Audience Quote by Tomm Moore

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

— Terri Windling

One of the best things about folklore and fairy tales is that the best fantasy is what you find right around the corner, in…

— Terri Windling

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

— Alan Dundes

Folklore used to be passed by word of mouth, from one generation to the next; that's what makes it folklore, as opposed to, say,…

— Jill Lepore

When knowledge is scant or conflicting, folklore takes over.

— Paul Smith

As a folklorist, I have come to believe that no piece of folklore continues to be transmitted unless it means something - even if…

— Alan Dundes

It is important to recognize that folklore is not simply a way of obtaining available date about identity for social scientists; it is actually…

— Alan Dundes

Folklore is a collection of ridiculous notions held by other people, but not by you and me.

— Margaret Halsey

Over the centuries we have transformed the ancient myths and folk tales and made them into the fabric of our lives. Consciously and unconsciously…

— Jack Zipes

I get a lot of inspiration from research in mythology and folklore. I find that, you know, stories people told each other thousands of…

— Cassandra Clare

I get a lot of inspiration from research in mythology and folklore, I find that stories people told each other thousands of years ago…

— Cassandra Clare

At its best, fantasy rewards the reader with a sense of wonder about what lies within the heart of the commonplace world. The greatest…

— Patricia A. McKillip