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“Fairy tales since the beginning of recorded time, and perhaps earlier, have been “a means to conquer the terrors of mankind through metaphor.”
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“In a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave importance that fairy tales should be respected."
(Frauds on the Fairies, 1853)”
― Works of Charles Dickens
(Frauds on the Fairies, 1853)”
― Works of Charles Dickens
“Every fairy tale had a bloody lining. Every one had teeth and claws.”
― The Ice Queen
― The Ice Queen
“A childhood without books – that would be no childhood. That would be like being shut out from the enchanted place where you can go and find the rarest kind of joy.”
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“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.”
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