“at the center of every fairy tale lay a truth that gave the story its power.”
― The You I Never Knew
― The You I Never Knew
“Not all those who wander are lost.”
― The Fellowship of the Ring
― The Fellowship of the Ring
“Classic fairy tales do not deny the existence of heartache and sorrow, but they do deny universal defeat.”
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“In the mid–path of my life, I woke to find myself in a dark wood,' writes Dante, in The Divine Comedy, beginning a quest that will lead to transformation and redemption. A journey through the dark of the woods is a motif common to fairy tales: young heroes set off through the perilous forest in order to reach their destiny, or they find themselves abandoned there, cast off and left for dead. The road is long and treacherous, prowled by wolves, ghosts, and wizards — but helpers also appear along the way, good fairies and animal guides, often cloaked in unlikely disguises. The hero's task is to tell friend from foe, and to keep walking steadily onward.”
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“If there are frightful monsters in fairy tales, they do not frighten you now, because that kind of monster is no longer going about the world, whatever he may have done long, long ago. He has been turned into stone, and you may see his remains in museums.”
― The Green Fairy Book
― The Green Fairy Book
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