Not all of E. Nesbit's children's books are fantasies, but even the most realistic somehow seem magical. In her holiday world, nobody… — Michael Dirda Copy Share Image
“A Swedish minister having assembled the chiefs of the Susquehanna Indians, made a sermon to them, acquainting them with the principal historical… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
“Its better to be thought a fool, than to open one's mouth and remove all doubt.” — William Jevning Copy Share Image
“Anyone who takes opioids on a regular basis will become dependent upon them, meaning they will have to taper off gradually to… — Karen Lee Richards Copy Share Image
“My feeling as a Christian points me to my Lord and Savior as a fighter. It points me to the man who… — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Like every Canadian, I have been taught that one of the most important functions of art is to supply and elaborate the… — Miriam Toews Copy Share Image
The power of the print reviewer is one of those urban myths. There have always been shows that slipped under the critical… — Ben Brantley Copy Share Image
“There's no difference between pulp fiction and highbrow fiction, one is as good as the other, the only difference is the aura… — Karl Ove Knausgård Copy Share Image
We're not able to hide behind myths of this being a post-racial society because Donald Trump has outlined exactly how a large… — Vic Mensa Copy Share Image
For many people, Timbuktu has long represented the essence of remoteness: a mythical, faraway place located on the boundaries of our collective… — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
I'm certainly not surprised by the passion of the youth for our myths. Mythology is almost a part of an Indian's DNA. — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
“Myths born in patriarchy offer a limited source of data on women. What they usually tell is how women react under patriarchy.” — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
The idea of the mulatto has been a gathering point for a wide variety of racial prejudices, fears, myths, and speculations. — Randall Kennedy Copy Share Image
All great political families have myths: stories they tell themselves about how history happened. — Peggy Noonan Copy Share Image
“It is one thing for modern educated people to feel they must believe these old stories as factual when science proves otherwise.… — Robert M. Price Copy Share Image
“The predisposition to religious belief is an ineradicable part of human behavior. Mankind has produced 100,000 religions. It is an illusion to… — Edward O. Wilson 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
“Stories change us; they change the world. People are stories of themselves.” — Karen Healey Copy Share Image
“Underlying many aspects of water development is a myth: the myth that we must have more.” — Tim Palmer Copy Share Image
Madonna, Michael Jackson, Tina Turner, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe - they were myths of greatness. — Rita Ora Copy Share Image
“I have argued elsewhere (Fighting Words: The Origins of Religious Violence [2005]) that we need to treat ethics in biblical texts just… — Hector Avalos Copy Share Image
“Myths tell us what those like us have done, can do, should do. Without myths to lead the way, we hesitate to… — N.K. Jemisin Copy Share Image
What the British must never believe about themselves is that they are good at games, strong in adversity, but lousy in bed.… — Gerald McKnight Copy Share Image
“The American Negro has the great advantage of having never believed the collection of myths to which white Americans cling: that their… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
