Donna Jo Napoli Quotes

Writing isn't just on the page; it's voices in the reader's head. Read what you write out loud to someone-anyone-and you will catch all kinds of things.

I feel the stars. Each sparkle sets aflame the pain in my heart.

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.

Some affixes are wildly promiscuous.

Forgiveness is a little thing when love is there.

And oh I want so much to sing, I tell myself no. But it is so hard to keep from singing.

Summer comes over the hill like a hairy blanket.

You have to live life if you're going to create believable lives on paper.

Or, in truth, eventually, though I still noticed, the callouses on my spirit prevented wounds (p.75).

I believe we have breaks because we need them. So my suggestion is that you take the break. Eat chocolate.

Unfortunately, we're using the same language to talk about the language we'retalking about.

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.

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.

Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding