“We’re not children, neither of us. We don’t believe in fairy tales. And if we did, who would we be? Not Prince… — Kendare Blake Copy Share Image
One of my heroes, G.K. Chesterton, said, "The old fairy tales endure forever. The old fairy tale makes the hero a normal… — Regina Doman Copy Share Image
“so that it isn't upsetting to anybody. It's something we've always known about fairy tales – they talk about incest, the Oedipus… — Maurice Sendak Copy Share Image
“The romantic notion of "opposites attract" works well in fairy tales. However, science proves that "like attracts like" for healthy communication and… — Susan C. Young Copy Share Image
In mythos and fairy tales, deities and other great spirits test the hearts of humans by showing up in various forms that… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes Copy Share Image
“Winter had long since come. It was freezing cold. Torn-up sounds and forms appeared with no evident connection from the frosty mist,… — Boris Pasternak Copy Share Image
“Have you ever pondered the miracle of popcorn? It starts out as a tiny, little, compact kernel with magic trapped inside that… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
“I've been very influenced by folklore, fairy tales, and folk ballads, so I love all the classic works based on these things… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Coming Apart, The Future of Love and The Magical World of Madame Metier is an enchanting book that explores the true nature… — Daphne Kingma Copy Share Image
“Certain directors and actors were constantly preoccupied by one problem, and apparently, one only. This was connected with the so-called German greeting,… — Ernst von Salomon Copy Share Image
“It's funny because when you're a child, you believe you can be anything you want to be, go whenever you want to… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
Folk-lore means that the soul is sane, but that the universe is wild and full of marvels. Realism means that the world… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
“We are told in fairy tales that evil always loses and good eventually will triumph. That is what makes those stories so… — John Goode Copy Share Image
Life was a fairy-tale, then, it is a tragedy now. When I was 43 and John Hay 41 he said life was… — Mark Twain Copy Share Image
“Do you have children, Dominick?" "Nope." "Well if you did," she said, "you would most likely read them not only Curious George… — Wally Lamb Copy Share Image
You know how when you were little kid and you believed in fairy tales? That fantasy of what your life would be:… — Kayla Copy Share Image
“it’s the way he uses language—which is nothing like the way fantasists used language before him. There’s no sense of nostalgia. There’s… — Joe Fassler Copy Share Image
“I thought your life was like this because you were new, but it's always gonna be like this, isn't it? You'll always… — Amanda Hocking Copy Share Image
Do you mean to say," asked Caspian, "that you three come from a round world (round like a ball) and you've never… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I ALWAYS hated fairy tales. I mean, one, the name is completely demeaning as well as misleading. Precious few of them have… — John Goode Copy Share Image
“This kiss was different from the first one under the olive tree. That one had been unplanned, she was pretty sure. This… — Pamela Aares Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales, fantasy, legend and myth...these stories, and their topics, and the symbolism and interpretation of those topics...these things have always held… — Helen Pilinovsky Copy Share Image
I feel any time you enter a dream world it's like you're working out things, it's all inside your mind and you're… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
It's just that, right now, I want to hear you promise me that if we do run out of time and I… — Nancy Werlin Copy Share Image
Disney is a huge presence when it comes to fairy tales because he’s made of them such brilliant artifacts in terms of… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“I was too fresh from childhood. Subconsciously, my deepest brain still a cupboard of fairy tales, I suppose I believed that if… — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
“...today, I’m writing about the extraordinary; those ‘moments’ in life that reach us, and change us. Those moments take place all the… — Dianna Hardy Copy Share Image
Edward Said talks about Orientalism in very negative terms because it reflects the prejudices of the west towards the exotic east. But… — Craig Thompson Copy Share Image
“Blonde hair and blue eyes," she repeated. "The lavender fairy." "Now, hang on a minute!" "Just like the lavender fairy has. There's… — Deborah Lawrenson Copy Share Image
“Motif Petrify in fairy tales, as multiple aesthetical, has complex origins and development. Forgotten Transformed ritual foundation motive is revealed in the… — Penina Mezei Copy Share Image
O' beautiful for spacious skies But now those skies are threatening They're beating plowshares into swords For this tired old man that… — Don Henley Copy Share Image
“There was much work to be done in the crone's cottage, but the Princess was never heard to complain, for she was… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
But we don't have swim suits on!! Now he is grinning mischievously. Thats ok. He strips into his boxers and runs into… — Jade Copy Share Image
We have a long way to go to being the perfect couple, we certainly don’t live the fairy tale marriage, he doesn’t… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
I grow old, I grow old, the center will not fold. In youth I had hardening of the categories and looked for… — Jennifer Stone Copy Share Image
“Tom Argent had once loved fairy tales. When he was very young, he had loved to read about princes, and kings, and… — Joanne Harris Copy Share Image
“The deepwood is vanished in these islands -- much, indeed, had vanished before history began -- but we are still haunted by… — Robert Macfarlane Copy Share Image
“It sounds like a fairy-tale, but not only that; this story of what man by his science and practical inventions has achieved… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
“Sofia smiled at me. “You think fairy tales are only for girls? Here’s a hint—ask yourself who wrote them. I assure you,… — Rachel Cohn Copy Share Image
“I didn’t believe you when you said there was a red statue that read “LOVE,” with the LO stacked on top of… — Matthew Quick Copy Share Image
