Storybook endings, fairy tales coming true. Deep down inside we want to believe they still do. In our secretest heart, it's our… — Carrie Underwood Copy Share Image
“It is interesting that the worst retellings of traditional fairy tales are those that heavy-handedly take the step of making a moral… — Isobelle Carmody Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales are just true stories that humans have chosen not to believe in any more. Besides, this is Myths and Legends… — Stacie Simpson Copy Share Image
What flows into you from myth is not truth but reality (truth is always about something, but reality is that about which… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
“I am thus led to the proposition that there is no fiction or nonfiction as we commonly understand the distinction: there is… — E.L. Doctorow Copy Share Image
I'm endlessly intrigued by stories, and I love helping someone to formulate his or her story. I can drift off when I'm… — Andrew Solomon Copy Share Image
“Mere grimness is as easy as grinning; but it requires something to put a handsome face on a story. Narratives become of… — Leigh Hunt Copy Share Image
The future of cinema and communications is all about collaboration and the decentralized control of storytelling. We're all part of the story;… — Adrian Grenier Copy Share Image
This life, which had been the tomb of his virtue and of his honour, is but a walking shadow; a poor player,… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
A myth is a fantasy, a preferred lie, a foundational story, a hypnotic trance, an identity game, a virtual reality, one that… — Ginette Paris Copy Share Image
“It was her favorite story, that she remembers, but she would be hard-pressed to retell it now, faithfully, as it had been… — Ava Zavora Copy Share Image
“At its worst, the myth of the one savior is a lie told to the powerless. ‘Be good. Do as you’re told.… — Stina Leicht Copy Share Image
I just want different narratives for people of color, especially women of color. I just want something that's different. I don't want… — Viola Davis Copy Share Image
“Then my sole relief was to walk along the corridor of the third storey, backwards and forwards, safe in the silence and… — Charlotte Brontë Copy Share Image
Now shall I become a common tale, A ruin'd fragment of a worn-out world; Unchanging record of unceasing change. Eternal landmark to… — Hartley Coleridge Copy Share Image
My mom used to tell me stories at night, read books to me - and I read 'em over and over and… — Peter Guber Copy Share Image
This is a bad story.” “Sorry. I’m really sorry. I shouldn’t have told you.” “No, you should,” I say. “But—” “I don’t… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
Storytelling has driven faith and religious practice, keeping them alive for millennia. Just as every hymn, icon, and stained-glass window in a… — Martin Lindstrom Copy Share Image
I think the crux of this urgent and real conversation about representation and diversity in art-making and storytelling both behind and in… — Karyn Kusama Copy Share Image
Fairy tales are more then true.Not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be… — GK Chesterton Copy Share Image
I don't want to be part of films that are just manufactured, and not made with true passion; I only want to… — Sherlyn Chopra Copy Share Image
“Humanity is not defined by the languages we speak or the flags we fly, but by the connections we forge through empathy… — Camellia Yang Copy Share Image
I've certainly collaborated with others for their songs and it's fun. To me, it's exciting to write from a place that doesn't… — The Rocket Summer Copy Share Image
“You may initially find yourself at a point of re-convincing that there could be a positive twist, and that's okay. Suspense naturally… — Chinonye J. Chidolue Copy Share Image
As a writer, it's a great narrative tool to have that character who is slightly detached but at the same time observant… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
As with all other aspects of the narrative art, you will improve with practice, but practice will never make you perfect. Why… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“You are my reality, fantasy, daydream, fairytale, music, more than the princess in Cinderella; you are much more than a traditional myth.” — Delano Johnson Copy Share Image
Story of O is a fairy tale for another world, a world where some part of me lived for a long time,… — Anne Desclos Copy Share Image
The song "No Fairy Tale" tells my story. Going through the hard things leads to a richer life than just trying to… — Lisa Loeb Copy Share Image
I find campfire stories and urban legends are kind of the bread and butter that inspires a lot of people who are… — Jordan Peele 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
“These were facts, not myths, although what freight they carried I could not say. I was deaf in Simon’s language, and blind… — Rian Malan Copy Share Image
“It's impressive when you're such a mysterious fictional character that even avid enthusiasts are debating your existence within the mythos.” — Ben Thompson Copy Share Image
I didn't study English literature - I studied philosophy at university - so Kierkegaard, Nietzsche - these people are among the most… — Sheila Heti Copy Share Image
“myths reflect centuries of oral tradition in non-literate as well as literate peoples – when it comes to the supernatural, there's no… — Kailin Gow Copy Share Image
Where the gaming world is going - and certainly Activision proved it by hiring me - is being willing to push and… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
In Land of Milk and Money, Anthony Barcellos mines rich family history to create a full-blooded tale that readers will find insightful,… — John Lescroart Copy Share Image
Sometimes it's great when, you know, you're sitting down to watch a straightforward story, and you know how it's going to go,… — Clare-Hope Ashitey Copy Share Image
I loved fairy tales as a kid. I've always been drawn to fantasy. They're always exciting. There's never a dull moment. I… — Gail Carson Levine Copy Share Image
I feel like success to me is about feeling like I have done something in storytelling, where I've gotten close to articulating… — Brit Marling Copy Share Image
