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.

Summer comes over the hill like a hairy blanket.

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

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

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.

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

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