“...today, I’m writing about the extraordinary; those ‘moments’ in life that reach us, and change us. Those moments take place all the… — Dianna Hardy Copy Share Image
In the old fairy tales, often a 'moral' was tacked on at the end of the story - say, if a book… — Kate Bernheimer 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
“He reads histories and mythologies and fairy tales, wondering why it seems that only girls are ever swept away from their mundane… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
“Vane grabbed me. “DuLac, let’s chat.” Chat. British-speak for “Stand still while I yell at you.” — Priya Ardis Copy Share Image
Happiness, you see, its just an illusion of Fate, a heavenly sleight of hand designed to make you believe in fairy tales.… — Ellen Hopkins Copy Share Image
“In England in the 19th century, advances in printing methods, combined with the rise of a prosperous middle class, engendered a booming… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
Every kid loves fairy tales, stories of witches and giants and magicians. Then, when you get a little older you can't read… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
One of the pleasures of the original 'Grimm's Fairy Tales' is how incredibly ghastly they are. The ugly sisters have their eyes… — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
“Yet, with all his acuteness, it did not occur to him that Europe was not in the least to blame for his… — Lev Shestov Copy Share Image
My family was big on sharing. I guess it was just the way I was brought up. Or maybe, I read those… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
I like to make people happy, and with fairy tales, I can say anything I want to, but in an agreeable way. — Michel Ocelot Copy Share Image
“Who are you? She asked silently, as she laid away the collector's quotations, his drawings, his scraps of famous poetry: "Come live… — Allegra Goodman Copy Share Image
I've read Reverend Kirk, in fact. My uncle's library has quite a few books of your people. I have read Mr. Lang's… — Melissa Marr 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
“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
“According to folk belief that is reflected in the stories and poems, a being who is petrified man and he can revive.… — Penina Mezei 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 began to believe the fairy tales: You know, how we're all out there looking for our magical missing half. — Michael Bergin Copy Share Image
When I was little, I made up my own fairy tales, and the ghostly echo of Once upon a time shapes all… — Justine Larbalestier Copy Share Image
There weren’t any fairy tales in the streets around me. If there was ever a Cinderella, her glass slippers shattered under her… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I am not sure how much good is done by moralising about fairy tales. This can be unsubtle - telling children that… — A. S. Byatt Copy Share Image
In a sense, every human construction, whether mental or material, is a component in a landscape of fear because it exists in… — Yi-Fu Tuan Copy Share Image
[Fairy tales] make rivers run with wine only to make us remember, for one wild moment, that they run with water. — Anonymous Copy Share Image