“Stories come from violence, they come from sex. They come from death. They come from the dark places that everyone has to go to, kind of wants to, or doesn't, but needs to deal with. If you raise a kid to think everything is sunshine and flowers, they're going to get into the real world and die. That's the reason fairy tales are so creepy, because we need to encapsulate these things, to inoculate ourselves against them, so that when we're confronted by the genuine horror that is day-to-day life we don't go insane.”
![“[Fairy tales] are like a journey to the woods and the many ways you can get lost. Some people say it's not a good idea to read fairy tales to anyone under the age of eight because they are brutal and raw. When I was a kid I often felt that kids's books were speaking down to me, but I never felt…” quote by Alice Hoffman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/09c/alice-hoffman-427_age_fairy-tales-are-like-a-journey-to-the-wo_1682556.jpg)
![“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 we do now. But these stories are so potent, they refuse to die.” quote by Jane Yolen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/a23/jane-yolen-7302_emotion_they-fairy-tales-are-talking-about-real_2877612.jpg)
![“Even [Donald Trump] presence was bullying, was lurking, and was just mainly creepy.” quote by Natalie Portman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fa0/natalie-portman-1515_bullying_even-donald-trump-presence-was-bullying_45001.jpg)
