Beaten Quote by Gilbert K. Chesterton

Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

— Anonymous

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A serious adult story must be true to something in life. Since marvel tales cannot be true to the events of life, they must…

— Anonymous

Fairy tales are more then true.Not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.

— GK Chesterton

“All good tales are true tales, at least for those who read them, which is all that counts.”

— Javier Cercas