The theoretical fruits of deliberate oversimplification through idealization are not to be denied... Reality in all its messy particularity is too complicated… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
“When relationships have outlived their shelf life, people often realize that at some level, they are sticking it our because they once… — Ramani Durvasula Copy Share Image
“He’d used the amulet to read my thoughts again. I pictured smacking him in the face.” — Priya Ardis Copy Share Image
“For Penina Mezei petrify motive in folk literature stems from ancient, mythical layers of culture that has undergone multiple transformations lost the… — Penina Mezei Copy Share Image
“This was like being in one of those National Geographic magazines. We were among the natives now.” — Brandi Salazar Copy Share Image
“At the bottom of the box were two big fairy-tale collections our father had sent us sometime after our parents divorced in… — Mira Bartok Copy Share Image
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
“It was that reader that she'd found in Mama's trunk. At the schoolhouse they had McGuffey, good lessons about good boys and… — Pamela Morsi Copy Share Image
I am completely fascinated by the differences and comparisons between real life and fairy tales because we're raised as little girls to… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
“Thank you for telling me fairy tales, but also for teaching me how to face the battle I'd need to win in… — C.J. Redwine Copy Share Image
“Salinger was not cutesy. His work was not nostalgic. These were not fairy tales about child geniuses traipsing the streets of Old… — Joanna Rakoff Copy Share Image
“In the fairy tales, the poor girl smiles when she becomes a princess. Right now, I don't know if I'll ever smile… — Victoria Aveyard Copy Share Image
“Madame d'Aulnoy is the true mother of the modern fairy tale. She invented the modern Court of Fairyland, with its manners, its… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Faith is not just thinking you can do things, but believing god can handle all things!” — Philip Cook Copy Share Image
“It's because you're letting the fairy tales you grew up hearing in storybooks and the baseless ideas of love cloud your mind.… — Nicole Williams Copy Share Image
“To be capable of great love, (that of myths, legends, and fairy tales), one must have had more so, greatly suffered, (that… — Cody Edward Lee Miller Copy Share Image
I understand why society, especially American society, is gravitating toward fairy tales, given our economy. We've been exploring the world of witches… — Ginnifer Goodwin Copy Share Image
“Never and never, my girl riding far and near In the land of the hearthstone tales, and spelled asleep, Fear or believe… — Dylan Thomas Copy Share Image
“There were two things about this particular book ( The Golden Book of Fairy Tales ) that made it vital to the… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Sometimes it seems that half of the fairy tales of the world are some form of Cinderella, ugly duckling, or poor boy… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
I love monsters, I love creatures, I love beings, I love aliens. That's more supernatural and more the stuff of fairy tales.… — Denis O'Hare Copy Share Image
“If I were to lock you up in a dungeon, I guarantee you would not be bored.” — Priya Ardis Copy Share Image
Playing a convincing witch takes a bit of research. I've looked up the old Salem business and reread a lot of fairy… — Agnes Moorehead Copy Share Image
I went to the library as soon as I could walk. So the training came from reading all kinds of people, from… — Nat Hentoff Copy Share Image
“It looked like he was going to die, but as you know, children don’t die in fairy tales. While” — Michèle Audin Copy Share Image
