Golden age Quote by Frank Herbert

“They were a bit shaken, and sometimes a little dispirited. But at least they never lived to know that everything they’d believed in was…

— George Orwell

“But I guess every bygone era takes on a shade of myth.”

— Karen Thompson Walker

“... the site still radiated a powerful aura that whispered of past glories too ancient for me to comprehend.”

— Jim Al-Khalili

“I’d believed in that story, the story of us. It was still there, that antiquated fairy tale notion. I was older now, though, and…

— Ute Carbone

“For most of human history, myths have survived through changing times because they did not demand to be seen as a literal retelling of…

— Jonah Sachs

“They were myths I once believed, and now they were beliefs I felt were myths.”

— John Fante

“And after all, our mythology may be much nearer to literal truth than we suppose.”

— c.s. lewis

“But surely he had told that story before. All of us, we tell our stories over and over again. Not in the same way…

— Binnie Kirshenbaum

“Our myths, our legends, aren't necessarily true, but they are truly necessary. They have to do with the way we interpret the world and…

— Jo Walton

“I didn’t think that fairy tale was the right term. It all seemed like a nightmare with a few blissful chapters inserted into it.”

— Keary Taylor

“And he told stories about the stars above, about the earth below. He told them to make the night pass, and also because his…

— Jean Giono

“And the space where his legend was gathering up words grew larger. Because this story was not over yet.”

— Laini Taylor