myself ... is merely an instrument to connect life and a…

The more a man acts on his own, the more he develops himself. In large associations he is too prone to become merely an…

— Wilhelm von Humboldt

“We all came into this world wired to connect with all life.”

— Linda Bender

Every man wants to connect his life with something he thinks eternal.

— Andrew Mellon

Nothing endures unless it has first been transposed into a myth, and the great advantage of myths is that they are ladies with portable…

— Anais Nin

In each studio there is a human being dressed in the full regalia of his myth fearing to expore a vulnerable opening, spreading not…

— Anais Nin

Without the instruments and accumulated knowledge of the natural sciences... humans are trapped in a cognitive prison. They are like intelligent fish born in…

— E. O. Wilson

Those who claim absolutism is merely a myth are right that it has been misused simply as a byword for political centralisation.

— Peter Wilson

“I argue that the Jesus of the Gospels is essentially a myth. The Gospels are largely fiction. They were created around the turn of…

— Alvar Ellegård

The fall [of your soul] from perfection into duality...was naturally followed by the discovery of the duality of good and evil...This is the Biblical…

— Joseph Campbell

“Believe reality is what you were taught was myth.”

— Nicholas A. McGirr

If it is written and read with serious attention, a novel, like a myth or any great work of art, can become an initiation…

— Karen Armstrong

'Sex and The City' was made to correct the myth that if you were single at a certain age, you were a leper. Its…

— Michael Patrick King

Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be creative; that one must…

— David Brin

I have always been fascinated by the supernatural elements in stories, whether fairy tales, myths, film or literature.

— Trudi Canavan

Mythology is something that always has opportunities to explore. 'It' has been on Earth for millions of years. He's been in contact with humans…

— Andy Muschietti