Magic isn’t something that can be explained: it simply is. It takes while it gives. So” – the spinner steps closer, his outstretched hand demanding – “I have given you magic, and now it must be paid.

~ Tabi Card

Tabi Card Fairy Tale Magic Rumpelstiltskin Spinner

His [(Rumpelstiltskin)] feeling that his name, which is his identity, must be kept secret, or else he'll be revealed to the world as the hunchbacked, shriveled, ridiculous creature he knows himself to be. And if that happens, he'll disappear.

~ Joan Gould

Joan Gould Analysis Fairy Tale Identity Name Pschology Rumpelstiltskin