Education Quote by Karen Jones Gowen

“Fairy tales represent hundreds of years of stories based on thousands of years of stories told by hundreds, thousands, perhaps even millions of tellers.”

— Kate Bernheimer

“Keep in mind that in the whole long tradition of storytelling, from Greek myths through Shakespeare through King Arthur and Robin Hood, this whole…

— Michael Montoure

“In oral societies it is recognized that the telling of a story to a different audience or in a different context or for a…

— Bart D. Ehrman

For most of human history, 'literature,' both fiction and poetry, has been narrated, not written — heard, not read. So fairy tales, folk tales,…

— Angela Carter

“myths reflect centuries of oral tradition in non-literate as well as literate peoples – when it comes to the supernatural, there's no beating folklore.”…

— Kailin Gow

“Stories come in all different kinds." Hester scooted closer, clearly enjoying the subject at hand. "There's tales, which are light and fluffy. Good for…

— Jonathan Auxier

“People tell stories, and it's up to those who listen whether to believe them or not. It's not the job of the storyteller.”

— Cecelia Ahern

“I believe stories have a will of their own, one that surpasses in volition that of their teller. In realms of Storytelling, stories control…

— Ibraheem Hamdi

A story, after all, does not only belong to the one who is telling it. It belongs, in equal measure, to the one who…

— Michelle Richmond

“All myths are stories, but not all stories are myths: among stories, myths hold a special place.”

— Margaret Atwood

What I find interesting about folklore is the dialogue it gives us with storytellers from centuries past.

— Terri Windling

“[A]nother thing about myths: they gather in and circumscribe their target audience. They make a collection into a collective.”

— Margaret Atwood