Jane Yolen Quotes

“You can only chase a butterfly for so long.”
― Jane Yolen, Prince Across the Water

“Sometimes living takes more courage than dying”
― Jane Yolen

“I tell the truth,' she said. 'But I tell it slant.”
― Jane Yolen, The Emerald Circus

“One night she dreamed and knew she was dreaming. She was lying on her back in a coffin, her limbs cold and very heavy. Gentle hands laid her there; a gentle voice whispered a promise. “Soon you shall be my companion and my helper,” said the voice. “Flesh of my flesh; blood of my blood; kin of my kin.”
― Jane Yolen, Vampires: A Collection of Original Stories

“I mean, then you hafta listen to all this “The mall? Again?” hassle and “Did you do your homework?” and “Your grades would be up where they could be if you spent as much time in math as you do in the mall, young lady.” Ick.”
― Jane Yolen, Vampires: A Collection of Original Stories

“Fairy tales always have a happy ending."
He leaned back in his chair. “That depends.”
“On what?”
“On whether you are Rumplestiltskin or the Queen.”
― Jane Yolen, Briar Rose