“A kid thinking about fairy tales and believing in fairy tales Acts like a sick god, but like a god. Because even… — Alberto Caeiro Copy Share Image
There are a range of women not represented in the Western fairy tale tradition. Husband-beaters are particularly interesting, as well as male… — Marina Warner Copy Share Image
“ There were once three brothers who were traveling along a lonely, winding road at twilight --’” “Midnight, our mum always told… — J.K. Rowling Copy Share Image
“From time to time you'll see documentaries about low-ranked wolves who somehow rise to the top of the pack - an omega… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
“Prince of the Enchanted Forest. Adopted son of the Fairy Folk. Wild Boy. Your reputation precedes you, child. All of Germany has… — Christopher Daniel Mechling Copy Share Image
Asking the proper question is the central action of transformation- in fairy tales, in analysis, and in individuation. The key question causes… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes Copy Share Image
“An empty hat and raincoat floated at the center of the diagram in Unwin’s mind. Beside them was a dress filled with… — Jedediah Berry Copy Share Image
“What's coming out of the stereo is like a genre unto itself, a charming, fucked-up fairy tale that immediately breaks my heart… — Shauna Cross Copy Share Image
“I said, I'm Little Red Riding Hood' Paula gave him a seductive curtsy. 'You know, like in the fairy tale, but much… — Johnny Stone Copy Share Image
“The only difference is that Dee’s natural coloring looks like an American landscape—country-sky-blue eyes and hair the color of Tennessee wheat fields,… — Emery Lord Copy Share Image
“I wanted, for so long, for someone to understand me better than I understood myself, to take control of me, to save… — Vironika Tugaleva Copy Share Image
“Today, many of us are trying to understand just what male and female energies are, since we are calling old rigid stereotypes… — Shepherd Hoodwin Copy Share Image
“A woman desires to be a man's last romance, her baby's first love and a person who can live with dignity all… — Purba Chakraborty Copy Share Image
I know fairy tales aren't real! .. You will never really find your real prince charming But, I'm tired of liers and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
True love was forever lost. The prince was never coming back to kiss me awake from my enchanted sleep. I was not… — Stephenie Meyer Copy Share Image
“Here’s the first thing you need to know: all the fairy tales are true. Oh, the specific events that the Brothers Grimm… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
I've had a fairy tale life. I had a perfect family, a beautiful childhood, an incredible upbringing. I lived a lot of… — John Stamos Copy Share Image
There's a rule for what makes good fantasy work, and it's as strange as any riddle ever posed in a fairy tale:… — Teresa Nielsen Hayden Copy Share Image
“Never forget that for 250 years black people were born into chains—whole generations followed by more generations who knew nothing but chains.… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
When I was a little girl I used to read fairy tales. In fairy tales you meet Prince Charming and he's everything… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
“The meal was full of jovial conversation and laughter. Everyone was as happy as if Peter was right there amongst them, for… — Christopher Daniel Mechling Copy Share Image
“He might have run off then, and thus avoided a great many adventures to come, but the girl cried, “Wait!” and he… — Christopher Daniel Mechling Copy Share Image
This is exactly the message that fairy tales get across to the child in manifold form: that a struggle against severe difficulties… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
You say that if we hadn't just gotten married, you would want to marry Miss Arkansas. Even if she can't spell. She… — Kelly Link Copy Share Image
I want to tell women that you need to love yourself and make yourself a priority. It's only when you are happy… — Bipasha Basu Copy Share Image
[T]he final step in becoming an urban farmer is the naming of your farm, even if your name is simply for the… — Greg Peterson Copy Share Image
“Of course, fairy tales are transmissible. You can catch them, or be infected by them. They are the currency that we share… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“If this were a fairy tale, this would be the part where the fishboy appears and Diana shoots him through the heart.… — Hannah Moskowitz Copy Share Image
“When the girl didn’t move, Gavin summoned her near with his fingers. His heart thrummed as she obeyed, stepping up close to… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“A week ago, I would have snorted at those words. Love was no more real than the “god” Amy worshipped. I’d heard… — Beth Revis Copy Share Image
“There are some refusals which, though they may be done what is called conscientiously, yet carry so much of their whole horror… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“ABOUT SENTIMENTALITY IN LITERATURE: "Sentimental fiction is a kind of pablum: Excessive amounts can spoil the appetite for reality, or at least… — Alice Simpson Copy Share Image
“We’re different, all right. But I enjoy him. He makes me laugh. And we have a lot in common.” “People go to… — Charles Martin Copy Share Image
“It's a truth universally accepted that a single woman without romantic or professional prospects must be in want of a husband." Stella… — Rebekah Martin Copy Share Image
“At the end of that class Demian said to me thoughtfully: "There’s something I don’t like about this story, Sinclair. Why don’t… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
“Black people are not the descendants of kings. We are—and I say this with big pride—the progeny of slaves. If there’s any… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in the world. One child is given… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Most kids don't believe in fairy tales very long. Once they hit six or seven they put away "Cinderella" and her shoe… — Rob Thurman Copy Share Image
I have been writing fairy tales for as long as I can remember. Not much has changed in terms of my natural… — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
Do you think if it was the fairy tale about a man who lived inside of a whale and it was religion… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image