I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library.
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I loved fairy tales growing up.
As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I'm fascinated by their logic and illogic.
I definitely read a lot of books on the psychology and mythology behind fairy tales because I think that's really fascinating and there's a lot to draw on there.
I have a daughter, Hanna, and I never read fairy tales to her. But I did tell her bedtime tales and made up many tales involving 'Gory the Goblin' and other creatures that I borrowed from the Grimms' tales and other tales I knew.
I have very happy memories of fairy tales. My mother used to take me to the library in Toronto to check out the fairy tales. And she was an actress, so she used to act out for me the different characters in all these fairy tales.
If I'm honest I have to tell you I still read fairy-tales and I like them best of all.
Fairy tales and folk tales have always played a role in my writing in one way or another.
In kindergarten that used to be my job, to tell them fairytales. I liked Hans Christian Andersen, and the Grimm fairy tales, all the classic fairy tales.
I never grew up reading or fantasizing about fairy tales. I was always too busy, like, outside being a kid.
I didn't like fairy tales when I was younger. I found a lot of fairy tales scary. They really didn't sit well with me.