Delia Sherman Quotes
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Poetry, for me, conveys the essence of narrative rather than its particulars.
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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.
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Not all animal brides are doomed. Not all men are greedy or violent or possessive.
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What was the good of dreaming of adventure if you turned your back on the first one that came your way?
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I can't rhyme for little green apples. What I can do is scan and make patterns.
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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.
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