Bruno Bettelheim Quotes:
Ocupation: Psychologist
Life: August 28, 1903 - March 13, 1990
Birthday: August 28
Death: March 13
A child... who has learned from fairy stories to believe that what at first seemed a repulsive, threatening figure can magically change into a most helpful friend is ready to believe that a strange child whom he meets and fears may also be changed from a menace into a desirable companion.
source: Bruno Bettelheim (1976). “The Uses of Enchantment: The Meaning and Importance of Fairy Tales”, Vintage
topic: Children's Literature, Fairy Stories
