re: my English Methods project / re: Barry's take on YA in Arts and Crafts after class last Tuesday / re: my general proclivity for and deep belief in story that you, dear blog, know so well:
Madeleine L'Engle quotes:
“Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving”
“Some things have to be believed to be seen”
“Our truest response to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such
response do we find truth.”
“True story calls us to be part of the universe”
“Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving”
“Some things have to be believed to be seen”
“Our truest response to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such
response do we find truth.”
“True story calls us to be part of the universe”
“Story conveys truth, and the truth conveyed by story goes beyond that of mere facts.” - Erika RS
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.” – Neil Gaiman (story as more than true)
“It has to do with empathy. It has to do with being comfortable with the notion that the world is complicated and full of grays, but there’s still truth there to be found, and that you have to strive for that and work for that. And the notion that it’s possible to connect with some[one] else even though they’re very different from you.” – Obama
“If you want your children to be intelligent, read them fairy tales. If you want them to be more intelligent, read them more fairy tales.” ― Albert Einstein
and, of course: “For me, I think fiction is as close as I can get to truth… Going into the unknown - she’s engaging not only with her own imagination, but she is also inviting us to be a part of it. Toni Morrison - the 'dancing of the minds' - happens between the reader and the writer. Someone in a different part of the world can read a piece and feel something for it and understand something about it." – Helena Maria Viramontes