Donna Jo Napoli Quotes and Sayings - Page 1

“Learning is not the accumulation of knowledge, but rather, one thing only: understanding”
-- Donna Jo Napoli

#Wisdom #Understanding #Accumulation
“And oh I want so much to sing, I tell myself no. But it is so hard to keep from singing.”
-- Donna Jo Napoli

#Singing #Want
“Summer comes over the hill like a hairy blanket.”
-- Donna Jo Napoli

#Summer #Hills #Over The Hill
“Forgiveness is a little thing when love is there.”
-- Donna Jo Napoli

#Forgiveness #Love Is #Littles
“Writing isn't just on the page; it's voices in the reader's head. Read what you write out loud to someone-anyone-and you will catch all kinds of things.”
-- Donna Jo Napoli

#Writing #Voice #Pages
“Unfortunately, we're using the same language to talk about the language we'retalking about.”
-- Donna Jo Napoli

#Language
“A massive and brilliant accomplishment--the first English translation of the original Grimm brothers' fairy tales. The plain telling is that much more forceful for its simplicity and directness, particularly in scenes of naked self-concern and brutality. Hate, spite, love, magic, all self-evident, heartbreaking, delightful. I will return to this book over and over, no doubt about it.”
-- Donna Jo Napoli

#Brother #Hate #Book
“You have to live life if you're going to create believable lives on paper.”
-- Donna Jo Napoli

#Live Life #Paper
“Or, in truth, eventually, though I still noticed, the callouses on my spirit prevented wounds (p.75).”
-- Donna Jo Napoli

#Spirit #Stills #Wounds
“If you fall into water, you may still be saved. But if you fall down in literary matters, there is no life left for you.”
-- Donna Jo Napoli

#Fall #Water #May
“I feel the stars. Each sparkle sets aflame the pain in my heart.”
-- Donna Jo Napoli

#Stars #Pain #Heart
“Secrets could never be rushed. They had to come of their own accord, on their own schedule. That way ,when they came , the offered themselves as a gift.”
-- Donna Jo Napoli

#Secret #Schedules #Way

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