Quotes About Retellings

But here's the first problem. If this is your only story, then it's the one you have most often told and retold, even if—as is the case here—mainly to yourself. The question then is: Do all these retellings bring you closer to the truth of what happened, or move you further away? I'm not sure.

I have always had a deep love of fairytales and fairytale retellings. As well as the power to enchant and entertain, I believe that the old wonder tales can help us work through the deep internal conflicts that beset us all as we grow to adulthood.

I love fairy tale retellings and mash-ups.

Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.

What the glorious retellings of the history of Irgun and Lehi often omit is the Polish connection.

It is interesting that the worst retellings of traditional fairy tales are those that heavy-handedly take the step of making a moral point.