I love mythic stuff. I love playing with gods, I love playing with myths. A lot of it has to do with… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Mythologies, in other words, mythologies and religions are great poems and, when recognized as such, point infallibly through things and events to… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“The Christian theory is little else than the idolatry of the ancient mythologists, accommodated to the purposes of power and revenue; and… — Thomas Paine Copy Share Image
If you read folklore and mythology, any kind of myths, any kind of tall tales, running is always associated with freedom and… — Christopher McDougall Copy Share Image
In the absence of an effective general mythology, each of us has his private, unrecognized, rudimentary, yet secretly potent pantheon of dreams. — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
'The Lord of the Rings,' published in the mid-1950s, was intended as a prehistory to our own world. It was perceived by… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
The heathen mythology not only was not true, but was not even supported as true; it not only deserved no faith, but… — Richard Whately Copy Share Image
“Your mythology can and will change as you grow older and you learn more about life and the spiritual worlds. You are… — Laurence Galian Copy Share Image
“I stepped between him and the window so I was inches from his face. “There’s only one Ophi I’ve ever been interested… — Kelly Hashway Copy Share Image
Medical training taught me the art of breaking down the complex maze of stories, symbols and rituals into clear systems. You could… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“Izzi: Remember Moses Morales? Tom Verde: Who? Izzi: The Mayan guide I told you about. Tom Verde: From your trip. Izzi: Yeah.… — Darren Aronofsky Copy Share Image
“We are meaning-seeking creatures. Dogs, as far as we know, do not agonise about the canine condition, worry about the plight of… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
There's somewhat of a real fascination with American bands and American mythology in London, so I think we've tapped into some of… — Craig Finn Copy Share Image
“When reading the history of the Jewish people, of their flight from slavery to death, of their exchange of tyrants, I must… — Robert G. Ingersoll Copy Share Image
On the much revered family of North American mythology - and a metaphor for the Ruling Alliance: Sacred family! … The supposed… — August Strindberg Copy Share Image
“Why has not England a great mythology? Our folklore has never advanced beyond daintiness, and the greater melodies about our country-side have… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
“I do tasks for the gods, usually things like tracking down rare items or taking someone safely to a destination." D'Molay the… — M.Scott Verne Copy Share Image
The idea that any one of our religions represents the infallible word of the One True God requires an encyclopedic ignorance of… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
“He finally understood...the thing that the people during the Paleolitic Age, freaking 20,000 to 8,000 B.C., were after when they came up… — Maud Casey Copy Share Image
A lot of mythology arose after [Mahatma Gandhi] death. But the fact remains that he was an exceptional man, terribly intelligent, with… — Indira Gandhi Copy Share Image
They wouldn't be stereotypes necessarily. But they would be reasonable facsimiles to women as a class. A class not of women, per… — Ted Bundy Copy Share Image
In families there is always the mythology. My father died when my kids were quite young still, and yet they still tell… — Jessica Lange Copy Share Image
In the United States, the immigrant experience occupies a very central place in American mythology. And sometimes, that place wavers between acceptance… — Nguyen Viet Thang Copy Share Image
Food serves two parallel purposes: it nourishes and it helps you remember. Eating and storytelling are inseparable-the saltwater is also tears; the… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Most of the monsters... are based on some sort of mythology. Every culture and even some geographical areas have monsters and mythology… — Laurell K. Hamilton Copy Share Image
“for there is nothing dearer to a man than his own country and his parents, and however splendid a home he may… — Homer Copy Share Image
I'm always interested in debunking myths if they are untrue. But it's also important to identify myths and how they function, what… — Neal Ascherson Copy Share Image
The mythology is that from chaos comes great work. I actually used to think that when I was younger, and I no… — Sarah Paulson Copy Share Image
The reality is that I always envisioned the 'Riddick' franchise as a continuing mythology, so I always imagined that there would be… — Vin Diesel Copy Share Image
I work really out of mythology, so often I work out of a story that has remained lodged inside somehow, or I… — Louise Erdrich Copy Share Image
Understanding the mythology of your partner, your customer and your audience is far more important than watching the instant replay of what… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
In beauty of face no maiden ever equaled her. It was the radiance of an opium-dream - an airy and spirit-lifting vision… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
In the United States there's a Puritan ethic and a mythology of success. He who is successful is good. In Latin countries,… — Umberto Eco Copy Share Image
I've always been a mythology lover, and so I took a great deal of inspiration from the tales of various dark gods… — Michael Boatman Copy Share Image
The mammoth was basically done in by climate change. The last ones survived on Wrangel Island, north of Chukotka, until 3,700 years… — Alex Shoumatoff Copy Share Image
I discovered Los Angeles in the late 90s. The city was not at its best at the time, but I fell for… — Hedi Slimane Copy Share Image
The 'Classics Illustrated' series was an excellent primer in literature, and I also really enjoyed Zachary Hamby's mythology books for teens. — James Holzhauer Copy Share Image
“Mythology and religion are relevant and remarkable, as they each represent imaginative truths – projections of human beings innermost desires – intermixed… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Well, can you tell her that?" He looked down at his feet. "I will. I will." Guy-speak for, "I plan to keep… — Priya Ardis Copy Share Image
I rarely use mythology for its own sake because, as a theatre person, the mythological figures are in fact humanity to the… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
![“Izzi: Remember Moses Morales? Tom Verde: Who? Izzi: The Mayan guide I told you about. Tom Verde: From your trip. Izzi: Yeah. The last night I was with him, he told me about his father, who had died. Well Moses wouldn't believe it. Tom Verde: Izzi... Izzi: [embraces Tom] No, no. Listen, listen. He…” quote by Darren Aronofsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/295/darren-aronofsky-9266_last-night_izzi-remember-moses-morales-tom-verde-wh_284941.jpg)
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