Donna Jo Napoli Quotes

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• Or, in truth, eventually, though I still noticed, the callouses on my spirit prevented wounds (p.75).
• You have to live life if you're going to create believable lives on paper.
• 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…
• Unfortunately, we're using the same language to talk about the language we'retalking about.
• Writing isn't just on the page; it's voices in the reader's head. Read what you write out loud to someone-anyone-and you will catch all kinds…
• Secrets could never be rushed. They had to come of their own accord, on their own schedule. That way ,when they came , the offered…
• I feel the stars. Each sparkle sets aflame the pain in my heart.
• If you fall into water, you may still be saved. But if you fall down in literary matters, there is no life left for you.
• And oh I want so much to sing, I tell myself no. But it is so hard to keep from singing.
• Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding

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