Fantasy is my heart and love. And I just want to play in that garden for the rest of my life. Catherynne M. Valente Read Quote
Monsters almost always are culture’s way of working out their fears and are thus inherently incredibly interesting and powerful. Catherynne M. Valente Read Quote
Every writing teacher I ever had except for one told me I was an awful writer, had no idea what I was doing, and should stop immediately. It only took the one to tell me something different to light a fire under me. Catherynne M. Valente Read Quote
I try to hurt myself, to sprain something, writing every novel and story, because I’m stretching for something new and difficult that I haven’t done before. Catherynne M. Valente Read Quote
Everyone has a right to cry uncle on a genre every once in awhile. I’ve done it myself. Sometimes you just can’t bear another gear or pair of wings or vampire teeth. You go on a fast, and sometimes you come back, and sometimes you don’t. Catherynne M. Valente Read Quote
Just about every science whiz can tell you how he or she took apart the TV or the radio when they were kids just to see how it worked. To see what the world was made of. Well, when I was a kid, I took apart fairy tales to see how they worked. To see what the world was made of. Catherynne M. Valente Read Quote
I’m very touchy feely with my fandom, in part because they’ve never done me wrong or hurt me in any way. This is an awesome balance. I hope it stays that way forever. Catherynne M. Valente Read Quote
I have always been delighted when told there was a piece of fanfic inspired by a book of mine floating about. I don’t read it for legal reasons, but I’m thrilled to know it’s there. Someone cared. Someone loved it enough to spend their free time writing about it for free. Catherynne M. Valente Read Quote
Vampires should be pretty much like mean girls, all the time, only amazing at it. Flawless. They’ve had time. Catherynne M. Valente Read Quote
No matter what you write, you actually can’t help retelling a fairy tale somewhere along the way. Catherynne M. Valente Read Quote
