Delia Sherman quotes
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“What was the good of dreaming of adventure if you turned your back on the first one that came your way?”
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“I think happy, companionate marriages between men and women who respect each other (as far as is consistent with being actual human beings) should be every bit as poetry-worthy as angst, bitterness, and shame.”
-- Delia ShermanSource : Source: www.sfsignal.com
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“I've always loved stories of animals and birds that can appear to be human, just by taking off their skins or their feathers.”
-- Delia ShermanSource : Source: www.sfsignal.com
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“Poetry, for me, conveys the essence of narrative rather than its particulars.”
-- Delia ShermanSource : Source: www.sfsignal.com
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“Not all animal brides are doomed. Not all men are greedy or violent or possessive.”
-- Delia ShermanSource : Source: www.sfsignal.com
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“Aren't we most aware of our animal natures when love or hunger or hatred burns through reason and encourages us to do exactly what we desire to do, with frequently tragic results?”
-- Delia ShermanSource : Source: www.sfsignal.com
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“The fact that I seem to prefer seals over any other animal brides is something I hadn't actually realized until this moment. Perhaps it's because there's a lot of very cool folklore about it.”
-- Delia ShermanSource : Source: www.sfsignal.com
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“I can't rhyme for little green apples. What I can do is scan and make patterns.”
-- Delia ShermanSource : Source: www.sfsignal.com
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“I love the idea of species fluidity, I guess, the sense of the maiden inherent in the swan or seal, the youth inherent in the bear or deer. After all, human beings are animals.”
-- Delia ShermanSource : Source: www.sfsignal.com
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“Many fairy tales and ballads present us with animals who are nobler, truer, and kinder than the greedy human beings who desire to possess them. I guess I tend to read these stories as very early (and possibly unconscious) feminist texts.”
-- Delia ShermanSource : Source: www.sfsignal.com
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