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Helen Oyeyemi
“And without further argument he unsheathed the sword and cleaved Miss Foxe's head from her neck. He knew what was supposed to happen. He knew that this awkward, whispering creature before him should now transform into a princess - dazzlingly beautiful, free, and made wise by her hardship.

That is not what happened.”
Helen Oyeyemi, Mr. Fox

Helen Oyeyemi
“Solitary people, these book lovers. I think it's swell that there are people you don't have to worry about when you don't see them for a long time, you don't have to wonder what they do, how they're getting along with themselves. You just know that they're all right, and probably doing something they like.”
Helen Oyeyemi, Mr. Fox

Helen Oyeyemi
“Please tell a story about a girl who gets away.â€�
I would, even if I had to adapt one, even if I had to make one up just for her. “Gets away from what, though?�
“From her fairy godmother. From the happy ending that isn’t really happy at all. Please have her get out and run off the page altogether, to somewhere secret where words like ‘happy� and ‘good� will never find her.�
“You don’t want her to be happy and good?�
“I’m not sure what’s really meant by happy and good. I would like her to be free. Now. Please begin.”
Helen Oyeyemi, White Is for Witching

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