In the older folklore, faeries were frightening beings. In fact, it was such a bad idea to get their attention that people would use flattering euphemisms for them, such as ‘the people of peace,’ ‘the little people,’ and ‘the good neighbors.’ Holly Black Read Quote
Faeries are associated with wild untamed nature, with art, and with death – so the folklore is rich with different stories to explore. Holly Black Read Quote
Writers usually don’t get to pick our own covers. I know it’s surprising to hear that. Holly Black Read Quote
One of my favorite things in books is watching someone make the mistake. You know it’s going to happen. You keep thinking: ‘Don’t do it!’ But of course they’re going to do it. It’s riveting. You learn through them that it’s okay. It’s the ecstatic fall, where you watch someone make that terrible decision, and there’s such pleasure in it. Holly Black Read Quote
Everything scares me. I’m very easily frightened. But the thing that scares me most is zombies. I really, really don’t like zombies. Holly Black Read Quote
I don’t feel prolific. I feel like I’m plodding along. Each day you sit down, and you hope that you get your work done. Holly Black Read Quote
I think there’s a reason that horror appeals to teens. There’s a lot of useful lessons to take away from reading horror. We get to be scared in the comfort and safety of our own homes. We can put the book down if we get too scared, and no one will ever know if we decide not to pick it up again. Holly Black Read Quote
I really love the idea of the poetically mad – the character that is imbued with the romantic madness. Like River from ‘Firefly’ or Drusilla from ‘Buffy.’ Someone dangerously unhinged, where you’re really not sure they’re going to be reliable minute-to-minute. Holly Black Read Quote
I wrote a book called ‘Doll Bones’, which was another middle-grade book, and when I was writing it, I needed a place in the U.S. that made bone china. And there are only two places in the U.S. that make bone china. They made it by grinding down actual cow bones. It was a plot point. It was a creepy doll book. Holly Black Read Quote
Doctor Who’ rewrites your brain because at first when you watch it, you think, ‘That doesn’t make sense.’ Holly Black Read Quote