Many, whose hearts are conquered by acute spite, roll out balanced tales from their own heart, which do not balance when you… — Lucius Accius Copy Share Image
“The reader should be carried forward, not merely or chiefly by the mechanical impulse of curiosity, or by a restless desire to… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge Copy Share Image
Fairy-tales aren't just about finding handsome princes. They're about fulfilling your dreams and standing up for what you believe in. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity. — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
“In this time of 'information overload', people do not need more information. They want a story they can relate to.” — Maarten Schäfer Copy Share Image
“You bound him to you with your courage and your tales. You hold him to you now. You captured a wild creature… — Juliet Marillier Copy Share Image
We didn't have any books at home. Not even children's books or fairy tales. The only 'fantastic' stories came from religion class.… — Herta Muller Copy Share Image
Some part of me knew from the first that what I wanted was not reality but myth. — Stephen King Copy Share Image
The three touchstones that woke Buddha up - sickness, old age, and death - are a pretty good place to start when… — Paul Di Filippo Copy Share Image
“(Washington) Irving was only the first of the writers of the American ghostly tale to recognize that the supernatural, exactly because its… — Howard Kerr Copy Share Image
Marketing is no longer about the stuff that you male, but about the stories you tell. — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
“We want to believe that our lives have some objective meaning, and that our sacrifices matter to something beyond the stories in… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
I wanted to rock back and forth between myth and distant futures, yesterday, today, and tomorrow. It felt a bit like prophecy… — George Murray Copy Share Image
I think the cinema-going public are smart enough to separate fiction from reality but suspend their disbelief for long enough to be… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
I'm a memoir writer. I try to understand the world by taking experiences I have and making them into a story, whether… — Staceyann Chin Copy Share Image
“Enchanted castle corridors are the right place to "get in" research on fairy tales - it's a fairy tale, and fairy tales… — Penina Mezei Copy Share Image
I think world creation and monster creation and all of that stuff is exciting as a secondary element of storytelling. When it… — Charlie Hunnam Copy Share Image
I like owning my own narrative. It depends: I either give it all up, or I don't have any control. It's really… — Selah Louise Marley Copy Share Image
We're constantly striving to bring something new and different to the table, either in the way that we're using the cameras, or… — Joe Russo Copy Share Image
“In spite of life's unpredictable, callous ways, I still believe in fairy tales.” — Terry a O'Neal Copy Share Image