Traducido do orixinal: My intention was not to do 'versions' or, as the American edition of the book said, horribly, 'adult' fairy tales, but to extract the latent content from the traditional stories. Véxase Haffenden, John (1985). Novelists in Interview. Angela Carter. Nova York: Methuen Press. p. 80. ISBN978-0-416-37600-5..