Kate Forsyth Quotes

All of my work is influenced by fairy tales, and I hope my work shows Hans Christian Anderson's influence.

When I was little, I made up my own fairy tales, and the ghostly echo of 'Once upon a time' shapes all the fiction I've ever written.

People tend to think of fairy tales as 'archetypal.' They are also extremely sensual, something which translates well over the ages.

I love fairy tale retellings and mash-ups.

Artless fairy stories enchant us in our first years and retain their hold on us until our last.

I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy.

First of all, writing at best - certainly fiction writing - more and more I think is magic.

No matter what you write, you actually can't help retelling a fairy tale somewhere along the way.

On that other novels followed: but I still wrote fairy tales and dreamy poems of another world.

I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library.

Fairy tales and folk tales have always played a role in my writing in one way or another.

Anyone who has set out to invent a purely imaginary story knows that the whole thing is fantasy, from beginning to end; there must be a sense of magic created about the most restrained of naturalism.

I was in Siena and decided I wanted to write a story set there. Then I discovered that the original story of Romeo and Juliet was set in Siena. It occurred to me that this was too much of a gift - I had to do it. That's how I ended up writing a parallel story to Romeo and Juliet.

As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.

I like fantasy.

Fairy-tales are nice.

When you hear the words 'magic' and 'story', they will probably evoke thoughts of your favourite fairy tales from childhood. Storybook pages abound with all manner of magic: fantastical fairies, wish-granting genies, or even a certain boy wizard.

I love the paranormal, because there, every genre I write can become one beacon for my imagination.

Writing about magic is harder than writing about spies because you're dealing with something that doesn't really exist.

Fairy tales were important to me. Aren't they for any kid? My sister says I spent a good five years of my youth convinced I would grow up to be a princess.

I guess I am running the risk of becoming the Hans Christian Andersen of opera.

I grew up with a lot of fairy tales. And they had an essence of darkness to them.

I have a daughter, and fairies meant a lot to her growing up.

I set about seeking a thread, a theme, a style, in the realm of legend. Something that might allow me to give free rein to my juvenile sense of romanticism and the beautiful image.

I loved fairy tales as a kid, so that's where my mind gravitates.