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.
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… - Delia Sherman
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…
- Delia Sherman
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 gue… - Delia Sherman
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 gue…
Not all animal brides are doomed. Not all men are greedy or violent or possessive. - Delia Sherman
Not all animal brides are doomed. Not all men are greedy or violent or possessive.
Poetry, for me, conveys the essence of narrative rather than its particulars. - Delia Sherman
Poetry, for me, conveys the essence of narrative rather than its particulars.
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 the… - Delia Sherman
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 the…
I can't rhyme for little green apples. What I can do is scan and make patterns. - Delia Sherman
I can't rhyme for little green apples. What I can do is scan and make patterns.
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, w… - Delia Sherman
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, w…
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… - Delia Sherman
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…
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
I've always loved stories of animals and birds that can appear to be human, just by taking off their skins or their feathers.
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