“Children need fairy tales because they can see only black and white.” — Teresa Jordan Copy Share Image
Ireland is where strange tales begin and happy endings are possible. — Charles Haughey Copy Share Image
It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury; signifying nothing. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales have a habit of ending too soon. They never show what happens afterwards when the prince and princess ride off… — Kate Morton Copy Share Image
I think every beautiful tale in the world hides the truth and reveals it little by little. — Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu Copy Share Image
History is not a nightmare from which. I am trying to awaken, but rather, a glorious tale which I wish to be… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Divorce in a young-adult novel means what being orphaned meant in a fairy tale: vulnerability, danger, unwanted independence. — Caitlin Flanagan Copy Share Image
This world of ours has been constructed like a superbly written novel: we pursue the tale with avidity, hoping to discover the… — Arthur Keith Copy Share Image
The language of the novel differs from the just-the-facts language of the old tales. It's robust and earthy, sometimes even baroque. — Marisa Silver Copy Share Image
Fairy tales dont tell you that dragons are real, but that they can be defeated! — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
A child gets moral notions from the fairy-tales he delights in, as do his elders from tale and verse. — Charlotte Mason Copy Share Image
The greatest sci-fis, in my mind, are two things: They're what-ifs - what if this happened, and you get to see it… — Bryce Dallas Howard Copy Share Image
Now it is a strange thing, but things that are good to have and days that are good to spend are soon… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Say it: I am determined to live a happy life no matter my challenges! I will turn all my tales of fury… — Suman Rai Copy Share Image
While some of the tales of woe emanating from the court are enough to bring tears to the eyes, it is true… — John Roberts Copy Share Image
Such is life, my fellow-mummers-just like a poor player that bluffs and feints his hour upon the stage, and then cheapens down… — Joseph Furphy Copy Share Image
He told them tales of bees and flowers, the ways of trees, and the strange creatures of the Forest, about the evil… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I was telling stories before I could write. I like to tell stories, and I like to talk to things. If you]ve… — J. California Cooper Copy Share Image
Suspicions that the mind, of itself, gathers, are but buzzes; but suspicions that are artificially nourished and put into men's heads by… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
Every fairy tale, it seems, concludes with the bland phrase "happily ever after." Yet every couple I have ever known would agree… — Catherine Gilbert Murdock Copy Share Image
There are certain scenes, certain hills and valleys and groves of pines which demand that a story shall be written about them.… — Arthur Machen Copy Share Image
I said I didn't respect religion... and anyone who believes in fairy tales to answer questions that we can't answer... So I… — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
Boys like romantic [fairy] tales; but babies like realistic tales - because they find them romantic...This proves that even nursery tales only… — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I see all mythology as one tradition, a way of disseminating knowledge that must come to us in code so that we… — Helen Oyeyemi Copy Share Image
What can I expect here? You know the fairy tale about the man who died, don’t you? He was waiting in Eternity… — Anna Seghers Copy Share Image
“Try not to pay attention to those who will try to make life miserable for you. There will be a lot of… — Joseph Brodsky Copy Share Image
Narrative and metaphysics alike become flimsy and frivolous if they venture too far from the home base of all humanism - the… — John Updike Copy Share Image
Every success story is a tale of constant adaption, revision and change. — Richard Branson Copy Share Image
Moons and Junes and Ferris wheels The dizzy dancing way you feel As every fairy tale comes real I've looked at love… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
Each of us embodies, in a particular tale and clothed in the garments of time & place, universal truth and everlasting life. — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
Usually, the fairy tale ends with the girl marrying the prince. But mine started as soon as the marriage was over. — Diane von Furstenberg Copy Share Image
I tell you this as a cautionary tale: beware of getting what you want. It's bound to disappoint you. — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
As is a tale, so is life: not how long it is, but how good it is, is what matters. I wish… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
![“I was telling stories before I could write. I like to tell stories, and I like to talk to things. If you]ve read fairy tales, you know that everything can talk,from trees to chairs to tables to brooms. So I grew up thinking that, and I turned it into stories.” quote by J. California Cooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f5/j-california-cooper-38277_brooms_i-was-telling-stories-before-i-could-wri_2320291.png)
![“Boys like romantic [fairy] tales; but babies like realistic tales - because they find them romantic...This proves that even nursery tales only echo an almost prenatal leap of interest and amazement. These tales say that apples were golden only to refresh the forgotten moment when we found that…” quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/gilbert-k-chesterton-223_amazement_boys-like-romantic-fairy-tales-but-babie_2563134.jpg)
