Cease Quote by Alan Dundes

Folklore is a collection of ridiculous notions held by other people, but not by you and me.

— Margaret Halsey

What I find interesting about folklore is the dialogue it gives us with storytellers from centuries past.

— Terri Windling

I've always been fascinated by the grassroots folktale level of a culture, and as a storyteller, I have to follow what seems to be…

— Robin McKinley

Folklore is always changing and evolving for new audiences.

— Tomm Moore

Fairy tales and folk tales have always played a role in my writing in one way or another.

— Linn Ullmann

I've had a lifelong obsession with urban legends and American folklore.

— Eric Kripke

It is important to recognize that folklore is not simply a way of obtaining available date about identity for social scientists; it is actually…

— Alan Dundes

I just love rolling up my sleeves and doing research, and I especially love doing research on the origins of folklore and the origins…

— Mark Waid

I love studying folklore and legends. The stories that people passed down for a thousand years without any sort of marketing support are obviously…

— Tim Schafer

Folk tales are the most authentic way of understanding a region, its legend and people.

— Shweta Basu Prasad

As a folklorist, I have come to believe that no piece of folklore continues to be transmitted unless it means something - even if…

— Alan Dundes

I do notice that I spend a lot of all my time steeped in different forms of myth, such as English folk music, for…

— Jez Butterworth