When fairy tales are written in the west, they're known as folklore. In the east, fairy tales are called religions. — Paul Henderson Copy Share Image
My father was a professor of folklore, and my mother was a teacher until she was married. I had a good relationship… — Max von Sydow Copy Share Image
“In prehistoric times, early man was bowled over by natural events: rain, thunder, lightning, the violent shaking and moving of the ground,… — Signe Pike Copy Share Image
“A folklore study differs from most writing, in that the tale is told in the voice of the individual telling the story,… — Karen Jones Gowen Copy Share Image
I get a lot of inspiration from research in mythology and folklore, I find that stories people told each other thousands of… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The study of folklore is largely the study of particular folklore genres: myth, folktale, legend, ballad, proverb, riddle, superstition, etc. — Alan Dundes Copy Share Image
“Beer gurgled through the beard. 'You see,' the young man began, 'the desert's so big you can't be alone in it. Ever… — Anthony Boucher Copy Share Image
William Ferris has long reigned as the unimpeachable source of the entire southern experience. His work on southern folklore and the composition… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
Why can't I love him (a 2 yr old nephew) from afar? That's how I want to love him - through pictures… — Ray Romano Copy Share Image
The worlds of folklore and religion were so mingled in early twentieth venture German culture that even families who didn't go to… — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
“It must be understood that in some cases the process by which a god or goddess degenerates into a fairy may occupy… — Lewis Spence Copy Share Image
“Long ago, when faeries and men still wandered the earth as brothers, the MacLeod chief fell in love with a beautiful faery… — Signe Pike Copy Share Image
I have a better internal and intuitive understanding of folklore and myth than science and technology, so in that way fantasy is… — Sarah Zettel Copy Share Image
A professional entertainer who allows himself to become known as a singer of folk songs is bound to have trouble with his… — Sam Hinton Copy Share Image
To us, basing stories on christianity is the same as basing stories on Roman mythology, Native American folklore, or unsubstantiated government conspiracies. — Richard King Copy Share Image
Mulan is so important in Chinese folklore - a fearless girl who cared about her family and country so much that she… — Ming-Na Wen Copy Share Image
“I really love folklore. I had read a lot of faerie folklore that informed the books I wrote. I also really love… — Holly Black Copy Share Image
“A midwife once told Erszébet of the üszögös gyermek, the stunted child, a premature fetus born alive, a scurrying spectral thing with… — Jody Shields Copy Share Image
There are two kinds of truth; the truth that lights the way and the truth that warms the heart. The first of… — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
“Careful, even now, not to thank the wights, she added, "You have all been most kind.” — Cecilia Dart-Thornton Copy Share Image
I have a great advantage over many of my colleagues inasmuch as my students bring with them to class their own personal… — Alan Dundes Copy Share Image
“It was Stevenson, I think, who most notably that there are some places that simply demand a story should be told of… — Mark Valentine Copy Share Image
I just love rolling up my sleeves and doing research, and I especially love doing research on the origins of folklore and… — Mark Waid Copy Share Image
Rivers run through our history and folklore, and link us as a people. They nourish and refresh us and provide a home… — Charles Kuralt Copy Share Image
