Arabian Quote by Marina Warner

In childhood, we used to read stories from the Arabian Nights. Why were we so interested when it happened somewhere in Arabia, in a…

— S. S. Rajamouli

There's a whole slew of wonderful speculation of flying in a fanciful way. Gulliver is one of the central examples; Swift has the hum…

— Marina Warner

“Now "The Arabian Nights," some of which, but not nearly all, are given in this volume, are only fairy tales of the East. The…

— Muhsin Mahdi

There are a range of women not represented in the Western fairy tale tradition. Husband-beaters are particularly interesting, as well as male pederasts. Children…

— Marina Warner

“Rather, the society was wide open to popular Western culture at the very time when it was being drawn towards conservatism and increased religiosity.…

— Tarek Osman

In general, the Arab world is an artistic hub that has such a variety, whether it be music, film, poetry.

— Ramy Youssef

In the Middle East, we don't have the luxury to indulge in fantasy.

— Naftali Bennett

We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights.

— Naguib Mahfouz

In many parts of the world, including the Arab world, the Latin American world, and even parts of the Western world, there is a…

— Tariq Ali

The story [for the western genre] is everything. Whether it's a book or a screenplay, the story drives everything. And if you just go…

— Clint Eastwood

There are fun nights, there are crazy nights, and then there are those nights that make men legends.

— Tucker Max

The 'Middle Ages/Dark Ages' were of course no such thing. Achievement in the Arabian crescent was sensational then.

— Bettany Hughes