Though aware that there is nothing in the universe that suggests any purpose for humanity, one way that we can find a… — Steven Weinberg Copy Share Image
“READ. You have no business wanting to be a writer unless you are a reader. You should read fantasies and essays, biographies… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Nicholas wanted to believe in fairy tales. She'd read her share, hoping for miracles, but in the end, there was no hundred… — Christine Feehan Copy Share Image
“All fairy tales, Tolkien argued, echo the gospel of Jesus Christ in some way because the gospel is the True Story; it’s… — Sarah Arthur Copy Share Image
Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take… — Kate Forsyth Copy Share Image
Gina always believed there was magic in the world. "But it doesn't work in the way it does in fairy tales," she… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
“When I was a little girl, I believed in fairy tales and one of the dreams I had was someday dancing alongside… — Lisa De Jong Copy Share Image
“I've just had my very first breast-gasm. My first orgasm stemming from my breast, and it was ah-mazing. I've read about them,… — Nicole Reed Copy Share Image
All cities are geological; you cannot take three steps without encountering ghosts bearing all the prestige of their legends. We move within… — Ivan Chtcheglov Copy Share Image
I was young, and by instinct of self-preservation I had to collect my energy on something, if I were not to be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The fairy tale is accused of giving children a false impression of the world they live in. But I think no literature… — C.S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“Once upon a time, there was a naïve and innocent girl who thought she could tame the beast and live happily ever… — Nenia Campbell Copy Share Image
“The kingdom of nature has such a job, That can even make a goblin’s heart throb, It’s true, only a handful of… — Chris DiSano Davenport Copy Share Image
“Leonora is the grownups’ version of Cinderella. She doesn’t take crap from any ugly stepsisters. She doesn’t sit indoors waiting to be… — Luella Christie Copy Share Image
They say that everything is derived of star dust -- We are the universe simply exploring itself. It's a peculiar thing really,… — A D Kruk Copy Share Image
“Books were so simple about these things, fairy tales so straightforward! There were peasants, and then there were kings and queens. Sometimes… — Liz Braswell Copy Share Image
“My family was relatively normal: the kind of normal where my stepfather blamed everything on the Amish, and my older sister thought… — Amber D. Tran 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
“One evening, after a particularly terrible row, the prince smashed his princess over the head with an old wooden clock and she… — Brooke Warra Copy Share Image
I wake each day and try to see what I might do that is of some value and joy. It's a strange… — Kent Haruf Copy Share Image
Once upon a time fairy tales were told to audiences of young and old alike. It is only in the last century… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
Me and my needs were driving my mother away. Me and my needs retreated to my closet, disappeared into fairy tales. I… — Marya Hornbacher Copy Share Image
The unrealistic nature of these tales (which narrowminded rationalists object to) is an important device, because it makes obvious that the fairy… — Bruno Bettelheim Copy Share Image
I definitely read a lot of books on the psychology and mythology behind fairy tales because I think that's really fascinating and… — Meghan Ory Copy Share Image
“In Muggle fairy tales, magic tends to lie at the root of the hero or heroine’s troubles – the wicked witch has… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The Islamic terror threat is so fierce, unrelenting and barbaric that we tell ourselves fairy tales about how these ruthless acts are… — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
At the end of the day, love is such a normal thing, and everyone deals with it. Just because it's a different… — Selena Gomez Copy Share Image
“Being in our secret place brings much peace and the more we go there, the more it will increase. Now we let… — Chris DiSano Davenport Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Potts beady black eyes narrowed,"Do you know how many glass slippers I have to stitch when I get home? There's a… — Sophie Avett Copy Share Image
“But as she continued and finished her tale, I could tell that her heart was elsewhere, and when she excused herself to… — Kelly Barnhill Copy Share Image
Recollections of early childhood bear comparison to fairy tales, and ... youth remains an unknown country to whose bourn no traveler returns… — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
What I personally gravitate toward tends to be fantasy, medium dark - not too dark - fairy tales and sci fi. Stop-motion… — Henry Selick Copy Share Image
“I don’t think man was meant to attain happiness so easily. Happiness is like those palaces in fairy tales whose gates are… — Alexandre Dumas Copy Share Image
“LISTEN, don’t believe in fairy tales! After that happy-ever-after wedding, they never tell you the rest of the story. Even if you… — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
“There were lots of things in this lifetime that I'd doubted, precious little I'd known for sure. But in that moment, I… — Red Tash Copy Share Image
Today there are no fairy tales for us to believe in, and this is possibly a reason for the universal prevalence of… — Anita Loos Copy Share Image
Fairy tales and mythology have always been an exaggerated distillation of the real world. Think of them as blueprints for how to… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I have very happy memories of fairy tales. My mother used to take me to the library in Toronto to check out… — Mike Myers Copy Share Image
And our lady friend, she thinks life works like a fairy tale.' Well, that’s harmless, isn’t it?' Yeah, but in fairy tales,… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“Yes sir, the fish was left in place of the crystal ball. It's been bagged and tagged for analysis.” Great. Now we… — A.F. Stewart Copy Share Image
