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Terri Windling Quotes

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When I was younger, I was in love with everything about the British Isles, from British folklore to Celtic music. That was always where my passions were as a young girl, and so I studied folklore as a college student in England and Ireland. Terri Windling
Terri Windling quote: "My book collection is primarily in America, since that's where..."
My book collection is primarily in America, since that's where I've lived most of my life. Terri Windling
The first job I was offered was as an editorial assistant. I think it was the best thing for me, in terms of being a storyteller by nature, to have spent years being an editor because I learned so much from it. Terri Windling
Since fantasy isn't about technology, the accelleration has no impact at all. But it's changed the lives of fantasy writers and editors. I get to live in England and work for a New York publisher! Terri Windling
One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy is what you find right around the corner, in this world. That's where the old stuff came from. Terri Windling
I'd had no particular interest in the Southwest at all as a young girl, and I was completely surprised that the desert stole my heart to the extent it did. Terri Windling
We've always lived in dark times. There has always been a range of human experience from the sublime to the brutal, and stories reflect it. It's no less brutal now; each age has its horrors. Terri Windling
I'd like to encourage people to please keep reading-and most importantly, to please keep trying new writers. The only way we can bring fresh new material into the field is if people go out and buy it. Terri Windling
Terri Windling quote: "I have a great respect for the academics who are working with..."
I have a great respect for the academics who are working with the source material. My hat's off to them. Terri Windling
There have been a number of us working very, very hard to bring myth and fairy tales into public consciousness, through fantasy literature and other media. I hope we're succeeding in some small way. Terri Windling
I like Celtic folk music, Native American music, and any kind of early music. There isn't a lot of music that I don't like... except for Show Tunes. Terri Windling
Terri Windling quote: "I divide my time between homes in Arizona and England, six..."
I divide my time between homes in Arizona and England, six months a year in each place. Terri Windling
Terri Windling quote: "A good novel editor is invisible."
A good novel editor is invisible. Terri Windling
Terri Windling quote: "There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own..."
There are plenty of bad editors who try to impose their own vision on a book. Terri Windling
When I started in the business, there was a thing called adult fantasy, but nobody quite knew what it was, and most publishers didn't have an adult fantasy list. They had science fiction lists, which they stuck a little bit of fantasy into. Terri Windling

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