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Fairy Quotes by Bruno Bettelheim
- The delight we experience when we allow ourselves to respond to a fairy tale, the enchantment we feel, comes not from the psychological meaning of…
- For those who immerse themselves in what the fairy tale has to communicate, it becomes a deep, quiet pool which at first seems to reflect…
- The unrealistic nature of these tales (which narrowminded rationalists object to) is an important device, because it makes obvious that the fairy tales’ concern is…
- Since there are thousands of fairy tales, one may safely guess that there are probably equal numbers where the courage and determination of females rescue…
More Fairy Quotes
- We cannot pass our guardian angel's bounds, resigned or sullen, he will hear our sighs. — Saint Augustine
- Those of us who can remember our childhoods will recall how ardently we relished the moment of the bedtime story, when our… — Paul Auster
- I like Cinderella, I really do. She has a good work ethic. I appreciate a good, hard-working gal. And she likes shoes.… — Amy Adams
- Isn't it enough to see that a garden is beautiful without having to believe that there are fairies at the bottom of… — Douglas Adams
- Do you believe in fairies? Say quick that you believe. If you believe, clap your hands! — James M. Barrie
- To me in my childhood, elves and fairies of all sorts were very real things, and my dolls were as really children… — Annie Besant
- It is not because angels are holier than men or devils that makes them angels, but because they do not expect holiness… — William Blake
- I don't really care what people tell children - when you believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy,… — Julie Burchill
- I acquired a hunger for fairy tales in the dark days of blackout and blitz in the Second World War. — A. S. Byatt
- All the ancient classic fairy tales have always been scary and dark. — Helena Bonham Carter
- I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library. — Beverly Cleary
- You should treat a muse like a fairy. — Paulo Coelho