“[She wished] that once, just once, the fairy tale fantasy would come true. Not the prince in shining armor . . .… — Sierra Dafoe Copy Share Image
“a gang of unpredictable ruffians by day who turned to enthralling storytellers after dark. "I would sometimes join them, and listen for… — Russell S. Bonds Copy Share Image
All the atoms of our bodies will be blown into space in the disintegration of the solar system, to live on forever… — Carolyn Porco Copy Share Image
When I examine myself and my methods of thought, I come to the conclusion that the gift of fantasy has meant more… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
In kindergarten that used to be my job, to tell them fairytales. I liked Hans Christian Andersen, and the Grimm fairy tales,… — Francis Ford Coppola Copy Share Image
“Or in other words: There are no fairy tales in the wild, no Cinderella stories. The lowly wolf that seems to rise… — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
You discovered yourself and what really mattered only after you passed through the lens of the fairy tale, imposed on every human… — Jonathan Lethem Copy Share Image
How many times have you said, 'This is it. I've finally found my one true love'? And how many times has the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Many of the enchanted things in the book are lamps, carpets, sofas, gems, brass rings. It is a rather different landscape than… — Marina Warner Copy Share Image
It wasn’t like in the storybooks. No witches lurked at crossroads disguised as crones, waiting to reward travelers who shared their bread.… — Laini Taylor 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
“I wrote fairy tales because the Fairy Tale seemed the ideal Form for the stuff I had to say. Then of course… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“In Pliny I read about the invention of clay modeling. A Sicyonian potter came to Corinth. There his daughter fell in love… — Annie Dillard Copy Share Image
“Life is a story. It’s full of chapters. And the beauty of life is that not only do you get to choose… — Kevin Hart Copy Share Image
“In the fairy tales there's only one Big Bad Wolf and the little girl takes only one trip through the Dark Forest… — Tupelo Hassman Copy Share Image
This is a test, isn't it? It's like choosing out of three caskets in a fairy tale. Everyone knows the rules. You… — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
What works about fairy tales is that they endure, and the great thing about fairy tales is that you can explore big,… — Gary Ross Copy Share Image
“Any time you design a character for a Disney picture, especially a fairy tale, it's going to become the definitive design for… — Glen Keane Copy Share Image
“This person is actually invoking a career in taking advantage of people, deluding people, indoctrinating children, fighting against reality, opposing social progress… — Noah Lugeons Copy Share Image
Those of us who can remember our childhoods will recall how ardently we relished the moment of the bedtime story, when our… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
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
“It was more than that, he said, looking down briefly at her. Love fades when you die. I am clearly dead, but… — Rachel M. Greenebaum 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
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
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
“I needed to go into that bare, with nothing from my own life on my body, the way woodcutters' children in fairy… — Tana French Copy Share Image
“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
“Let’s talk about the hair. Why do I call it “yellow” hair and not “blond” hair? Because I’m pretty sure everybody calls… — Tina Fey Copy Share Image
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
Aren’t all fairy tales based in fact? You yourself are supposed to be nothing more than a myth. Pandora’s box is a… — Gena Showalter Copy Share Image
“And fairy tales are make-believe. They are the stories we tell to small children to make them believe the world is a… — J.L. Vallance Copy Share Image
You once told me that I make you believe in the impossible. You make me believe in love, which I’d given up… — Simone Elkeles Copy Share Image
“you can't untie this knot by listening to fairy tales you have to do something inside yourself the smallest fountain inside of… — Jalaluddin Rumi 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
We haven't yet got eyes that can gaze into all the splendour that God has created, but we shall get them one… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
“Hans Christian Andersen said 'Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers.' Maybe he was right, maybe not. Either… — Greg F. Gifune Copy Share Image
“Life can be a piece of art, a magic enchantment, a fetching fairy tale or an adventurous story trimmed with alluring episodes.… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
“It is perfectly all right for children to believe in fairy tales. Believing in dragons and other imaginary creatures may scare them… — John Taskinsoy Copy Share Image
“Vampires were hardly the monsters we were made out to be in fairy tales and television shows. We were hardly different from… — Chloe Neill Copy Share Image
When I was younger, I had this fairy tale that you can have the eight hours of sleep and be a healthy,… — Lilly Singh Copy Share Image