Best Jane Yolen Quotes
- Just write. If you have to make a choice, if you say, 'Oh well, I'm going to put the writing away until my children are… Children
- Folklore is the perfect second skin. From under its hide, we can see all the shimmering, shadowy uncertainties of the world. All
- The tales of Elfland do not stand or fall on their actuality but on their truthfulness, their speaking to the human condition, the longings we… Actuality
- A mist. A great mist. It covered the entire kingdom. And everyone in it - the good people and the not so good, the young… Able
- How often is the passing of one storm only a prelude to another. One
- Stories," he'd said, his voice low and almost husky, "we are made up of stories. And even the one's that seem the most like lies… Almost Husky
- What is a vow... but the mouth repeating what the heart has already promised? Already Promised
- Time may heal all wounds, but it does not erase the scars. All
- What makes a good book? Scholars and critics have been debating that question for decades. I like books that touch my head and my heart… Been
- Aren't hidden doors the most alluring? The old stories point that out surely. Even the greatest heroes and heroines fall under the spell of a… Alluring
- They [Fairy Tales] are talking about real emotions, telling true stories, through the medium of metaphor. People used to understand metaphor better than I think… Better
- Take a step, breathe in the world, give it out again in story, poem, song, art. Art
- You know how it is: as soon as you decide to forget something, your brain comes to the conclusion that it's the most fascinating thing… Brain
- I have always been jealous of artists. The smell of the studio, the names of the various tools, the look of a half-finished canvas all… Across
- A book is a wonderful present. Though it may grow worn, it will never grow old. Book
- You can only chase a butterfly for so long. Butterfly