Goals Quote by Margaret Atwood

“you cannot organise masses of people effectively without relying on some fictional myths.”

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Myths are compost. They begin as religions, the most deeply held of beliefs, or as the stories that accrete to religions as they grow.”

— Neil Gaiman

“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

“The uniquely human ability to collectively believe in myths allows strangers to cooperate.”

— FastReads

Myths are part of our DNA. We're a civilisation with a continuous culture. The effort to modernize it keeps it alive. Readers connect with…

— Amish Tripathi

“Myths are not to be despised, but reading them literally is not to be recommended.”

— Peter Burke

“Any large-scale human cooperation - whether a modern state, a medieval church, an ancient city or an archaic tribe - is rooted in common…

— Yuval Noah Harari

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

— Margaret Atwood

“I know that every interpretation of a myth impoverishes and suffocates it; with myths, it’s better not to rush things, better to let them…

— Italo Calvino

“meaningless search for random points of correspondence among a hodgepodge of ancient fictions, fables, and myths.”

— Dan Brown

“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

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

— Robert Anton Wilson