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> [I'm used to writing fairy tales that can be somewhat dark, and the truth is that in fairy tales, romances are always problematic. They may end happily ever after, but someone's getting pushed into an oven or has blood in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/i-m-used-to-writing-fairy-tales-that-can-be-somewhat-dark-and-the/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

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## More by Theodora Goss

> [ Writing two stories \[in the Thorn and the Blossom\] about the same set of events that were complete stories in themselves, but also added… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/writing-two-stories-in-the-thorn-and-the-blossom-about-the-same-set/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [I've heard some readers saying they wished the story was longer, and I completely understand that desire - we all like to sink into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/i-ve-heard-some-readers-saying-they-wished-the-story-was-longer-and-i/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [“She drifted, feather-like, in tenuous radiance… Her gown, it seemed a thing made out of mist, As though the dewy air Had gathered in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/she-drifted-feather-like-in-tenuous-radiance-her-gown-it-seemed-a/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [The Thorn and The Blossom can be read from either side - you can choose whether to read it from Brendan's or Evelyn's perspective…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/the-thorn-and-the-blossom-can-be-read-from-either-side-you-can-choose/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [ The editor, Stephen Segal, actually called me with the idea of creating an accordion book \[ "The Thorn & The Blossom"\], and asked if… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/the-editor-stephen-segal-actually-called-me-with-the-idea-of-creating/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [ The book itself \[The Thorn and The Blossom\] is bound accordion-style: it has no spine, so it can open in either direction, and it's… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/the-book-itself-the-thorn-and-the-blossom-is-bound-accordion-style-it/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [“Spectacular cases are usually simpler, and less interesting, than they initially appear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/spectacular-cases-are-usually-simpler-and-less-interesting-than-they/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [If you look at the natural world, really look at it, it's always magical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/if-you-look-at-the-natural-world-really-look-at-it-it-s-always-magical/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [Art inspires me. Looking at art in a museum, listening to music, reading the works of other writers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/art-inspires-me-looking-at-art-in-a-museum-listening-to-music-reading/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [I loved writing something people usually have - miscommunication, for example. Now that I've written a romance, I'm sure I'll write more: it's fascinating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/i-loved-writing-something-people-usually-have-miscommunication-for/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [I would tell myself to get more sleep! Believe it or not, I wrote the book while finishing my PhD in English literature. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/i-would-tell-myself-to-get-more-sleep-believe-it-or-not-i-wrote-the/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [Nature inspires me continually. Today, I can look out my window and see the entire world covered with snow. It's like Narnia under the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/nature-inspires-me-continually-today-i-can-look-out-my-window-and-see/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [Understanding what is going on in the world today inspires me in a negative sense because there's so much about it that I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/understanding-what-is-going-on-in-the-world-today-inspires-me-in-a/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [“I will tell you, too, that every fairy tale has a moral. The moral of my story may be that love is a constraint,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/i-will-tell-you-too-that-every-fairy-tale-has-a-moral-the-moral-of-my/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

> [ I put that part of myself into both Brendan and Evelyn \[from The Thorn and the Blossom\] - as well as some of my… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/theodora-goss/i-put-that-part-of-myself-into-both-brendan-and-evelyn-from-the-thorn/)

[Theodora Goss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/theodora-goss/)

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