I liked Hans Christian Andersen because the tales were so dark and tragic. — Aimee Bender Copy Share Image
I cannot tell how the truth may be; I say the tale as it was said to me. — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
A little bit of one story joins onto an idea from another, and hey presto, . . . not old tales but… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Yesterday's fairy tale is today's fact. The magician is only one step ahead of his audience. — Anne Morrow Lindbergh Copy Share Image
Then clear on a flute of purest gold A sweet little fairy played. And wonderful fairy tales she told and marvelous music… — Ida Rentoul Outhwaite Copy Share Image
It's not the tales of Stephen King that I've read, I need protection from the things in my head . . . — Jimmy Buffett Copy Share Image
The man who wishes to bend me with his tale of woe must shed true tears - not tears that have been… — Aulus Persius Flaccus Copy Share Image
People tend to think of fairy tales as 'archetypal.' They are also extremely sensual, something which translates well over the ages. — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
As no two people see the world the same way, all trips from here to there are imaginary; all truth is a… — Brion Gysin Copy Share Image
If you stretch your imagination, I'll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn't up for sale. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
I always thought storytelling was like juggling [...] You keep a lot of different tales in the air, and juggle them up… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
The minute that you bring a unicorn into a story, you know that it's a fairy tale or a fable, because unicorns… — Gloria Vanderbilt Copy Share Image
I got into reading a lot of noir and a lot of thrillers as well, and I really admired the plotting about… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
I love the idea that people are listening to "Tales" during all types of activities. Knitting in their favorite chair, rock climbing,… — Glenn McQuaid Copy Share Image
“Rage Against the Dying Light is my fairy tale, even though it is based on a true story. For everyone knows that… — Jan Surasky Copy Share Image
Celebrating historic triumphs is a favorite pastime for many Turks. Tales of how Turkic peoples emerged from Central Asia, crossed the steppes… — Stephen Kinzer Copy Share Image
The more one knows fairy tales the less fantastical they appear; they can be vehicles of the grimmest realism, expressing hope against… — Marina Warner Copy Share Image
I think almost everybody enjoyed fairy tales when they were young, tales of witches and ogres and monsters and dragons and so… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
... I feel certain that his tale is true. Feeling that certainty, I befriend him. As long as that certainty shall last,… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
Cassandra always hid when she read, though she never quite knew why. It was as if she couldn't shake the guilty suspicion… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
Myth is a tale once believed as truth; believed, it is not myth, but religion. A tale once religiously believed that has… — Laura Riding Copy Share Image
In some ways, Valiant Gentlemen grows out of Tales of the New World, my collection of short stories about explorers who lived… — Sabina Murray Copy Share Image
I have listened to many tales in my life, and told a few of my own. If this has taught me anything,… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
“None of the harvest tales started out as parasites. They were the most powerful pieces of the narrative, once upon a time.… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
In this life you have to be your own hero. By that I mean you have to win whatever it is that… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
A woman once described a friend of hers as being such a keen listener that even the trees leaned toward her, as… — Linda Hogan Copy Share Image
Armchair warriors often fail - and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales — Don Henley Copy Share Image
People don't like the true and simple; they like fairy tales and humbug. — Edmond de Goncourt Copy Share Image
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