7 Quotes by Maria Tatar

Acts committed in the heat of passion as much as acts of heartfelt compassion have the power to disenchant

At that, the old hag flew into such a rage she burst into pieces on the spot, and the princess with the long nose did the same right after her, and the whole pack of trolls right after that. At least I haven't heard a word about them since.

It is through beauty, poetry and visionary power that the world will be renewed.

Magic happens on the threshold of the forbidden.

The Cinderella story is wired for weirdness, and you can see it in this movie.

Storytelling draws on the magic of language to created Elsewheres. Writers use a linguistic sleight-of-hand to take an attribute, attach them to new objects, and create enchantment.

Words have not just the astonishing capacity to banish boredom and create wonders. They also enable contact with the lives of others and with story worlds, arousing endless curiosity about ourselves and the places we inhabit.