And you must tell the child the legends I told you--as my mother told them to me and her mother to her.… — Betty Smith Copy Share Image
We all recall the cruel stepmother in fairy tales. That archetype is often a necessary element in a fairy tale so that… — David Richo Copy Share Image
“Why should I laugh?' asked the old man. 'Madness in youth is true wisdom. Go, young man, follow your dream, and if… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“How do you accept that tragic irony is a cruelty reserved not merely for Shakespearean plot twists? How do you admit to… — Yvette Manessis Corporon Copy Share Image
If you happen to read fairy tales, you will observe that one idea runs from one end of them to the other--the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I'm about to give up, but my fate pull me back as I continuE believe that fairy tales do come true and… — Michelle Ann Copy Share Image
Farewell, farewell," said the swallow, with a heavy heart, as he left the warm countries, to fly back into Denmark. There he… — Hans Christian Andersen Copy Share Image
It's only in fairy tales that princesses can afford to wait for the handsome prince to save them. In real life, they… — Meg Cabot Copy Share Image
“You can understand and relate to most people better if you look at them - no matter how old or impressive they… — Leo Rosten Copy Share Image
“Many real-world Northwestern endonyms have European origins, such as “Portland,” “Victoria,” “Bellingham,” and “Richland.” To address this phenomenon while also contributing a… — Sylvester Olson Copy Share Image
“Do you believe in 'fairy tales'?" I asked, looking up into Lissa's eyes. "What . . . What kind of fairy tales?"… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
There's no limit to what you can dream. You expect the unexpected, you believe in magic, in fairy tales, and in possibilities.… — Cecelia Ahern Copy Share Image
“As I thought about endings and – being a lover of fairy tales – I knew immediately that the deeply rooted last… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
“Even when they were very small Eliza had known that Sammy needed her more than she needed him, even before he caught… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
“You're not worried about anything, are you?" said Danglers. "It seems to me everything's going perfectly for you." "That's exactly what worries… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“And those characters [in a fairy tale] dwell in a moral world, whose laws are as clear as the law of gravity.… — Anthony Esolen Copy Share Image
“IN MY DEFENSE, I didn’t mean to start the Apocalypse. It wasn’t just my personal aversion to oblivion; I had a clear… — J.C. Nelson Copy Share Image
“Think of every fairy-tale villainess you've ever heard of. Think of the wicked witches, the evil queens, the mad enchantresses. Think of… — Jim Butcher 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
“It would be nice to report she lived happily ever after till the end of her days. But such cheap, cop-out one-liners… — Jennifer Silverwood Copy Share Image
“I haven't finished revisiting Sleeping Beauty. As a faerie tale, that one is rife with inherent difficulties. After all, the world doesn't… — Anna Sheehan Copy Share Image
Following your dreams may seem as something out of a book of fairy tales for some, but the following of dreams is… — Anurag Prakash Ray Copy Share Image
“Our imaginings (if they are ours) should be based in our own lives and experiences, all our memories. But all of our… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
It wasn't until I was an adult reader that I began to fathom the influence of fairy tales on writers I was… — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
“Disheartened, enraptured, and strangely lightheaded, Grady emerged from the trees and walked back through town to the island bridge, his ankles and… — Molly Ringle Copy Share Image
“He rarely saw a doorway without advancing through it as if he owned it. Since he owned a good many doorways, he… — Eloisa James Copy Share Image
“I caught his hand. “What do you want me to do?” Leaning down, he kissed the pulse beating on my neck just… — Priya Ardis Copy Share Image
“On Three Ways of Writing for Children”: When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed… — Gretchen Rubin Copy Share Image
Being an actor and a successful one at that, is the stuff fairy-tales are made of, as you reach unimaginable heights. But… — Shweta Bachchan Nanda Copy Share Image
In life there is no fairy tales, no happily ever afters, no prince charming. In life it's reality where you are gonna… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“She talks like you. It’s not every day you hear a four-year-old say Prince Charming is a douchebag who’s only holding Cinderella… — Emma Chase Copy Share Image
I understood that the stories we believe have power over us. They work into our bodies and minds and change us from… — Danielle Trussoni Copy Share Image
“Now and then they would tell old legends and fairy tales about the castle, the way people always do about old castles.… — Mechthild Gläser 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
I think the big thing is the fairy tale. It's taking old folk fairy tales and retelling them in modern day. I… — Lily Collins Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales with all the shine taken away from them were simply stories of desperation. Of hungry wolves devouring children and jealous… — Emily Lloyd-Jones Copy Share Image
I am 39. I am single. I am a black woman. I have too many advanced degrees. Many a news story tells… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
I have a bit of a love affair with fairy tales and some of the ideas of Irish mythology, like Oscar Wilde… — Hozier Copy Share Image
One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy is what you find right around the… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
“Love is hard Phoenix. It’s not always easy like you see in fairy tales. You have to take the good with the… — Victoria Ashley Copy Share Image