Lotte Reiniger famous quotes
Last updated: Sep 5, 2024
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I believe in the truth of fairy-tales more than I believe in the truth in the newspaper.
-- Lotte Reiniger -
I could cut silhouettes almost as soon as I could manage to hold a pair of scissors. I could paint, too, and read, and recite; but these things did not surprise anyone very much. But everybody was astonished about the scissor cuts, which seemed a more unusual accomplishment. The silhouettes were very much praised, and I cut out silhouettes for all the birthdays in the family. Did anyone warn me as to where this path would lead? Not in the least; I was encouraged to continue.
-- Lotte Reiniger
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A country scratching a lazy irritation at sagging doorjambs and late trains, whose greatest attribute is a collective, smelly tolerance, where a chap will put up with almost everything, which means he won't care about anything enough to get out of a chair.A country of public insouciance and private, grubby guilt, where you can believe anything as long as you don't believe it too fervently. A country where the highest aspiration is for a quiet life.
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I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.
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I always felt and still feel that fairy tales have an emotional truth that is so deep that there are few things that really rival them
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I didn't like fairy tales when I was younger. I found a lot of fairy tales scary. They really didn't sit well with me.
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Well the wedding in the words of the Archbishop of Canterbury was a fairy tale and there was a huge public impress, investment of goodwill, affection and indeed money in this Institution. It was a huge success at the time.
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I never grew up reading or fantasizing about fairy tales. I was always too busy, like, outside being a kid.
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Newspapers are a centre of public culture. We can’t give in to extortion.
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My feelings towards the newspapers are very affectionate.
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In America journalism is apt to be regarded as an extension of history: in Britain, as an extension of conversation.
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A good newspaper, I suppose, is a nation talking to itself.
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