Divorce in a young-adult novel means what being orphaned meant in a fairy tale: vulnerability, danger, unwanted independence. — Caitlin Flanagan Copy Share Image
The fairy poet takes a sheet Of moonbeam, silver white; His ink is dew from daisies sweet, His pen a point of… — Joyce Kilmer Copy Share Image
There’s no such thing as handsome princes, she told herself. There’s no such thing as happily ever after. — Rainbow Rowell Copy Share Image
God is so omnipresent. . . . God is an angel in an angel, and a stone in a stone, and a… — John Donne Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales have a habit of ending too soon. They never show what happens afterwards when the prince and princess ride off… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
Then take me on your knee, mother; And listen, mother of mine. A hundred fairies danced last night, And the harpers they… — Mary Howitt Copy Share Image
“This is what really happens when fairy tales exist. There is nothing magical or enchanting about it, my dear.” — RJ Gonzales Copy Share Image
Fairytales are stories that span every generation and they've been around for a long time. — Jamie Dornan Copy Share Image
“Do you know how much harm ‘happily ever after’ has done to mankind? I wish they said something else at the end… — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
Every kid loves fairy tales, stories of witches and giants and magicians. Then, when you get a little older you can't read… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I think that true love, fairy tales, the positive messages of positive stories - I don't think those ever die. Sometimes we… — Jon M. Chu Copy Share Image
Twelve years ago I made a mock Of filthy trades and traffics; I considered what they meant by stock; I wrote delightful… — Winthrop Mackworth Praed Copy Share Image
“And though I was currently living a fairy tale, some part of my soul knew that happiness couldn't last forever. I didn't… — Alysha Speer Copy Share Image
Fairies, arouse! Mix with your song Harplet and pipe, Thrilling and clear, Swarm on the boughs! Chant in a throng! Morning is… — William Allingham Copy Share Image
The original fairy tale was about the youngest sister going into a room in the castle and finding all the bodies of… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
Having a magical element in a realistic setting without explanation seems to me to be the hallmark of fairy tales, which present… — Laurie Foos Copy Share Image
I credit that eight years of grammar school with nourishing me in a direction where I could trust myself and trust my… — George Carlin Copy Share Image
Conservatives and liberals are kindred spirits as far as government spending is concerned. First, let's make sure we understand what government spending… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
I wrote this story for you, but when I began it I had not realized that girls grow quicker than books. As… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“On the conversion of the European tribes to Christianity the ancient pagan worship was by no means incontinently abandoned. So wholesale had… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
I did translations of Grimms' Fairy Tales and became very charmed about that way of looking at things. Fairy tales tell a… — Lore Segal Copy Share Image
In his anti-Darwinian book... (and eponymously named The Neck of the Giraffe ), Francis Hitching tells the story... "The need to survive… — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
We go through life at first, thinking it's a happy place, where fairy tales happen, and people live happily ever after, and… — Rachel Copy Share Image
This is not the way these tales end," Calliope said firmly. "This is not the way that things end when they get… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
We almost need another word for fairy, that's the thing. Once people get to see what fairies' real power is, then they… — Brian Froud Copy Share Image
My life isn't happy ever after story so therefore I don't know if its ending with a fairytale ending . — Emily Copy Share Image
What a blight that woman is. Do you happen to know why? I lean toward a malignant fairy at her christening. — Mary Ann Shaffer Copy Share Image
I like being scared, so I've always liked fairy tales because they're kind of creepy. — Lana Parrilla Copy Share Image
Contrary to what many may think, immortality is not a fairy tale invented to compensate for an unhappy life. — Stephen R. Lawhead Copy Share Image
Fairy tales and folk tales have always played a role in my writing in one way or another. — Linn Ullmann Copy Share Image
“Fairy Tales do not generally come true. If you mary a frog, he stays a frog.” — Ina Caro Copy Share Image
“Whether or not she believes in fairy tales, every girl is a princess to someone” — Zach Porter Copy Share Image
The supernatural is ubiquitous in children's entertainment, from Grimm and Hans Andersen to Disney and 'Harry Potter.' — Richard Dawkins Copy Share Image
Is not where I live happily ever after, or who with. It's the fact that I live happily ever after. — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
God defend me from that Welsh fairy, Lest he transform me to a piece of cheese! — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“...[G]enuine fairy tales are not stories about miracles, but rather announcements of the miraculous advent of justice.” — Siegfried Kracauer Copy Share Image
“You can't get mad at a real ending. Some of them are ugly. It's the fake happily ever afters that should piss… — Colleen Hoover Copy Share Image
One of my favourite messages about 'The Pirate Fairy' is that the story is about appreciating your own talents. — Christina Hendricks Copy Share Image
Fairy-tales aren't just about finding handsome princes. They're about fulfilling your dreams and standing up for what you believe in. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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