Existence Quote by Rollo May

A myth is a way of making sense in a senseless world. Myths are narrative patterns that give significance to our existence. Whether the…

— Rollo May

A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.

— Alan Watts

A myth... is a metaphor for a mystery beyond human comprehension. It is a comparison that helps us understand, by analogy, some aspect of…

— Christopher Vogler

Myth is the system of basic metaphors, images, and stories that informs the perceptions, memories, and aspirations of a people; provides the rationale for…

— Sam Keen

A myth is a lie that conveys a truth.

— C. S. Lewis

Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and…

— D. H. Lawrence

A myth is a fantasy, a preferred lie, a foundational story, a hypnotic trance, an identity game, a virtual reality, one that can be…

— Ginette Paris

A myth is a fixed way of looking at the world which cannot be destroyed because, looked at through the myth, all evidence supports…

— Edward de Bono

“A myth... is a metaphor for a mystery beyond human comprehension... A myth, in this way of thinking, is not an untruth but a…

— Brian Godawa

A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth, that's what…

— Ashwin Sanghi

Myth is a tale once believed as truth; believed, it is not myth, but religion. A tale once religiously believed that has come to…

— Laura Riding

Myths are the prototype for all stories. When we write a story on our own it can't help but link up with all sorts…

— Haruki Murakami