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Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by school-stories. adults are not deceived by science-fiction ; they can be deceived by the stories in the women's magazines.
-C. S. Lewis
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Children Are Not Deceived By Fairy-tales; They

C. S. Lewis
Children are not deceived by fairy-tales; they are often and gravely deceived by school-stories. adults are not deceived by science-fiction ; they can be deceived by the stories in the women's magazines.
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[fairy tales] are like a journey to the woods and the many ways you can get lost. some people say it's not a good idea to read fairy tales to anyone under the age of eight because they are brutal and raw. when i was a kid i often felt that kids's books were speaking down to me, but i never felt that way about fairy tales. they are bloody and scary, but so is life.
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I think almost everybody enjoyed fairy tales when they were young, tales of witches and ogres and monsters and dragons and so forth. you get a little bit older, you can't read fairy tales any more.
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Every kid loves fairy tales, stories of witches and giants and magicians. then, when you get a little older you can't read fairy tales anymore.
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