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'1984' is not a wonder tale. Not only could it happen, but it has happened, but under different names. — Margaret Atwood
The society in 'The Handmaid's Tale' is a throwback to the early Puritans whom I studied extensively at Harvard under Perry Miller, to whom the… — Margaret Atwood
You could tell 'The Handmaid's Tale' from a male point of view. People have mistakenly felt that the women are oppressed, but power tends to… — Margaret Atwood
Those of us who can remember our childhoods will recall how ardently we relished the moment of the bedtime story, when our mother or father… — Paul Auster
Men fear death as children fear to go in the dark; and as that natural fear in children is increased by tales, so is the… — Francis Bacon
I like Cinderella, I really do. She has a good work ethic. I appreciate a good, hard-working gal. And she likes shoes. The fairy tale… — Amy Adams
I acquired a hunger for fairy tales in the dark days of blackout and blitz in the Second World War. — A. S. Byatt
I should be very willing to redress men wrongs, and rather check than punish crimes, had not Cervantes, in that all too true tale of… — Lord Byron
History is nothing if not an epic tale of missed opportunities. — Graydon Carter
All the ancient classic fairy tales have always been scary and dark. — Helena Bonham Carter
I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library. — Beverly Cleary
Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. — Hans Christian Andersen
Every man's life is a fairy tale written by God's fingers. — Hans Christian Andersen
Even as a kid, I read 'Jung - Reflections and Individuation In Fairy Tales'; all the inner circle of Jung was a real huge thing… — Pamela Anderson
And all over the world, the old literature, the popular literature, is the same. It consists of very dignified sorrow and very undignified fun. Its… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
All that Lenin learned about business from the tales of his comrades who occasionally sat in business offices was that it required a lot of… — Ludwig von Mises
...the tale that's told for no other reason but companionship, which is another (and my favorite) definition of literature, the tale that's told for companionship… — Jack Kerouac
Never trust the teller, trust the tale. — D. H. Lawrence
To pull the metal splinter from my palm my father recited a story in a low voice. I watched his lovely face and not the… — Li-Young Lee
I've had a fairy tale life. I had a perfect family, a beautiful childhood, an incredible upbringing. I lived a lot of life but a… — John Stamos

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