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7-February-2006

What are Fariy Tales For?

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“The objection to fairy stories is that they tell children there are dragons. But children have always known there are dragons. Fairy stories tell children that dragons can be killed.”

– G. K. Chesterton

Big Word

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“Zoology, eh? That’s a big word, isn’t it.”

“No, actually it isn’t”, said Tiffany. “Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really quite short.”

From The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett.

Winter Wind

by @ 8:07 pm. Filed under Quotes

 

“Winter meant the coming of the lazy wind, which couldn’t be bothered blowing around people and blew right through them instead”

From Wyrd Sisters by Terry Pratchett.

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"The objection to fairy stories is that they tell children there are dragons. But children have always known there are dragons. Fairy stories tell children that dragons can be killed."
    — G.K. Chesterton

"Zoology, eh? That's a big word, isn't it"
"No, actually it isn't", said Tiffany. "Patronizing is a big word. Zoology is really quite short."

    — Terry Pratchett
         from "The Wee Free Men"

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