“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
Burton sighed, laughed loudly, and said, "Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose." Another fairy tale to give men hope .… — Philip Jose Farmer Copy Share Image
The kitten was six weeks old. It was enchanting, a delicate fairy-tale cat, whose Siamese genes showed in the shape of the… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
For a while these reveries provided an outlet for his imagination; they were a satisfactory hint of the unreality of reality, a… — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
“Quite a number of writers comment on the decidedly human character of the fairies, but it must be obvious that practically all… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
I thought the tooth fairy was a very creepy concept as a kid. "Put your tooth under the pillow." I was like… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
To me in my childhood, elves and fairies of all sorts were very real things, and my dolls were as really children… — Annie Besant Copy Share Image
I don't mind most religious people, I talk to them. I listen to them, you know, banging on. "I prayed very hard… — Dylan Moran Copy Share Image
There are a range of women not represented in the Western fairy tale tradition. Husband-beaters are particularly interesting, as well as male… — Marina Warner Copy Share Image
When...did it become irrational to dislike religion, any religion, even to dislike it vehemently? When did reason get redescribed as unreason? When… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
You must learn to know the difference between tales and the truth, my Liza, she would say. Fairy tales have a habit… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
At Halloween, when fairy sprites Perform their mystic gambols, When ilka witch her neebour greets, On their nocturnal rambles; When elves at… — Janet Little Copy Share Image
People told me I can't dress like a fairy. I say, I'm in a rock band and I cand do whatever the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To be honest, Peter Pan was one of those fairy tales that I sort of related to, and I think that's the… — Robbie Kay Copy Share Image
When I was a really young child, I felt like I could see fairies. I was convinced there were fairies in my… — Noel Fielding 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
Tink was not all bad: or, rather, she was all bad just now, but, on the other hand, sometimes she was all… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nothing was easy, and sometimes she failed, and sometimes she thought that the fairy stories were right, that there must indeed be… — Sonya Hartnett Copy Share Image
