) It is only in folk tales, children’s stories, and the journals of intellectual opinion that power is used wisely and well to destroy evil. The real world teaches very different lessons, and it takes willful and dedicated ignorance to fail to perceive them (Tales Quotes) It was one of those hot, silent nights, when people sit at windows listening for the thunder which they know will shortly break; when they recall dismal tales of hurricanes and earthquakes; and of lonely travellers on open plains, and lonely ships at sea, struck by lightning (Tales Quotes) I know the look of an apple that is roasting and sizzling on the hearth on a winter’s evening, and I know the comfort that comes of eating it hot, along with some sugar and a drench of cream... I know how the nuts taken in conjunction with winter apples, cider, and doughnuts, make old people’s tales and old jokes sound fresh and crisp and enchanting (Tales Quotes) Nothing ever begins. There is no first moment; no single word or place from which this or any story springs. The threads can always be traced back to some earlier tale, and the tales that preceded that; though as the narrator’s voice recedes the connections will seem to grow more tenuous, for each age will want the tale told as if it were of its own making (Tales Quotes) He reads histories and mythologies and fairy tales, wondering why it seems that only girls are ever swept away from their mundane lives on farms by knights or princes or wolves. It strikes him as unfair to not have the same fanciful opportunity himself. And he is not in the position to do any rescuing of his own (Tales Quotes) We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in this world. One child is given a light saber, another a wizard’s education. The trick is not to amass all the different kinds of power, but to use well the kind you’ve been granted (Tales Quotes) There’s no limit to what you can dream. You expect the unexpected, you believe in magic, in fairy tales, and in possibilities. Then you grow older and that innocence is shattered and somewhere along the way the reality of life gets in the way and you’re hit by the realization that you can’t be all you wanted to be, you just might have to settle for a little bit less (Tales Quotes) The myths and folk tales of the whole world make clear that the refusal is essentially a refusal to give up what one takes to be one’s own interest. The future is regarded not in terms of an unremitting series of deaths and births, but as though one’s present system of ideals, virtues, goals, and advantages were to be fixed and made secure (Tales Quotes) I also like the whole idea of fairy tales and folk tales being a woman’s domain, considered a lesser domain at the time they were told (Tales Quotes) On that other novels followed: but I still wrote fairy tales and dreamy poems of another world (Tales Quotes) One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy is what you find right around the corner, in this world. That’s where the old stuff came from (Tales 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 (Tales Quotes) The perfect delight of writing tales where so many lives come and go at the cost of one which slips imperceptibly away (Tales Quotes) There was a place in childhood that I remember well, and there a voice of sweetest tone bright fairy tales did tell (Tales Quotes) Blues, spirituals, and folk tales recounted from mouth to mouth... All these formed the channels through which the racial wisdom flowed (Tales Quotes) Definitely they write themselves. It’s an amazing experience. It’s like the characters have come alive and are sitting on my shoulder talking to me, telling me their tales (Tales Quotes) It’s not just dead men who tell no tales. Live ones don’t have much to say for themselves, either (Tales Quotes) Fairy tales and folk tales have always played a role in my writing in one way or another (Tales Quotes) I am concerned with a certain way of looking at life, which was created in me by the fairy tales, but has since been meekly ratified by the mere facts (Tales Quotes) Content, it dreams awake, and spins the fabric of tales. There is really nothing to be done with such imagery except to use it: in writing, in art (Tales Quotes) Fairy tales do not tell children the dragons exist. Children already know that dragons exist. Fairy tales tell children the dragons can be killed (Tales Quotes)

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