Desire Quote by Kilroy J. Oldster

“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

Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life.

— Joseph Campbell

Our thesis is that symbols and myths are an expression of man's unique self-consciousness, his capacity to transcend the immediate concrete situation and see…

— Rollo May

“The belief that myths are somehow less true than the symbolic dream we call 'reality' may be the greatest myth of all.”

— Eric Micha'el Leventhal

“Classical mythology has been so influential upon Western culture that everyone who is alive to the art,culture,politics, and languages of today encounters it.”

— Helen Morales

The disinterested imaginative core of mythology is what develops into literature, science, philosophy. Religion is applied mythology.

— Northrop Frye

“We have looked for myths that include us in great novels, music, the latest comic book, or even some stupid advertising campaign. We'll look…

— Kate Bornstein

If you live with the myths in your mind, you will find yourself always in mythological situations. They cover everything that can happen to…

— Joseph Campbell

It may be said that myths give to the transcendent reality an immanent, this-worldly objectivity. Myths speak about gods and demons as powers on…

— Rudolf Bultmann

The only question that matters with regard to a religion and its mythology is “What do these stories mean?

— Reza Aslan

“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

“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