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“Faerie is a perilous land, and in it are pitfalls for the unwary and dungeons for the overbold...The realm of fairy-story is wide and…

— Anonymous

“The idea of fairyland fascinates me because it's one of those things, like mermaids and dragons, that doesn't really exist, but everyone knows about…

— Patricia A. McKillip

Fairytales work on two levels. On a conscious level, they are stories of true love and triumph and overcoming difficult odds and so are…

— Kate Forsyth

Fairy tales and mythology have always been an exaggerated distillation of the real world. Think of them as blueprints for how to deal with…

— Charles de Lint

“It has generally been assumed that fairy tales were first created for children and are largely the domain of children. But nothing could be…

— Jack Zipes

What works about fairy tales is that they endure, and the great thing about fairy tales is that you can explore big, epic things…

— Gary Ross

People tend to think of fairy tales as 'archetypal.' They are also extremely sensual, something which translates well over the ages.

— Kate Bernheimer

“I’ve never believed in fairy tales. One day, the fairies will tell this story. There will be a valiant prince, a part no doubt…

— T.T. Escurel

Fairy tales are about money, marriage, and men. They are the maps and manuals that are passed down from mothers and grandmothers to help…

— Marina Warner

Fairy tales are experienced by their hearers and readers, not as realistic, but as symbolic poetry.

— Max Luthi

The narrative of so many fairy tales are timeless in so many different cultures, and they have been since the dawn of man. They…

— Lily Cole

Fairytales were maps formed of blood and hair and bones; they were the knots of the sub-conscious unwound. Every word in every tale was…

— Alice Hoffman