Life Quote by Julie Klassen

“In myths, the hero survives. The evil is vanquished. The world is set right. Sometimes there are celebrations, and sometimes there are funerals. The…

— V.E. Schwab

“This book aims to capture, and explore, the outrageousness, inventiveness, and sheer fun that characterize classical mythology. But it is also born of the…

— Helen Morales

“Myths have always been archetypal realities, that through history or legend, remind the human being of his origin, his destiny, and the meaning of…

— Javier Cazañ

“It matters what myths we tell ourselves -- which ideals we choose to honor.”

— Robert Roper

“A myth is an unverifiable and typically fantastic story that is nonethless felt to be true and that deal with a theme of some…

— John Bierhorst

“He looked up to the gods but never accepted their eternal superiority. For better or worse, plotting their overthrow was the only aspiration that…

— Taona Dumisani Chiveneko

“People didn't realize it, but they needed myths to survive, just as much now as when their forebears were alive. Perhaps more. Mythology embodied…

— Charles de Lint

“There are thousands of folklore, but in every case the sacrifice must have been kept up.”

— Swami Vivekananda

“For every culture-hero living out his myth, there must be a witness willing to pass the story on. Then”

— Michael Muhammad Knight

“Being mythological does wonders for one's ego.”

— Sylvia Plath

“The General, speaking one felt with authority, always insisted that, if you bring off adequate preservation of your personal myth, nothing much else in…

— Anthony Powell

“Human beings live in their myths. They only endure their realities.”

— Robert Anton Wilson