Tale Quotes

724 Tale quotes by 523 unique authors

Has my tale turned you speechless? Come, curse me or kiss me or call me a liar. Something. — George R. R. Martin
You may tell a tale that takes up residence in someone's soul, becomes their blood and self and purpose. That tale will move them and… — Erin Morgenstern
Once upon a time . . .” “In the beginning was . . .” That’s the way it always starts off. Every story, gospel, history,… — Steven Tyler
Oh, do you have A Tale of Two Cities?" "That silly thing? Men going around getting their heads chopped off for love? Ridiculus." Will unpeeled… — Cassandra Clare
I am not a storyteller . . . not like the others. I only have one tale to tell. — Kate Morton
If both Church and fairy-tale belong to humanity, they may occasionally cross circles, without injury to either. — George MacDonald
Like stepping into a fairy tale under a curtain of stars. — Erin Morgenstern
If there is such a thing as a universal--and I wasn't ready to throw all of mine out the window--it's that there is power in… — Clare Vanderpool
Literature is where I go to explore the highest and lowest places in human society and in the human spirit, where I hope to find… — Salman Rushdie
All stories must end so, with the next tale winking out of the corners of the last pages, promising more, promising moonlight and dancing and… — Catherynne M. Valente
It wasn’t like in the storybooks. No witches lurked at crossroads disguised as crones, waiting to reward travelers who shared their bread. Genies didn’t burst… — Laini Taylor
A drop of poison on that gathering snow. That moment in the fairy tale when we know what just happened but the princess doesn’t. — Deb Caletti
The artist usually sets out -- or used to -- to point a moral and adorn a tale. The tale, however, points the other way,… — D. H. Lawrence
I could tell you a tale about something,' Miach offered, rubbing her hand absently. 'If you like.' She frowned thoughtfully. 'What sort of something?' 'Something… — Lynn Kurland
Southerners love a good tale. They are born reciters, great memory retainers, diary keepers, letter exchangers . . . great talkers. — Eudora Welty
She put her hand on her chest. “I have magic yet. If you will set the clock working again, then I must be still. I… — Catherynne M. Valente
You and me Haymitch.Very cozy.Picnics, birthdays, long winter nights sitting around the fire retelling old Hunger Games tale. -Peeta Mellark — Suzanne Collins
Nor is there wanting in the press Some spirit to stand simply forth, Heroic in it nakedness, Against the uttermost of earth. The tale of… — Robert Frost
A wonder tale can be truer than true," I said. I had learned (...) that the deepest kind of truth can be found in the… — Juliet Marillier
It has always been a happy thought to me that the creek runs on all night, new every minute, whether I wish it or know… — Annie Dillard
But why didn't you just ask me?" I set down my fork and glare at her. "Because you were sleeping," She says, taking a sip… — Alyson Noel
Are you a minor character in my tale, or am I a lesser figure in yours? — Jacqueline Carey
However wretched her origins, she chose freely to continue her crimes against us from the moment she woke to this life. It is easy to… — Catherynne M. Valente
The kitten was six weeks old. It was enchanting, a delicate fairy-tale cat, whose Siamese genes showed in the shape of the face, ears, tail,… — Doris Lessing
I could a tale unfold whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul, freeze thy young blood, Make thy two eyes like stars start from… — William Shakespeare

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