Mythology Quotes · Page 13

I think people should read fairy tales, because we're hungry for a mythology that will speak to our fears.

— Sandra Cisneros

In general, I have a lot of issues with the mythology of the founder.

— Patrick Collison

God will hold sinners with one hand over the pit of hell, while He torments them with the other.

— Thomas Boston

It is striking how history, when resting on the memory of men, always touches the bounds of mythology.

— Leopold von Ranke

In the mythus a superhuman intelligence uses the unconscious thoughts and dreams of men as its hieroglyphics to address men unborn.

— Henry David Thoreau

“You're the air I breathe," he says without a trace of humour in his voice.”

— Amanda Bouchet

If comics are modern mythology, then black participation and representation is crucial.

— Reginald Hudlin

“Where the bright seraphim in burning row Their loud uplifted angel trumpets blow.”

— John Milton

We insist on celebrating lone heroic path-finders, but even the most admired and the most successful inventors are part of a more…

— Vaclav Smil

Essentially, mythologies are enormous poems that are renditions of insights, giving some sense of the marvel, the miracle and wonder of life.

— Joseph Campbell

This fond reiteration of the oldest expressions of truth by the latest posterity, content with slightly and religiously retouchingthe old material, is…

— Henry David Thoreau

It seems obvious to me that the notion of God has never been anything but a kind of ideal projection, a reflection…

— Alfred Loisy

Initially it was a fascination for Tolkienesque Fantasy, and role-playing games, with time I realized that it was the mythological elements that…

— Varg Vikernes

Rooted in the mythology of all primitive races is the belief in a land of peace and happiness, a sort of earthly…

— H. A. Guerber

To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies.

— Richard King

“It is through your experience you find out who you really are and who you are is from finding your own experience…

— Charleston Parker

On the much revered family of North American mythology - and a metaphor for the Ruling Alliance: Sacred family! … The supposed…

— August Strindberg

“When reading the history of the Jewish people, of their flight from slavery to death, of their exchange of tyrants, I must…

— Robert G. Ingersoll

There's somewhat of a real fascination with American bands and American mythology in London, so I think we've tapped into some of…

— Craig Finn

“Izzi: Remember Moses Morales? Tom Verde: Who? Izzi: The Mayan guide I told you about. Tom Verde: From your trip. Izzi: Yeah.…

— Darren Aronofsky

“We are meaning-seeking creatures. Dogs, as far as we know, do not agonise about the canine condition, worry about the plight of…

— Karen Armstrong

Medical training taught me the art of breaking down the complex maze of stories, symbols and rituals into clear systems. You could…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

Although it is tempting to imagine an ancient era innocent of biochemical weaponry, in fact this Pandora's box of horrors was opened…

— Adrienne Mayor

The wedding is the chief ceremony of the middle-class mythology, and it functions as the official entrée of the spouses to their…

— Germaine Greer

“I can’t get enough of you,” he said against her neck. “When I walk away from you I feel like I’ve cut…

— Thea Harrison

You have one big mythology in your favor: Everyone believes that you Europeans are impeccable. But I know you are jerks.

— Fernando Flores

As I continue to mature and navigate the world, there are so many myths that are dispelled for me.

— Tim Gunn

When your mind is simply trapped by the image out there so that you never make the reference to yourself, you have…

— Joseph Campbell

It generally happens that when actors do mythology shows, they get typecast, but it didnt happen with me.

— Gurmeet Choudhary

“Vane’s lips tightened to suppress a smile. “Why so hostile, love?” “You whacked me on the head with a ball!” “You deserved…

— Priya Ardis

“Her physical beauty had initially caught my attention, but it was her spirit that imprisoned my heart and soul forever. - Jonathan”

— Helen Boswell

“It wasn't supposed to happen like this. I was supposed to free him. I was supposed to save him. I was supposed…

— Nely Cab

Don't buy into the corporate mythology that's been rammed down our throats for all these years.

— John Cusack

When questioned whether the Blessed will not be saddened by seeing their nearest and dearest tortured answers, "Not in the least."

— Martin Luther

Fiction is a branch of neurology: the scenarios of nerve and blood vessels are the written mythologies of memory and desire.

— Anonymous

There is a sort of mythology that grows up about what happened, which is different from what really did happen.

— Peter Higgs

The thing about tourism is that the reality of a place is quite different from the mythology of it.

— Martin Parr

It has always been the prime function of mythology and rite to supply the symbols that carry the human spirit forward.

— Joseph Campbell

They sent forth men to battle, But no such men return; And home, to claim their welcome, Come ashes in an urn

— Aeschylus

Mythology is like gravity, inconvenient at times, but necessary for cohesion.

— Elizabeth Janeway