I don't believe in fairies floating around, and I don't believe in telepathy, but there are things I want to say that just simple real-life stories don't let me say. Isobelle Carmody fairyfloatlife Change image and share on social
Isn't that what writing is about? The constant attempt to understand the world? Isobelle Carmody attemptconstantunderstand Change image and share on social
The thing is, fairytales were once a very gritty way for people to dialogue about aspects of life. Isobelle Carmody aspectdialoguefairytale Change image and share on social
Once upon a time, if you wanted to talk about the notion of child abandonment, of a mother not being a good mother, that's built into the mother who sends the babes into the woods, and they use the bits of bread or stones to come home again. Isobelle Carmody abandonmentbabebit share on social
If you look at the body of any writers' work, you can figure out the questions that animate them. I think that is what real writers do. They don't tell people how to live or what to think. They write in order to try to answer their own deepest questions. Isobelle Carmody animateanswerbody share on social
The best fantasy does not offer an answer to our lives, it is an offering that acknowledges enough of the truth to resonate and add to the understanding about the human condition. Isobelle Carmody acknowledgeaddanswer Change image and share on social
I have never forgotten the almost mystical power over an audience a storyteller has, when the story is deep and links you. Isobelle Carmody audiencedeepforget Change image and share on social
I am very fortunate in that I have spent pretty much my whole life being a writer, and before I was a writer, I was a storyteller. Isobelle Carmody fortunatelifepretty Change image and share on social
I do see, in some younger writers, elements and things that I have used - and I am very touched and flattered because I am part of a tapestry that is being absorbed by authors. Isobelle Carmody absorbauthorelement Change image and share on social
The first audience that you have when writing a book is you. Isobelle Carmody audiencebookwrite Change image and share on social
