Archetype

Random quote of the day (Tuesday):


"No fantasy or dream image is so personal that it has no archetypal content; no daimonic encounter or epiphany is without some trace of the personal."

—Patrick Harpur, The Philosopher's Secret Fire

Surprise!

Random quote of the day:


"Fiction is more than a recitation of facts or author embellishments. It is reality surprised."

—Jane Yolen, "The Alphabetics of Story"


ETA: Read the essay here:

http://www.janeyolen.com/auxiliary/scbwi2000.html