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While not my personal favorite of the Disney princess films, 'The Little Mermaid' wins hands-down in my book for best Disney adaptation. Little girls waited for more than 150 years for Hans Christian Andersen's 'The Little Mermaid' to have a happy ending. Walt Disney finally gave it to her.

~Alethea Kontis

Topics: Adaptation Best Book Christian Disney Ending Favorite Films Finally Gave Girl Happy Happy Ending Her Little Little Girls Mermaid More Personal Princess Than Waited Walt Walt Disney While Wins Years

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Have you ever had that moment when you looked back on something and said, 'Well, gosh, that seems obvious now... why didn't I see it then?' I like to call this the Face Palm Epiphany. Oh, hindsight, you magical, humbling thing.

~Alethea Kontis

Topics: Back Call Epiphany Ever Face Gosh Had Hindsight Humbling Like Looked Magical Moment Now Obvious Oh Palm Said See Seems Something Then Thing Well Why You I See

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'Enchanted' illustrates how impractical fairy-tale ideals are in the World As We Know It, and yet, Giselle's unabashed optimism always seems to magically find its time and place.

~Alethea Kontis

Topics: Always Enchanted Find How Ideals Illustrate Impractical Know Optimism Place Seems Time World

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If your reading habits are anything like mine, then you can remember the exact moment that certain books came into your life. You remember where you were standing and whom you were with. You remember the feel of the book in your hands and the cover, that exact cover, even if the art has changed over the years.

~Alethea Kontis

Topics: Anything Art Book Books Came Certain Changed Cover Even Exact Feel Habits Hands Life Like Mine Moment Over Reading Remember Standing Then Were Where Whom Years You Your

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Sharon Shinn is a lover of words and a builder of worlds. She makes science-fiction seem like fantasy. Her characters jump off the page, finding their way under your skin and into your heart.

~Alethea Kontis

Topics: Builder Characters Fantasy Finding Heart Her Jump Like Lover Makes Off Page Science-Fiction Seem Sharon She Skin Way Words Worlds Your

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I am a big fan of the web comic 'Strong Female Protagonist,' illustrated by Molly Ostertag.

~Alethea Kontis

Topics: Am Big Big Fan Comic Fan Female Illustrated Molly Protagonist Strong Strong Female Web I Am

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Sharon Shinn's Samaria is a world populated by refugees from a ravaged Earth, also many, many years in the future.

~Alethea Kontis

Topics: Also Earth Future Many Refugees Sharon World Years

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I have always loved really dense, complicated stories with lots of layers, tons of obscure literary references, and a plethora of inside jokes.

~Alethea Kontis

Topics: Always Complicated Dense Inside Jokes Layers Literary Lots Loved Obscure Really References Stories Tons

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It took me a long time to learn how to be brave enough to put myself out there and try everything, no matter how strange or silly. If I can impart that same wisdom to other folks - no matter what age - it would be an honor.

~Alethea Kontis

Topics: Age Be Brave Brave Enough Everything Folks Honor How Impart Learn Long Long Time Matter Me Myself Other Out Put Same Silly Strange Time Took Try Wisdom Would I Can

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I was a math whiz who stunk at English, so of course I wanted to be a writer more than anything in the world. I performed impromptu plays for my grandmother's sewing circle but forced my little sister to ask for ketchup at McDonald's.

~Alethea Kontis

Topics: Anything Ask Circle Course English Forced Grandmother Impromptu Ketchup Little Math Mcdonald More More Than Anything Performed Plays Sewing Sister Than Wanted Who World Writer

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Writer

Born: January 11th, 1976

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