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“There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable.”
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“The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow as sharp as swords.”
― Tolkien On Fairy-stories
― Tolkien On Fairy-stories
“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
“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
“If I’m honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.”
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