I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and… — Natalie Babbitt Copy Share Image
“I'm going to be a fairy.” Sarah announced, studying her file. "What a surprise.” Nicole mumbled, closing the door.” — Alaina Stanford Copy Share Image
I've always loved fairy tales and magic - especially twisting them on their ears and poor trolls have always had such a… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“Shannon Hale, and her husband, Dean. This wasn't a standard re-telling of the fairy tale; it was a re-boot--heavy on” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Never had the mortal woman lived and breathed who could say no to a bit of fairy tail. Gabby” — Karen Marie Moning Copy Share Image
“When we are young, we are read fairy tales. When we are old, we are read religious tales.” — Saad Ireland Copy Share Image
My family is my little village. I really do feel like my fairy tale came true. — Molly Sims Copy Share Image
Fairy tales and myths are forms of cultural storage for the natural history of life. — William Irwin Thompson Copy Share Image
“A fairy tale...on the other hand, demands of the reader total surrender; so long as he is in its world, there must… — W.H. Auden Copy Share Image
All the atoms of our bodies will be blown into space in the disintegration of the solar system, to live on forever… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
I thought the tooth fairy was a very creepy concept as a kid. "Put your tooth under the pillow." I was like… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
In kindergarten that used to be my job, to tell them fairytales. I liked Hans Christian Andersen, and the Grimm fairy tales,… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
Not the bee upon the blossom, In the pride o' sunny noon; Not the little sporting fairy, All beneath the simmer moon;… — Robert Burns Copy Share Image
I added to my mental list of the odd things I'd done that day. I'd entertained the police, sunbathed, visited at a… — Charlaine Harris Copy Share Image
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Actually, the zapping light was kinda like Sookie’s fairy-light-thing. Do you think there’s any chance I’m a fairy?” “No, Z. Focus. True… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Desiderata was a kindly soul. Fairy godmothers develop a very deep understanding about human nature, which makes the good ones kind and… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“We need not be afraid of expecting the unexpected, but let us wheedle each instant we enjoy and endear each happy moment… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
I often visit Maria Tatar's 'The Grimm Reader' for a cold dose of courage. Her translations come from the Brothers Grimm, whose… — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
[T]he next time you hear serious-sounding people explaining the need for fiscal austerity, try to parse their argument. Almost surely, you'll discover… — Paul Krugman Copy Share Image
The most real things in the world are those that neither children nor men can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing… — Francis Pharcellus Church Copy Share Image
There's no limit to what you can dream. You expect the unexpected, you believe in magic, in fairy tales, and in possibilities.… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
“As I thought about endings and – being a lover of fairy tales – I knew immediately that the deeply rooted last… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
“And those characters [in a fairy tale] dwell in a moral world, whose laws are as clear as the law of gravity.… — Anthony Esolen Copy Share Image
To be honest, Peter Pan was one of those fairy tales that I sort of related to, and I think that's the… — Robbie Kay Copy Share Image
The mysteries that cups of flowers infold And all the gorgeous sights which fairies do behold. — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
Since I was a little kid, I did like fairy tale. I did dress up like Little Red Riding Hood. My mom… — Catherine Hardwicke Copy Share Image
A fairytale is not an allegory. There may be allegory in it, but it is not an allegory. — George MacDonald Copy Share Image
We cling to our fairy tales until the price for believing in them becomes too high. — Ransom Riggs Copy Share Image
Here about the beach I wandered, nourishing a youth sublime With the fairy tales of science, and the long result of Time. — Alfred Lord Tennyson Copy Share Image
“In the fairy tales, the poor girl smiles when she becomes a princess. Right now, I don't know if I'll ever smile… — Victoria Aveyard Copy Share Image
I am your fairy tale. Your dream. Your wishes and desires, and I am your thirst and your hunger and your food… — Klaus Kinski Copy Share Image
I believe in the truth of fairy-tales more than I believe in the truth in the newspaper. — Lotte Reiniger Copy Share Image
There may be fairies, there may be elves, but God helps those who help themselves. — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Years ago, fairy tales all began with Once upon a time... now we know they all begin with, If I am elected. — Carolyn Warner Copy Share Image
Sleepy Hollow had a lot of action in it, even though it was a fairy-tale movie. — Colleen Atwood Copy Share Image
All the ancient classic fairy tales have always been scary and dark. — Helena Bonham Carter Copy Share Image
The Fairy's dress rustled as she turned. Human women dressed like flowers, layers of petals around a mortal, rotting core. — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
“In spite of life's unpredictable, callous ways, I still believe in fairy tales.” — Terry a O'Neal Copy Share Image
People gave names to things so they could tell stories about them, goddam fairy tales about children who got out alive. — Sam Lipsyte Copy Share Image