It’s not that they’re small, the fair folk. Especially not the queen of them all, Mab of the flashing eyes and the slow smile with lips that can conjure your heart under the hills for a hundred years. It’s not that they’re small. It’s that we’re so far away. Neil Gaiman
About This Quote

The fair folk is a nickname for the faeries, which are small and quiet. This quote is a message about distance and closeness: we can be so far away from them and still feel connected. It is about the power of our feelings and how we can reach out to others even when we are so far away.

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