"Real life is not quite as it is……" — Juliet Marillier
"Real life is not quite as it is in stories. In the old tales, bad things happen, and when the tale has unfolded and come to its triumphant conclusion, it is as if the bad things had never been. Life is not as simple as that, not quite."
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Juliet Marillier
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97 Quotes by Juliet Marillier
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I would hold on, and hold on, until my hands clutch at emptiness.
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The future was in our own hands. If we wanted a world where such things were possible, it was for…
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What I do . . . the path I tread . . . it brings some choices that test me…
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As a novelist, I'm endlessly fascinated by human behavior and interactions.
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Each of my novels features a protagonist undertaking a difficult personal journey. On the way, each of these characters -…
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First person allows deeper insight into the protagonist's character. It allows the reader to identify more fully with the protagonist…
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I've loved fairytales, folklore and mythology since I was a small child, and I think it was inevitable that they…
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My advice to aspiring writers of fantasy trilogies or series is that each book needs two main plots. There's the…
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