It was not once upon a time, but a certain time in history, before anyone knew what was happening, that Walt Disney cast a spell on the fairy tale, and he has held it captive ever since.

Alas for those girls who've refused the truth: The sweetest tongue has the sharpest tooth.

The role of the storyteller is to awaken the storyteller in others.

Almost every single commercial on television for shampoo, sports shoes, drinks, food, clothes, perfume, cars, etc., is a short fairy tale, for they are given magical qualities.

The most effective way of learning is by observation and emulation.

How to make God laugh. Tell him your future plans.

There is no better exercise for strengthening the heart than reaching down and lifting up another.

I think my mistakes were kind of common - leaning on cliches and adjectives in the place of clear, vivid writing. But at least I knew how to spell, which seems to be a rarity these days.

The reason that history so often repeats is not only human nature, but also human ignorance.

All fish are not caught with flies

Foot is superior to wing, because even when we have wings to fly in the sky, we still need feet so as not to crawl on the ground!

I believe in the separation of church and state, but I do not believe in the separation of politics from religion.

It's an unexplainable feeling, an expression. It's a touch, it's a feel. Once you feel it, it's like no other thing in the world.

A man must earnestly want.