Erin Morgenstern Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I love that very traditional fairy tale where it's not all 'happily ever after.' I like all that old school, bloody, 'Brothers Grimm' sort of stuff. So you have all those shades of gray in there.”

“You don't have to be a chef or even a particularly good cook to experience proper kitchen alchemy: the moment when ingredients combine to form something more delectable than the sum of their parts. Fancy ingredients or recipes not required; simple, made-up things are usually even better.”

“I don't have any particular rituals, I sometimes like to write in longhand when I'm searching for ideas but I do the vast majority by typing, I can't always keep up with my thoughts longhand. I'm not a coffee shop writer because I feel obliged to order more coffee and then I end up over-caffeinated.”

“I liked the idea of having actual magic performed as stage magic, so you could assume that it was just a trick, that something is all smoke and mirrors, but there's that, like, feeling at the back of your mind: What if it's not?”

“I keep waiting for things to get back down to whelming, but they stay at overwhelming.”

“The circus itself is my personal ideal entertainment venue.”

“Comic-Con was crazy, good crazy... Five minutes after I'm done, the cast of 'Twilight' is where I was sitting.”

“I am a fan of magic and fantasy, particularly when it's grounded in reality.”

“And now, I'm a best selling author, a different sort of fairy tale that I still sometimes wonder when I'll wake up from.”

“I'm kind of big on performance in general. I like the sort of entertainment where you can go in and be fully immersed in it.”