“If you say something over and over and over again you may just start to believe it. If you truly do believe… — Chris DiSano Davenport Copy Share Image
All the fairy tales of Aladdin, or the invisible Gyges, or the talisman that opens kings' palaces, or the enchanted halls underground… — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
Because the great thing about fairy tales and folk tales is that there is no authentic text. It's not like the text… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
The narrative of so many fairy tales are timeless in so many different cultures, and they have been since the dawn of… — Lily Cole Copy Share Image
“And Sophie and Agatha lived happily ever after, for girls don't need princes for love to call... No, they don't need princes… — Soman Chainani Copy Share Image
“Not everything has a name. Some things lead us into the realm beyond words ... It is like that small mirror in… — Vernon Sproxton Copy Share Image
How come all of the most famous fairy tales include a prince or a boy falling in love with a pretty princess… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Mother didn't understand that children aren't frightened by stories; that their lives are full of far more frightening things than those contained… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
I wanted to avoid what some modern tellers have done, quite legitimately, to make fairy tales more like novels and short stories,… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
“I’ve never believed in fairy tales. One day, the fairies will tell this story. There will be a valiant prince, a part… — T.T. Escurel Copy Share Image
“I'd get out of here," he said. "Go someplace where no one knew me. Start over. Go to Paris like you did… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“Creators of literary fairy tales from the 17th-century onward include writers whose works are still widely read today: Charles Perrault (17th-century France),… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
Science tells us what we can know but what we can know is little and if we forget how much we cannot… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“When the bald associate had mentioned a sleeping beauty, he was referring to a fairy tale that you have probably heard one… — Lemony Snicket Copy Share Image
“You might just be compelled to hear, that there is folklore about a boy so dear, a legend the fairies readily discern,… — Chris DiSano Davenport Copy Share Image
“Yet there was a momentary hint of blue sky, and even this bit of light was enough to release a flash of… — Thomas Mann 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
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
“The extremity of her sensitivity impressed a richly idle princely family, of her discomfort, bothered as she had to be by the… — Joseph Stanton 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
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
“It is our responsibility to keep telling these tales--to tell them in a way that they teach and entertain and give meaning… — Brian Jay Jones Copy Share Image
“I will use my special sight! I will quiet myself right here and now and I will get the answer on what… — Chris DiSano Davenport Copy Share Image
Since there are thousands of fairy tales, one may safely guess that there are probably equal numbers where the courage and determination… — Bruno Bettelheim 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
I loved reading Grimm's fairy tales and Hans Christian Andersen, and I loved to dream about other worlds and other lives. Maybe… — Lauren Bacall Copy Share Image
Fairy tales begin with conflict because we all begin our lives with conflict. We are all misfit for the world, and somehow… — Jack Zipes Copy Share Image
“IF I HAD a dime for every time I’ve heard “We’re all going to die” or “I’ll kill you,” I could afford… — J.C. Nelson Copy Share Image
It's [Jack the Giant Slayer] one of those fairy tales your mom and dad read to you when you're little. Never once… — Eleanor Tomlinson Copy Share Image
I am not a great believer in fairy tales. Every woman should fight hard for her own happy endings. Although occasionally it… — Donatella Versace Copy Share Image
“His reality was turned into dust the day it collided with her universe. For the first time, he wanted to get lost… — Akshay Vasu Copy Share Image
“When we think about fairy tales, we think about happily ever afters, forgetting the darkness that stories beginning with "once upon a… — Laura J. Burns Copy Share Image
“The happily ever after thing. It's great when she marries the prince or whatever and they say that. But they just don't… — Mark D. Diehl Copy Share Image
Tink is the voice of the youth. I'm not one of those artists who talks about unrealistic things or fairy tales. I'm… — Tink Copy Share Image
“The Dreamer awakes The shadow goes by The tale I have told you, That tale is a lie. But listen to me,… — Traditional folktale ending Copy Share Image
When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so.… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Fairy tales opened up a door into my imagination - they don't conform to the reality that's around you as a child.… — Kate Atkinson Copy Share Image
“Goldenrod Moram had a first name that sounded like it belonged in the middle of a fairy tale, where she would be… — Sarvenaz Tash Copy Share Image
“When my mom was alive, she read me stories every night. ”Use your imagination, Lorelei,” she’d say, “and your whole life can… — Nikki Loftin Copy Share Image
The great thing about fairy tales and myths is that they go beyond character. They're not about character. They're about more basic… — Neil Jordan Copy Share Image
![“The extremity of her sensitivity impressed a richly idle princely family, of her discomfort, bothered as she had to be by the absurd softness of the ample beddings, not to mention the pillow piles aggravating her much lamented acrophobic dis-ease. [from the poem, Princess and the Pea ]” quote by Joseph Stanton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b63/joseph-stanton-250502_fairy-tales_the-extremity-of-her-sensitivity-impress_1015868.jpg)
![“It is our responsibility to keep telling these tales--to tell them in a way that they teach and entertain and give meaning to our lives,' he [Jim] said later. 'This is not merely an obligation, it's something we must do because we love doing it.” quote by Brian Jay Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/365/brian-jay-jones-43390_creativity_it-is-our-responsibility-to-keep-telling_1516865.jpg)
![“It's [Jack the Giant Slayer] one of those fairy tales your mom and dad read to you when you're little. Never once did I imagine myself in it. It's just phenomenal. Words just can't really describe it. It brings the biggest smile to my face.” quote by Eleanor Tomlinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/300/eleanor-tomlinson-15329_dad_it-s-jack-the-giant-slayer-one-of-those_1047285.jpg)
