“The world would be a better place if everyone traveled. ~Miss Clarrie” — Donna Jo Napoli Copy Share Image
If you fall into water, you may still be saved. But if you fall down in literary matters, there is no life left for… — Donna Jo Napoli Copy Share Image
Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding — Donna Jo Napoli Copy Share Image
A massive and brilliant accomplishment--the first English translation of the original Grimm brothers' fairy tales. The plain telling is that much more forceful for its simplicity and directness, particularly in scenes of naked self-concern and brutality. Hate, spite, love, magic, all self-evident, heartbreaking, delightful. I will return to this book over and over, no doubt about it. — Donna Jo Napoli Copy Share
You have to live life if you're going to create believable lives on paper. — Donna Jo Napoli Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, we're using the same language to talk about the language we'retalking about. — Donna Jo Napoli Copy Share Image
“A young man who had watched her eating with her fingers offered a set of chopsticks- those sticks for eating that had become so… — Donna Jo Napoli Copy Share Image
I believe we have breaks because we need them. So my suggestion is that you take the break. Eat chocolate. — Donna Jo Napoli Copy Share Image
