Culture Quote by Robin McKinley

Folk tales are the most authentic way of understanding a region, its legend and people.

— Shweta Basu Prasad

Folk tales are my favourite form of story telling. They not only just adjust the reader according to the world it is introducing the…

— Shweta Basu Prasad

What I find interesting about folklore is the dialogue it gives us with storytellers from centuries past.

— Terri Windling

I like narrative storytelling as being part of a tradition, a folk tradition.

— Bruce Springsteen

“I see folktales and myths as humankind's first stories. They are a kind of collective dreaming, filled with timeless symbols and images we can…

— Marianna Mayer

“Over the last three centuries our historical reception of folk and fairy tales has been so negatively twisted by aesthetic norms, educational standards and…

— Jack Zipes

Folk tales, which are usually written for children, become a bigger lesson for adults.

— Shweta Basu Prasad

“The folktale world is oriented positively toward its protagonist; a folktale is defined by the hero's triumph: magic weapons and helpers are, with the…

— Darko Suvin

Fairy tales and folk tales have always played a role in my writing in one way or another.

— Linn Ullmann

Folktales are real.

— Italo Calvino

I find all folklore challenging, and I never cease to be grateful that I became a professional folklorist.

— Alan Dundes

“Yes, that's so,' said Sam. 'And we shouldn't be here at all, if we'd known more about it before we started. But I suppose…

— J.R.R. Tolkien