Ninjas are silly. They are the flower fairies of gong fu and karate. — Nick Harkaway Copy Share Image
I grew up with a lot of fairy tales. And they had an essence of darkness to them. — Rupert Sanders Copy Share Image
“But then again, Cinderella didn’t live in a post-apocalyptic world invaded by avenging angels.” — Susan Ee Copy Share Image
In a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave importance that fairy tales should be respected. — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Why is that fairy-tales always treat marriage as an ending? And always such a perfectly happy one?” — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
What's wonderful about Into The Woods is that you have a combination of all the most famous fairytales in this one story. — Emily Blunt Copy Share Image
When fairy tales are written in the west, they're known as folklore. In the east, fairy tales are called religions. — Paul Henderson Copy Share Image
Once upon a time there was what there was, and if nothing had happened there would be nothing to tell. — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
As a shy kid growing up in Sheffield, I fantasized about how it would be great to be famous so I wouldn't… — Jarvis Cocker Copy Share Image
If I had influence with the good fairy... I should ask that her gift to each child in the world be a… — Rachel Carson Copy Share Image
My parents read me fairy tales every night and I used to believe I was a fairytale princess, like every young girl.… — Lily Collins Copy Share Image
I have a passion for the name of "Mary," For once it was a magic sound to me, And still it half… — Lord Byron Copy Share Image
Folk tales, fairy tales, religion, the occult - these are the things I'm most passionate about, even more than cinema. And I'm… — Robert Eggers Copy Share Image
I came from an Italian house. The refrigerator was always full. I never knew you had to buy food. I thought there… — Ray Romano Copy Share Image
I remember I used to half believe and wholly play with fairies when I was a child. What heaven can be more… — Beatrix Potter Copy Share Image
This was not a fairy-tale castle and there was no such thing as a fairy-tale ending, but sometimes you could threaten to… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Once upon a time, there was a prostitute called Maria. Wait a minute. "Once upon a time" is how all the best… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
“A lot of the stories were highly suspicious, in her opinion. There was the one that ended when the two good children… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
[T]he final step in becoming an urban farmer is the naming of your farm, even if your name is simply for the… — Greg Peterson Copy Share Image
“Of course, fairy tales are transmissible. You can catch them, or be infected by them. They are the currency that we share… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“When Grant opened the door, he thought she looked like some fairy princess-part ingenue,part seductress. Her eyes met his in the glass,… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I want to tell women that you need to love yourself and make yourself a priority. It's only when you are happy… — Bipasha Basu Copy Share Image
This is exactly the message that fairy tales get across to the child in manifold form: that a struggle against severe difficulties… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
Never did form more fairy thread the dance Than she who scours the hills to find it flowers; Never did sweeter lips… — Alfred Austin Copy Share Image