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

Summer comes over the hill like a hairy blanket.

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.

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

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

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.

Some affixes are wildly promiscuous.