“Today, many of us are trying to understand just what male and female energies are, since we are calling old rigid stereotypes… — Shepherd Hoodwin Copy Share Image
Fairy tales are loved by the child not because the imagery he finds in them conforms to what goes on within him,… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
Stories come from violence, they come from sex. They come from death. They come from the dark places that everyone has to… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
“I’m glad she’s so smitten with her new huntsman boyfriend and all, but venison-wurst? Gag me with a harpsichord.” — Nicki Elson Copy Share Image
“If you were happy with all you had, then you’d grow, If the sun and moon could make you glad, then you’d… — Chris DiSano Davenport Copy Share Image
Next time I go to a movie and see a picture of a little ordinary girl become a great star… I’ll believe… — Jackie Robinson Copy Share Image
Both Fairy Tales and Nightmares can come true. You just have to be lucky or unlucky enough. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The naturalist worldview is a good way to feel grounded and feel part of something that isn't based on fairy tales. It's… — Greg Graffin 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
“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
“Kids grow up hearing fairy tales, but the biggest fairy tale of all, I realized at the age of four, is that… — David Kushner Copy Share Image
A massive and brilliant accomplishment--the first English translation of the original Grimm brothers' fairy tales. The plain telling is that much more… — Donna Jo Napoli Copy Share Image
In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children. — Donna Shalala Copy Share Image
Nothing is ever perfect. You have to make compromises and sacrifices, and it won't always be as glamorous as the fairy tales… — Nicholas Galitzine Copy Share Image
“What I mean is, all the terrible things that happen in fairy tales seem real. Or not real, but genuine. Life is… — Polly Shulman Copy Share Image
“Yet Katie held fast to the dream that perhaps there were men in the world who appreciated good women - men capable… — Marcia Lynn McClure 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
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
“Some foolish people must have a tragedy, for they cannot believe in happy endings” — Isobelle Carmody Copy Share Image
“Trousers don’t suit cats, messire,’ replied the cat with great dignity. ‘Why don’t you tell me to wear boots? Cats always wear… — Mikhail Bulgakov Copy Share Image
“That is the true crime that fairy tales commit - making people like me think that we counted in this world. I… — John Goode Copy Share Image
“Real fairy tales are not for the faint hearted. In them, children get eaten by witches and chased by wolves; women fall… — Samantha van Leer Copy Share Image
“Uncertainty, in the presence of vivid hopes and fears, is painful, but must be endured if we wish to live without the… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image