Birthday Quote by Tariq Ali

“I have a very clear memory of my first encounter with myth, sitting in a mobile library and travelling, at the same time, with…

— Alan Lee

Part of my problem is that I cannot dispel the myths that have somehow accumulated over the years. Somebody writes something, it's completely off…

— Stanley Kubrick

When I was a kid, I read the science-fiction shelves, and I read the fantasy shelves.

— Terry Pratchett

I was reading my son some fables; it made for good nighttime reading. These stories were very vivid and very strange and occasionally bizarrely…

— Patrick deWitt

I receive emails from readers that both break my heart and give me a profound sense of connection. Several months ago, I received an…

— Marie Lu

I was big into mythology when I was a kid - Arthurian legends and Greek mythology, that was kind of my passion. I hadn't…

— Steve Valentine

As for my next book, I won't write it till it has grown heavy in my mind like a ripe pear; pendant, gravid, asking…

— Virginia Woolf

“We are all tellers of tales, and we seek to provide our scattered and often confusing experiences with a sense of coherence by arranging…

— Dan P. McAdams

I remember, as a kid, I couldn't wait to get my library card, get my first book. There was a sphinx on the cover,…

— Keith Hernandez

I read The Odyssey all the time. I always get something out of it.

— Anonymous

As I continue to mature and navigate the world, there are so many myths that are dispelled for me.

— Tim Gunn

I remember at the age of six regaling my poor little sister with stories about the planets, and how far away they were and…

— Richard Dawkins