Under the Light of a Wolf Moon Everything is Simpler

“It's the problem with fairy tales. From far away, they seem so perfect. But up close, they're just as complicated as real life.”

―Soman Chainani

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“What I mean is, all the terrible things that happen in fairy tales seem real. Or not real, but genuine. Life is unfair, and the bad guys keep winning and good people die. But I like how that's not always the end of it― Evil is real, but so is good.

They always say fairy tales are simplistic, black and white, but I don't think so. I think they're complicated. That's what I love about them.”

―Polly Shulman

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“The realm of fairy-story is wide and deep and high and filled with many things: all manner of beasts and birds are found there; shoreless seas and stars uncounted; beauty that is an enchantment, and an ever-present peril; both joy and sorrow as sharp as swords.”

―J.R.R. Tolkien