The words 'fairy tales' must accordingly be taken to include tales in which occurs something 'fairy,' something extraordinary - fairies, giants, dwarfs,… — Joseph Jacobs Copy Share Image
“Ever since Eliza had discovered the book of fairy tales . . . had disappeared inside its faded pages, she'd understood the… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
Fairy tales were not my escape from reality as a child; rather, they were my reality -- for mine was a world… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Sometimes I think we can learn everything we need to know about the world when we read fairy tales. Be careful, be… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
“think of the prequels like snap shots of a magical land you're about to visit soon. I like to think of them… — Cameron Jace Copy Share Image
“Every time he said those words it was like a supernova of joy exploding inside me. I just didn’t yet know that… — David Clawson Copy Share Image
“To be the object of desire is to be defined in the passive case. To exist in the passive case is to… — Angela Carter Copy Share Image
I loved fairy tales as a kid. I've always been drawn to fantasy. They're always exciting. There's never a dull moment. I… — Gail Carson Levine Copy Share Image
“-Prayer In My Life- Every person has his own ideas of the act of praying for God's guidance, tolerance and mercy to… — Walter Elias Disney Copy Share Image
“Evil demons dwelling in underworlds, Gods sitting on-high, angels battling and protecting. We have become so wrapped up in these stories, and… — L.M. Browning Copy Share Image
“It might be noted here that Freudian analysts of fairy tales have suggested that kissing toads and frogs is symbolized fellatio. In… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
“You remember the fairy tales you were told when you were very small - 'once upon a time...' Why do you think… — Susan Cooper Copy Share Image
“In England in the 19th century, advances in printing methods, combined with the rise of a prosperous middle class, engendered a booming… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales in childhood are stepping stones throughout life, leading the way through trouble and trial. The value of fairy tales lies… — L.R. Knost Copy Share Image
I said I didn't respect religion... and anyone who believes in fairy tales to answer questions that we can't answer... So I… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Boys like romantic [fairy] tales; but babies like realistic tales - because they find them romantic...This proves that even nursery tales only… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I find myself fascinated by a man who admits to enjoying fairy tales and uses the word "impinge"- barely misses a beat… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I've read Reverend Kirk, in fact. My uncle's library has quite a few books of your people. I have read Mr. Lang's… — Melissa Marr Copy Share Image
If you are watching a fairy tale, that's why you go to fairy tales: you want these uncomplicated stories and uncomplicated characters.… — Clare-Hope Ashitey Copy Share Image
A scientist in his laboratory is not a mere technician: he is also a child confronting natural phenomena that impress him as… — Marie Curie Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales say that apples were golden only to refresh the forgotten moment when we found that they were green. They make… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I grew up watching monster movies and horror movies, which I felt were like fairy tales and I think this always spoke… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
My family was big on sharing. I guess it was just the way I was brought up. Or maybe, I read those… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
The Czech movies, the quality movies, are trying to show the life in the country as it is, in an entertaining way,… — Milos Forman Copy Share Image
“He'd practically saved her life! It was so…romantic. Just like in fairy tales. Just like Westley saved Buttercup in The Princess Bride.… — Jennifer Ziegler Copy Share Image
“That is the true crime that fairy tales commit - making people like me think that we counted in this world. I… — John Goode Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales and folk tales are for children and childlike people, not because they are little and inconsequential, but because they are… — Anthony Esolen Copy Share Image
“People seem always actually to know, with a degree of pain that has required the comfort of fairy tales, that when you… — Anne Hollander Copy Share Image
“I think often there is no good way out of something. No nice, easy ending or neat resolution, no clear way to… — Elana K. Arnold Copy Share Image
“Now Arthur, if humans could learn to gaze with their eyes or use their special sight, they would realize there is more… — Chris DiSano Davenport Copy Share Image
“Luna had told us not to drop the rose, not to leave the path. But we never dropped the rose - it… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
The naturalist worldview is a good way to feel grounded and feel part of something that isn't based on fairy tales. It's… — Greg Graffin Copy Share Image
I loved fairy tales when I was a kid. Grimm. The grimmer the better. I loved gruesome gothic tales and, in that… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
There are people in the world who have skills and strength and talent that I will never have. Never. These notions that… — Jocko Willink Copy Share Image
My inspiration is my life, what I see happening around me. It can be history and, quite often, plain traditional fairy tales.… — Michel Ocelot Copy Share Image
My father leaving the family shaped who I was and how I looked at the world. By the same token, my father… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
“She dreamt in shades of amethyst, drinking the deep purple elixir in ballads of wood nymphs, tiptoeing by elves that hid in… — Gina Marinello-Sweeney Copy Share Image
The unsparing savagery of stories like the Robber Bridegroom is a sharp reminder that fairy tales belong to the childhood of culture… — Maria Tatar Copy Share Image
Once upon a time... ...there were fairy tales about princesses, knights, the magic of the true love kiss. Nowadays... I meet my… — Allegra Copy Share Image
“How above-the-law children's books are. Hansel and Gretel (littering, breaking and entering), Rumpelstiltskin (forced labor), Snow White (conspiracy to commit murder), Rapunzel… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
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