“In college, I became interested in folk tales and fairy tales. Gradually I became more and more interested in the underlying meaning of it all and the possibility of the reality of real fairies.” RealRealityPossibilityCollegeFolksTalesFairyFairy Tale Author:Brian Froud
“Naming a fairy is notoriously difficult, because they don't particularly like to be named. There are so many of them, and humans have always wanted to categorize them. In that way, we think we can have more control over them.” ThinkingWayHumansWantedDifficultFairy Author:Brian Froud
“I had a job as an illustrator, and I wanted to change the direction of my work. I moved to the country, and immediately I started to paint fairies and trolls.” CountryWantedJobsMovedPaintFairyTrollIllustrators Author:Brian Froud
“Part of what I feel is that the so-called bad fairies are really only there to get you to pay some attention. They trick you up until you're lying flat on your back and you literally have another point of view. They're about loosening up being rigid. They trip you over to break the barrier between you and the world. So their so-called "badness" actually can be quite instrumental in helping you with things.” WorldFeelsHelpingLyingViewsPayAttentionBreakPoint Of ViewTricksFairyBarriersFlatsBadness Author:Brian Froud
“Once you step onto the fairy path, it's almost like there's no way off. You have to keep going.” WayStepsPathFairyKeep Going Author:Brian Froud
“Fairies are becoming much more popular. I see fairyland as this big sea, and the tide is sometimes out.” SometimesBigsSeaBecomingFairyTides Author:Brian Froud
“Nobody wanted to publish a book about fairies; they said people wouldn't be interested. Luckily, I discovered Lady Cottington and her pressed fairies, which revived a huge amount of interest in fairies, so I could go ahead and do the book I wanted to do.” PeopleSaidBookWantedInterestHugeAmountFairyThey SaidPublish Author:Brian Froud
“We almost need another word for fairy, that's the thing. Once people get to see what fairies' real power is, then they understand.” PeopleNeedsRealFairyReal Power Author:Brian Froud
“In the 20th century, artists did a great disservice to fairies. They painted fairies in a way that was shallow and trite. So when people see my stuff, they suddenly realize the depth of fairies.” PeopleWayArtistStuffRealizingCenturyDepthFairyShallow20th CenturyDisservice Author:Brian Froud
“Once upon a time, I thought faeries lived only in books, old folktales, and the past. That was before they burst upon my life as vibrant, luminous beings, permeating my art and my everyday existence, causing glorious havoc.” ArtBookPastExistenceEverydayGloriousFairyLuminousOnce Upon A TimeFaerieHavocFolktales Author:Brian Froud
“The myths and legends about Faerie are many and diverse, and often contradictory. Only one thing is certain - that nothing is certain. All things are possible in the land of Faerie.” CertainOne ThingLandAll ThingsMythFairyLegendsDiverseContradictoryFaerie Author:Brian Froud
“You do not see fairies through the eyes, you see them through the heart and that took me a long time to learn because I was always trying to see them through my eyes.” TryingHeartLongEyeLong TimeFairyAlways TryingThrough The EyesThrough My Eyes Author:Brian Froud
