"No, I would say then you have understood the myth," he said, a small, dark chuckle in his throat. The smile glimmered and faded again. "The tales of the old witch, they are not meant to amuse but to remind the children to be good. Dark, like German tales."
"I enjoy them more for the feel of the homeland, the way that my mother would care for me as a child. When I read a novel now, it is usually American. Much more... uplifting, I would say."