Legends Quote by Neil Gaiman

“I believe legends and myths are largely made of truth..”

— J. R. R. Tolkien

Like the newspapers used to say, if the truth isn't big enough, you print the legend.

— Neil Gaiman

“Never let the facts get in the way of a good national legend.”

— Phil Ball

“Was it enough to live on in legend if the legends were lies?”

— Traci Chee

“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

“History is written by the legends.”

— Evan Ricafort

“some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth.”

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“Legends should stay legends otherwise they just become history, when the natural course of things is the other way around, from history to legend.”

— Ian McDonald

“. . .legends, which in the etymological sense are what one should pass on, are only the symbols of a tradional truth transported from…

— Jean Markale

“Those who don't understand their personal legends will fail to comprehend its teachings.”

— Paulo Coelho

“For every culture-hero living out his myth, there must be a witness willing to pass the story on. Then”

— Michael Muhammad Knight

Even when the facts are available, most people seem to prefer the legend, and refuse to believe the truth when it in any way…

— John Mason Brown