Ameerah

“Storytelling is a dangerous vocation, for the fairies punish those who return to tell their secrets.”
― Marina Warner, Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale

“Theories about world literature, of which fairy tale is a fundamental part, emphasize the porousness of borders, geographical and inguistic: no frontier can keep a good story from roaming. It will travel, and travel far, and travel back again in a different guise, a changed mood, and, above all, a new meaning.”
― Marina Warner, Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale

“Behind every book for young people and every global product of family entertainment, the hum of boardroom discussion about the politics of the work can be heard.”
― Marina Warner, Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale

“The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock—shock is a worn-out word—but astonish.”
― Terry Southern