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I feel bad for all the little girls reading fairy tales about princes who come and save them. They should learn that… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
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Only those who truly love and who are truly strong can sustain their lives as a dream. You dwell in your own… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
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We know from myths and fairy tales that there are many different kinds of powers in this world. One child is given… — Susan Cain Copy Share Image
Many fairy tales and ballads present us with animals who are nobler, truer, and kinder than the greedy human beings who desire… — Delia Sherman Copy Share Image
“Life'd be a lot easier if it were like a fairy tale," said Cassandra, "if people belonged to stock character types." "Oh,… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
“I knew from that moment on that all the fairy tale bullshit I was fed by Disney and everyone else was nonexistent.… — Kandi Steiner Copy Share Image
Let children have tales of the imagination, scenes laid in other lands and other times; heroic adventures, hairbreadth escapes, delicious fairy tales,… — Charlotte Mason Copy Share Image
“I cannot come with you, my prince," he said with great tenderness, as he kneeled over the sleeping Neriah and placed the… — Shira Anthony Copy Share Image
O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the… — Leo Rosten Copy Share Image
“Basil Grant and I were talking one day in what is perhaps the most perfect place for talking on earth--the top of… — G.K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
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The world of religion isn't a logical world; that's why children like it. It's a world of worked-out fantasies, very similar to… — Yehuda Amichai Copy Share Image
No, the light is too intense; we do not yet have eyes that can see all the glory God has created. But… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
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Fairy tales, because they have a very clear structure, are easier to interfere with. Also they have this really weird logic: the… — Helen Oyeyemi Copy Share Image
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“Yeah, it does. You once told me that I make you believe in the impossible. You make me believe in love, which… — Simone Elkeles Copy Share Image
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It's the primordial characters [of the Star Wars]. It's the beautiful princess and the callow youth and the smartass that I played… — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
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