Fairs are beneath the dignity of art. To stand there in a booth and hawk your wares - it is just not how you sell art. Arne Glimcher artbeneathbooth Change image and share on social
Fairy tales and folk tales are part of the DNA of all stories and great fun to write. Ransom Riggs dnafairyfolk Change image and share on social
Fairy tales and folk tales have always played a role in my writing in one way or another. Linn Ullmann fairyfolkplay Change image and share on social
Fairy tales are really violent, the original ones. Jane Levy fairyoriginaltale Change image and share on social
Fairy tales are stories of triumph and transformation and true love, all things I fervently believe in. Kate Forsyth fairyferventlylove Change image and share on social
Fairy tales are with us day in and day out, not just in commercials, but references in the theater, movies, museums, schools, etc. Jack Zipes commercialdayfairy Change image and share on social
Fairy tales, because they have a very clear structure, are easier to interfere with. Also they have this really weird logic: the kind of logic that you only really experience when you're not feeling very well, or as a child. Helen Oyeyemi childcleareasy share on social
Fairy tales, before they were sanitized, were very dark, and kids love that. 'Coraline' by Neil Gaiman feels like Beckett for kids. I think there's plenty of room for that. And I think there's a danger of being too patronizing to children, having things too sanitized. Edward Carey beckettchildcoraline share on social
Fairy tales opened up a door into my imagination - they don't conform to the reality that's around you as a child. I started reading when I was three and read everything, but I wanted to be an actress. Kate Atkinson actresschildconform share on social
