Legends Quotes

494 Legends quotes by 387 unique authors

And some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. And for two and a half thousand years,… — J.R.R. Tolkien
When the kid began to flag, Riley picked her up, swung her onto his back, and kept running. The leopard in Mercy growled in approval… — Nalini Singh
Legends don't have to make sense. They just have to be beautiful. Or at least interesting. — Terry Pratchett
A legend can just as well be founded in the future as in the past." "It's called a 'prophecy,'" Urruah said. "You may have heard… — Diane Duane
After all, I believe that legends and myths are largely made of 'truth', and indeed present aspects of it that can only be received in… — J.R.R. Tolkien
By the River Piedra I sat down and wept. There is a legend that everything that falls into the waters of this river -- leaves,… — Paulo Coelho
Whether a man is a legend or not is decided by history, not fortune tellers. — Amish Tripathi
Once upon a time . . .â€ â€œIn the beginning was . . .â€ Thatâ€™s the way it always starts off. Every story, gospel, history,… — Steven Tyler
Sometimes a legend that endures for centuries... endures for a reason. — Dan Brown
If you trust yourself, any choice you make will be correct. If you do not trust yourself, anything you do will be wrong. - Kung… — David Carradine
Men have to have heroes, but no man can ever be as big as the need, and so a legend grows around a grain of… — Peter S. Beagle
I love the dark hours of my being. My mind deepens into them. There I can find, as in old letters, the days of my… — Rainer Maria Rilke
At the heart of every legend there is a grain of truth. — Michael Scott
Laistrygonians. Cannibals. Northern Giants. Sasquatch legend. Yep, yep. They are not birds. Not birds of North America. — Rick Riordan
I think Eros should be dirty. In Greek legend, as I'm sure you are aware, he fell in love with the minor deity Psyche. It… — Stephen Fry
Here in the trees it was much easier to believe the absurdities that embarrassed me indoors. Nothing had changed in this forest for thousands of… — Stephenie Meyer
We are all susceptible to the pull of viral ideas. Like mass hysteria. Or a tune that gets into your head that you keep humming… — Neal Stephenson
Battles that last five minutes spawn legends that live a thousand years. — Stephen King
Here, in Alethkar, men often spoke of the legends -- of mankind's hard-won victory over the Voidbringers. But when weapons created to fight nightmares were… — Brandon Sanderson
And, before science had caught up with the legend, the legend had swallowed science and everything. — Richard Matheson

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