Delia Sherman Quotes

• What was the good of dreaming of adventure if you turned your back on the first one that came your way?

  Delia Sherman

  Dream, Adventure, 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 Sherman

  Men, Thinking, Bitterness

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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 Sherman

  Animal, Bird, Skins

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• Poetry, for me, conveys the essence of narrative rather than its particulars.

  Delia Sherman

  Essence, Narrative

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• Not all animal brides are doomed. Not all men are greedy or violent or possessive.

  Delia Sherman

  Animal, Men, Greedy

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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 Sherman

  Animal, Hatred, Desire

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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 Sherman

  Animal, Facts, Moments

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• I can't rhyme for little green apples. What I can do is scan and make patterns.

  Delia Sherman

  Apples, Patterns, Green

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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 Sherman

  Animal, Swans, Ideas

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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 Sherman

  Animal, Feminist, Desire

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