The ogres and witches and giants of fairytales stand in as metaphors for those obstacles that we all face in our own lives. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes face fairytale giant
I love fairy tales because of their haunting beauty and magical strangeness. They are set in worlds where anything can happen. Frogs can be kings, a thicket of brambles can hide a castle where a royal court has lain asleep for a hundred years, a boy can outwit a giant, and a girl can break a curse with nothing but her courage and steadfastness. Kate Forsyth asleepbeautyboy share on social
Stories are the common ground that allow people to connect, despite all our defences and all our differences. Kate Forsyth commonconnectdefence Change image and share on social
I wrote my novel 'Bitter Greens' as the creative component of a Doctorate of Creative Arts and am now looking at the history of the Rapunzel tale as my theoretical component. Kate Forsyth artbittercomponent Change image and share on social
You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like 'I still go to the projects.' I'm like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think it's so cool? Jay-Z albumcoolface share on social
Bureaucracy is a giant mechanism operated by pygmies. Honore de Balzac bureaucracygiantmechanism Change image and share on social
A lot of people would think I have led this easy kind of charmed life, or maybe even a fairytale in some ways. But it has been anything but that. Alana Stewart charmeasyfairytale Change image and share on social