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
“Eight years! you must be tenacious of life. I thought half the time in such a place would have done up any… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
I was raised on the brothers Grimm, but my favorite fairy tales in the world are Oscar Wilde's - 'The Nightingale and… — Denis O'Hare Copy Share Image
“Who says happy endings are only in fairy tales? Pray, believe and wait patiently on God and He will make a fairy… — Simone Da Costa Copy Share Image
I wanted Yoda to be the traditional kind of character you find in fairy tales and mythology. And that character is usually… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
I always wanted to be on 'Sesame Street,' that kind of a thing, puppets and fun and original songs and fairy tales. — GloZell Copy Share Image
“Let me guess - you're Grumpy?' He let out a humpf . ' And you would be too, if you'd just spent… — Janette Rallison Copy Share Image
“...Myths aren’t fairy tales or legends—they’re an honest attempt to explain mysteries...” — John Geddes 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
I have a bit of a love affair with fairy tales and some of the ideas of Irish mythology, like Oscar Wilde… — Hozier Copy Share Image
Overnight Success Happens Only in Fairy Tales, Trashy Novels, and Bad Movies. — Ernie J Zelinski Copy Share Image
“When we are young, we are read fairy tales. When we are old, we are read religious tales.” — Saad Ireland Copy Share Image
“You're in a fairy tale right now, Tania, but what happens on the morning after happy ever after?” — Frewin Jones Copy Share Image
There is the great lesson of 'Beauty and the Beast,' that a thing must be loved before it is lovable. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My relationship with Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm reaches far back into my childhood. I grew up with Grimm's fairy tales. I even… — Gunter Grass Copy Share Image
Just because this isn't a fairy tale world doesn't mean people can't live happily ever after... — Bernajoy Vaal Copy Share Image
I realized that searching for a mentor has become the professional equivalent of waiting for Prince Charming. We all grew up on… — Sheryl Sandberg Copy Share Image
Me and my needs were driving my mother away. Me and my needs retreated to my closet, disappeared into fairy tales. I… — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
Fairy tales were important to me. Aren't they for any kid? My sister says I spent a good five years of my… — Susannah Grant Copy Share Image
“It would have been so easy to believe every word he said and drive off with him into the moonlight like a… — Michelle Madow 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
“Creators of literary fairy tales from the 17th-century onward include writers whose works are still widely read today: Charles Perrault (17th-century France),… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“I am among those who think that science has great beauty. A scientist in his laboratory is not only a technician: he… — Deborah G. Felder Copy Share Image
“But life wasn't a fairy tale, and I had no problem doing what was necessary to get what I wanted, even if… — Michelle Madow Copy Share Image
