“tales are, in their oldest sense, a healing art. Some are called to this healing art, and the best, to my lights, are those who have lain with the story and found all its matching parts inside themselves and at depth”

“there must be a little spilled blood on every story if it is to carry medicine”

“In dealing with stories, we are handling archetypal energy, which is a lot like electricity. It can animate and enlighten”

Women Who Run With The Wolves – Clarissa Pinkola Estes