"Fairy tales [...] are ways of telling us true things without labouring the point. They begin in delight, and they end in truth. But if you start with what you think is truth, you'll seldom end up with delight - it doesn't work that way round. You have to start with fun."
From Philip Pullman's "The Firework-Maker's Daughter on Stage", collected in Daemon Voices: Essays on Storytelling.
What a delightful quote!!!!
Thank you. I must look up the source. Or try to find it, anyway.
What a wealth of information you provide here, for readers. Thank you for that, as well.
Posted by: CC | 28 December 2017 at 10:38 PM
That will be my next Amazon order.
I have read up to the end of the penultimate chapter in the Book of Dust. I shall read the last one tomorrow. It has been an exciting read!
Posted by: Toffeeapple | 29 December 2017 at 07:51 PM
What a lovely quote!
Posted by: Freda | 29 December 2017 at 08:18 PM
"The Almanac" Wonderful! I love such books. Because I like to live in each Turn of the Wheel of the Year. Thank you for the suggestion.
Posted by: CC | 31 December 2017 at 04:26 PM
This is such a wonderful quote. I'm sure it was here that I first heard about Daemon Voices (thank you) and I really must read it soon!
Posted by: Faye | 04 January 2018 at 11:57 AM
You're welcome, Faye. I found it a most eloquent, thought-provoking read.
Posted by: Cornflower | 04 January 2018 at 12:13 PM