We must put effort and energy into anything we wish to change. Erin Morgenstern More Quotes by Erin Morgenstern More Quotes From Erin Morgenstern Old stories have a habit of being told and retold and changed. Each subsequent storyteller puts his or her mark upon it. Whatever truth the story once had is buried in bias and embellishment. The reasons do not matter as much as the story itself. Erin Morgenstern matter reason stories Where do you get your ideas? people ask. Sometimes they’re at the bottoms of cups of tea. Sometimes they’re lurking in my shower. Sometimes they’re waiting patiently in glass cases in museums. Erin Morgenstern glasses museums ideas Taking his time, as though he has all of it in the world, in the universe, from the days when tales meant more than they do now, but perhaps less than they will someday, he draws a breath that releases the tangled knot of words in his heart, and they fall from his lips effortlessly. "The circus arrives without warning. Erin Morgenstern tangled heart fall All empires fall eventually. It is the way of things. Erin Morgenstern empires way fall I'm an emotional sort of person in general and I have a vivid imagination, so I feel the whole spectrum of emotion strongly when I write. Erin Morgenstern vivid-imagination emotional writing I think that's a hallmark of a really good story that it has readers that it speaks to more than others. Erin Morgenstern speak stories thinking I think I get some of my love of adult books that can be fun from Douglas Adams. Erin Morgenstern fun book thinking I keep waiting for things to get back down to whelming, but they stay at overwhelming. Erin Morgenstern get-back overwhelming waiting I am a fan of magic and fantasy, particularly when it's grounded in reality. Erin Morgenstern magic fans reality Comic-Con was crazy, good crazy... Five minutes after I'm done, the cast of 'Twilight' is where I was sitting. Erin Morgenstern crazy sitting twilight 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. Erin Morgenstern fairy-tale wake-up different I thought a circus environment would be an interesting venue to explore, where you didn't just have one tent with three rings and a show going on but where you could explore different things in different tents. Erin Morgenstern different would-be interesting 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. Erin Morgenstern entertainment bigs kind Tarot is just stories on cards. Erin Morgenstern tarot stories cards Kelly Link is inimitable. Her stories are like nothing else, dark yet sparkling with her unique brand of fairy dust. This is the most marvelous kind of trouble to get in. Erin Morgenstern dust unique dark It's helpful for me to get ideas - the physical action of painting. Sometimes it frees up your writer brain. It's nice for me now that the writing has become a serious career that painting can become more like a hobby. Erin Morgenstern nice careers writing It is perhaps both a blessing and a curse that fictional worlds spring into my mind nearly fully formed and it takes quite a while to sift through everything to find the story. Erin Morgenstern blessing mind spring You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul Erin Morgenstern soul stories may Have you ever thought about it, about simply leaving? Really, truly thought about it with the intent to follow through and not as a dream or a passing fancy? Erin Morgenstern fancy leaving dream When you meet someone new who instantly gets you, your sense of humor and your attitudes and your worldview, even if theirs are different - and you get them in return. You both talk and talk and agree and laugh and nod and yes, yes, of course you should get another round of drinks. Erin Morgenstern return attitude laughing
