Myths Quote by N.K. Jemisin

“We will go on producing myths, ways of explaining ourselves to ourselves but, like everything else about us, they are in constant transition and…

— Richard Holloway

“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

Myths are wonderful tools that we've had, oh, for eons now that help us navigate the situations we find ourselves in.

— Jeff Bridges

“For most of human history, myths have survived through changing times because they did not demand to be seen as a literal retelling of…

— Jonah Sachs

“Myths may not satisfy the demands of rationality or science, but they contain profound wisdom - provided one believes they do and is willing…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Religious or secular, all myths make profound sense to one group of people. Not to everyone. They cannot be rationalized beyond a point. In…

— Devdutt Pattanaik

“Given the level of understanding and the fact that they believed already in a set of myths and superstitions, it was the easiest and…

— Mario Stinger

“There is no one story that will replace the American dream, but stories like this one—and there are thousands—can inform the myth or myths…

— Carolyn Baker

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

— FastReads

“Since large-scale human cooperation is based on myths, the way people cooperate can be altered by changing the myths – by telling different stories.…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Only to say that the myths survive when everything else has been forgotten. And that sometimes the myths, for all their slippery deceptions, tell…

— Tom Harper

“Myths are often entertaining, but they're never very helpful.”

— Lemony Snicket