Once upon a time fairy tales were told to audiences of young and old alike. It is only in the last century… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
Fairy tales were not my escape from reality as a child; rather, they were my reality -- for mine was a world… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
There have been a number of us working very, very hard to bring myth and fairy tales into public consciousness, through fantasy… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
Though now we think of fairy tales as stories intended for very young children, this is a relatively modern idea. In the… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“I've been very influenced by folklore, fairy tales, and folk ballads, so I love all the classic works based on these things… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“In the mid–path of my life, I woke to find myself in a dark wood,' writes Dante, in The Divine Comedy, beginning… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“The French fairy tale writers were so popular and prolific that when their stories were eventually collected in the 18th century, they… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales for adult readers remained popular throughout Europe well into the 19th century — particularly in Germany, where the Brothers Grimm… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“In England in the 19th century, advances in printing methods, combined with the rise of a prosperous middle class, engendered a booming… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Creators of literary fairy tales from the 17th-century onward include writers whose works are still widely read today: Charles Perrault (17th-century France),… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“To most people today, the name Snow White evokes visions of dwarfs whistling as they work, and a wide–eyed, fluttery princess singing,… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“There were two things about this particular book ( The Golden Book of Fairy Tales ) that made it vital to the… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy is what you find right around the… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Silence is another element we find in classic fairy tales — girls muted by magic or sworn to silence in order to… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Contemporary writers use animal-transformation themes to explore issues of gender, sexuality, race, culture, and the process of transformation...just as storytellers have done,… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“I've been very influenced by folklore, fairy tales, and folk ballads, so I love all the classic works based on these things -- like… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Don’t be afraid to be weird, don’t be afraid to be different, don’t worry too much about what other people think. Whatever it is… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“In England in the 19th century, advances in printing methods, combined with the rise of a prosperous middle class, engendered a booming new industry… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
What I find interesting about folklore is the dialogue it gives us with storytellers from centuries past. — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Lately, because computer technology has made self-publishing an easier and less expensive venture, I'm getting a lot of review copies of amateur books by… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“I am awfully greedy; I want everything from life," said Simone de Beauvoir. "I want to be a woman and to be a man,… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“I wish I could have known Barbara Bodichon -- and her whole vibrant circle of smart, fearless women friends. I'd like to gather them… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Twelve years ago I left Boston and New York, and moved east and west at the same time. East, to a little village in… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“I lived in New York City back in the 1980s, which is when the Bordertown series was created. New York was a different place… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Border crossing' is a recurrent theme in all aspects of my work -- editing, writing, and painting. I'm interested in the various ways artists… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
My book collection is primarily in America, since that's where I've lived most of my life. — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
