I am very much interested in fairy tales. I guess that most of the films I like to do have this kind… — Lucile Hadzihalilovic Copy Share Image
The biggest awakening is the awakening from the childish deceptions and the invented tales of the religion. — Mehmet Murat Ildan Copy Share Image
I foresee that the Andersen and Fairy Tale fashion will not last; none of these things away from general nature do. — Mary Russell Mitford Copy Share Image
These are characters in a fairy tale for grown-ups. Wouldn't it be lovely? Yes. — Diane Arbus Copy Share Image
“All good tales are true tales, at least for those who read them, which is all that counts.” — Javier Cercas Copy Share Image
I do not know the meaning of my sadness; there is an old fairy tale that I cannot get out of my… — Heinrich Heine Copy Share Image
Great heroes need great sorrows and burdens, or half their greatness goes unnoticed. It is all part of the fairy tale. — Peter S. Beagle Copy Share Image
“Thank you for telling me fairy tales, but also for teaching me how to face the battle I'd need to win in… — C.J. Redwine Copy Share Image
... we have broken down the self-respecting spirit of man with nursery tales and priestly threats, and we dare to assert, that… — Frances Wright Copy Share Image
It's the primordial characters [of the Star Wars]. It's the beautiful princess and the callow youth and the smartass that I played… — Harrison Ford Copy Share Image
What works about fairy tales is that they endure, and the great thing about fairy tales is that you can explore big,… — Gary Ross Copy Share Image
Listen not to a tale-bearer or slanderer, for he tells thee nothing out of good-will; but as he discovereth of the secrets… — Socrates Copy Share Image
If your best friend's feeling tearful, Try not to be too cheerful. Just let her fill your ear full Of sad tales… — Beatrice Schenk de Regniers Copy Share Image
The story had held us, round the fire, sufficiently breathless, but except the obvious remark that it was gruesome, as, on Christmas… — Henry James Copy Share Image
The world of religion isn't a logical world; that's why children like it. It's a world of worked-out fantasies, very similar to… — Yehuda Amichai Copy Share Image
The Tale of Despereaux came at the request of Luke, my friend's then-eight-year-old son, who asked, "Write for me the story of… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I try to keep deep love out of my stories because, once that particular subject comes up, it is almost impossible to… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I don't think I've ever written anything even remotely naturalistic. The closest probably would be seen as 'Frankie and Johnny,' and that's… — Terrence McNally Copy Share Image
Hollywood always represents this big dream and fairy tale in people's minds, but to me, it's just hard work. Of course, we… — Olga Kurylenko Copy Share Image
Science tells us what we can know but what we can know is little and if we forget how much we cannot… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
There are no footprints on the sea and no road-signs, not a single guard-stone or post, and no bends, only paths of… — Ase-Marie Nesse Copy Share Image
How many times have you said, 'This is it. I've finally found my one true love'? And how many times has the… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
For instance, dragons are deeply revered by the Chinese. According to legend they have megapowers that include weather control and life creation.… — Jennifer Rardin Copy Share Image
Childhood is less clear to me than to many people: when it ended I turned my face away from it for no… — Lillian Hellman Copy Share Image
“And fairy tales have no meaning when the stars align and Fortune spins her wheel, weaving her own story for your heart.” — Juliette Cross Copy Share Image
“Darwinism is dynamic. It is about change, not stasis; about process, not pattern; about tales, not tableaux; about becoming, not being.” — Henry Gee Copy Share Image
Even as a kid, I read 'Jung - Reflections and Individuation In Fairy Tales'; all the inner circle of Jung was a… — Pamela Anderson Copy Share Image
My dream was to eventually make movies. To be part of the fairy tales, stories and novels I loved reading so much… — Irena A. Hoffman Copy Share Image
Oh yeah. That's why. Like a fairy tale. I was marrying the Prince. I just happened to be in love with the… — Amanda Hocking Copy Share Image
UNMARKED is both gorgeous and hideous. A frightening and disturbing tale spun with great beauty. Absolutely riveting. — Jonathan Maberry Copy Share Image
I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library. — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
Its good to leave each day behind, like flowing water, free of sadness. Yesterday is gone & its tale told. Today new… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Shark Tale feels borrowed, sampled and dittoed from the collective funniness of the past 10 years in studio-made animation. — Desson Thomson Copy Share Image
As no two people see the world the same way, all trips from here to there are imaginary; all truth is a… — Brion Gysin Copy Share Image
If you stretch your imagination, I'll tell you all a tale, about a time when everything wasn't up for sale. — Tom Petty Copy Share Image
Fairy tales are stories of triumph and transformation and true love, all things I fervently believe in. — Kate Forsyth Copy Share Image
It's not the tales of Stephen King that I've read, I need protection from the things in my head . . . — Jimmy Buffett Copy Share Image
The man who wishes to bend me with his tale of woe must shed true tears - not tears that have been… — Aulus Persius Flaccus Copy Share Image
People tend to think of fairy tales as 'archetypal.' They are also extremely sensual, something which translates well over the ages. — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
Then clear on a flute of purest gold A sweet little fairy played. And wonderful fairy tales she told and marvelous music… — Ida Rentoul Outhwaite Copy Share Image