Some fairy tales end with the girl marrying the prince... some start there. — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
“And, they would still be alive today...If they hadn't died, that is” — Rotraut Susanne Berner Copy Share Image
“I don't believe in fairy tales. I believe in making my own damn tale.” — Nicole Williams Copy Share Image
I found a lot of fairy tales scary. They really didn't sit well with me. — Amanda Seyfried Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales are about lessons. Those who are virtuous and true are rewarded, while those who are wicked and greedy are punished.” — Meagan Spooner Copy Share Image
“In a utilitarian age, of all other times, it is a matter of grave importance that fairy tales should be respected." (… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
If Im honest, I have to tell you I still read fairy tales and I like them best of all. — Bubbly Copy Share Image
“In the stories, the old fairy tales, a hero comes. But all my heroes are gone or dead. No one is coming… — Victoria Aveyard Copy Share Image
You and I who still enjoy fairy tales have less reason to wish actual childhood back. We have kept its pleasures and… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Clichés are relatives of the fairy tale, and tropes aren’t bad; they go with the territory.” — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
“The romantic fairy tales we grew up with -- where marriage is the happy ending rather than the opening scene -- are… — Ada Calhoun Copy Share Image
Like a grindhouse version of Grimm's Fairy Tales, Wallwork's fiction is smart, innovative, and a hell of a lot of fun. — Carlton Mellick III Copy Share Image
He had read books, newspapers and magazines. He knew that if you ran away you sometimes met bad people who did bad… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Grampa Foster always says that every single experience has something to teach us about ourselves. “So don’t expect to get too comfortable… — Chris DiSano Davenport Copy Share Image
When I wrote the eight fairy tales that appear in 'Horse, Flower, Bird' I was working toward a completely new form of… — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
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
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
“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
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
“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
“At night I no longer dreamed, nor did I let my imagination work during the day. The once vibrant escapes of watching… — Dave Pelzer Copy Share Image
“Angela Carter...refused to join in rejecting or denouncing fairy tales, but instead embraced the whole stigmatized genre, its stock characters and well-known… — Marina Warner Copy Share Image
“Freedom from labor itself is not new; it once belonged among the most firmly established privileges of the few. In this instance,… — Hannah Arendt Copy Share Image
“There’s danger in separating yourself from everyone, not wanting anyone to see inside of you where you’re vulnerable. We know the world… — Christine Feehan Copy Share Image
“It's because you're letting the fairy tales you grew up hearing in storybooks and the baseless ideas of love cloud your mind.… — Nicole Williams Copy Share Image
What is a novel? I say: an invented story. At the same time a story which, though invented has the power to… — Elizabeth Bowen Copy Share Image
Okay. I wish for world peace,” Weetzie said. “I am sorry,” the genie said. “I cant grant that wish. Its out of… — Francesca Lia Block Copy Share Image
When you think of Grimm's fairy tales, they are deeply, deeply psychological. They're so powerful, so bloody, and really, really disturbing. Think… — Denis O'Hare Copy Share Image
Dragons and bridges are very much something out of fairy tales and fantasy. — John Howe Copy Share Image
