April 2011
76 posts
“A children’s story that can only be enjoyed by children is not a good children’s...”
– C. S. Lewis (via accidentaleeinlove)
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“When I examine myself and my methods of thought,
I come to the conclusion that...”
– Albert Einstein
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Mourning Butterfly: 5: Rumpelstiltskin →
mourningbutterfly:
This fair tale is a little different from the others because rather than sanitizing the original, it was modified by the original author to make it more gruesome. In the original tale, Rumpelstiltskin spins straw into gold for a young girl who faces death unless she is able to…
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Book Rat: 10 Awesome Fairy Tale Characters, from... →
Book Rat: The Horror of Fairy Tales, from Midnyte... →
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SurLaLune Fairy Tales Blog: Casting News and More... →
Hmm, not sure how I feel about Jennifer Morrison being on this show. I was fine with her when i watched House (and then I stopped but that was for other reasons) and then she was on How I Met Your Mother…(I dislike her there because I dislike all of Ted’s girlfriends because they are NEVER THE MOTHER.) So we’ll see. I think maybe I just don’t like her as a blonde? I dunno....
“In a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave importance...”
– Charles Dickens (via afairytaleforyou)
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Marissa Meyer - Three Fairy Tales that Deserve... →
I am definitely trying to expand my fairy tale horizons farther than the stories that get told all the time (like the Disney ones, though I love them truly).
“The moment she entered the hall she recognized Snow White, and she was so...”
– Stepmother’s fate as described in the original ending of the Grimm’s tale “Snow White” (via unchiffonier)
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“To look back at the story of a fairy tale, which is to look back at the story of...”
– Gregory Maguire
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“For children a fairy tale is about hope. They don’t yet know if they are going...”
– Gregory Maguire
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“Are they [fairy tales] for children or for everyone?
For both. You might say...”
– Focus Features | News & Views | People In Film | Wicked’s Gregory Maguire on What Turns a Story into a Fairy Tale
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“Another thing that makes a fairy tale is the presence of a magical...”
– Focus Features | News & Views | People In Film | Wicked’s Gregory Maguire on What Turns a Story into a Fairy Tale
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“Is there a specific setting or time for fairy tales?
A friend of mine, a...”
– Focus Features | News & Views | People In Film | Wicked’s Gregory Maguire on What Turns a Story into a Fairy Tale
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"'Wicked's' Gregory Maguire on What Turns a Story... →
femmefilms:
Still hooked on “Hanna.” I have been listening to the Chemical Brothers’ soundtrack since Sunday. I am hesitant to continue to listen because I will grow tired of it…but I will continue to listen to it at least until Friday.
Joe Wright states about “Hanna”:
The story as a whole has a lot in common with fairy tales like “The Little Mermaid” or “Hansel and Gretel,” director Joe...
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“When the first baby laughed for the first time, the laugh broke into a thousand...”
– J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan (via asanisimasalibera)
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The Enchanted Inkpot. - Fairies - or Faeries? →
Fairies!
“Reading Fairytales isn’t about escaping reality but witnessing it from another...”
– Unknown (via tessiekat)
