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Storytelling is a dangerous vocation, for the fairies punish those who return to tell their secrets.
Marina Warner Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale
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Storytelling is a dangerous vocation, for the fairies punish those who return to tell their secrets.
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Marina Warner

Once Upon a Time: A Short History of Fairy Tale

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