If you fall into water, you may still be saved. But if you fall down in literary matters, there is no life left for you.
Donna Jo Napoli
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A massive and brilliant accomplishment--the first English translation of the original Grimm brothers' fairy tales. The plain telling is that much more forceful for its simplicity and directness, particularly in scenes of naked self-concern and brutality. Hate, spite, love, magic, all self-evident, heartbreaking, delightful. I will return to this book over and over, no doubt about it.
Donna Jo Napoli
Secrets could never be rushed. They had to come of their own accord, on their own schedule. That way ,when they came , the offered themselves as a gift.
Donna Jo Napoli
Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding
Donna Jo Napoli
