Author: Isobelle Carmody

Quotes

The best books arise from some ultimate question in the author.

The best books arise from some ultimate question in the author.

- Isobelle Carmody

I have never forgotten the almost mystical power over an audience a storyteller has, when the story is deep and links you.

I have never forgotten the almost mystical power over an audience a storyteller has, when the story is deep and links you.

- Isobelle Carmody

I am very fortunate in that I have spent pretty much my whole life being a writer, and before I was a writer, I was a storyteller.

I am very fortunate in that I have spent pretty much my whole life being a writer, and before I was a writer, I was a storyteller.

- Isobelle Carmody

What's gratifying is that it's my books that are being read and reread until they're battered over the years. I love that.

What's gratifying is that it's my books that are being read and reread until they're battered over the years. I love that.

- Isobelle Carmody

If fantasy is done well, it has both serious content in a literary fashion and is a really good read as well - and children and young adults won't suffer anything else.

If fantasy is done well, it has both serious content in a literary fashion and is a really good read as well - and children and young adults won't suffer anything else.

- Isobelle Carmody

First and foremost, I'm an oral storyteller - I'll make a poetic choice over a grammatical choice every single time.

First and foremost, I'm an oral storyteller - I'll make a poetic choice over a grammatical choice every single time.

- Isobelle Carmody

The thing is, fairytales were once a very gritty way for people to dialogue about aspects of life.

The thing is, fairytales were once a very gritty way for people to dialogue about aspects of life.

- Isobelle Carmody

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