Please tell me a story about a girl who gets away. " I would, even if I had … - Helen Oyeyemi

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I try not to take any foolish chances, but there's just no way to play it completely safe and still do your job.

Helen Oyeyemi

Please tell me a story about a girl who gets away. " I would, even if I had to adapt one, even if I had to make one up just for her. "Gets away from what, though?" "From her fairy godmother. From the happy ending that isn't really happy at all. Please have her get out and run off of the page altogether, to somewhere secret where words like 'happy' and 'good' will never find her. " "You don't want her to be happy and good?" "I'm not sure what's really meant by happy and good. I would like her to be free. Now. Please begin.

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