Quotes about Fables

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Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets an — Thomas Aquinas
‎They are angry with me, because I know what I am." Said the little eagle. "How do you know that they are angry with you — C. JoyBell C.
It's in my blood, as magic is in yours." His mouth is still smiling, but his tone is somber. "I couldn't stop writing ev — Elora Bishop, Braided: A Lesbian Rapunzel
…this story offers far more than a simple moral of how the meek can trump the mighty. — Jerry Pinkney
But is the unicorn a falsehood? It's the sweetest of animals and a noble symbol. It stands for Christ and for chastity; — Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose
But though I might fill the world with dragons I never had the slighest real doubt that heroes ought to fight with drago — G.K. Chesterton
Nostalgia is a necessary thing, I believe, and a way for all of us to find peace in that which we have accomplished, or — R.A. Salvatore, Streams of Silver
If I could, I would live forever in this moment. But no one can live in a moment, and time moves on. — Elora Bishop, Braided: A Lesbian Rapunzel
The dreams of childhood—its airy fables; its graceful, beautiful, humane, impossible adornments of the world beyond: so — Charles Dickens, Hard Times
Some women have kissed—and some are kissing—a lot of frogs, even though the very first man that they have each kissed wa — Mokokoma Mokhonoana
Baba Yaga: "... What are his powers"Mirror on the wall: "He reads — Bill Willingham
Our country is the best country in the world. We are swimming in prosperity and our President is the best president in t — John Cheever
I believe that children in this country need a more robust literary diet than they are getting. …It does not hurt them t — Barbara Cooney, Chanticleer and the Fox
Outbreaks of unvarnished truths in the backyard of our true self can be very precious and inspiring, even though we migh — Erik Pevernagie
Without stories, we’d have even more trouble recognizing what’s real. — Amy Neftzger, The Orphanage of Miracles
How can I tell a story we already know too well? Her name was Africa. His was France. He colonized her, exploited her, s — Rebecca Solnit, Men Explain Things to Me
. . . the mysteries, on belief in which theology would hang the destinies of mankind, are cunningly devised fables whose — Edward Clodd
Fables should be taught as fables, myths as myths, and miracles as poetic fancies. To teach superstitions as truths is a — Hypatia
What did the mat say to the door? You must be really aDOORable to open up to everyone who knock at you. And I welcome ev — Ana Claudia Antunes, ONE HUNDRED ONE WORLD ACCOUNTS in ONE HUNDRED ONE WORD COUNT
...first, in order to remember, something must be forgotten; second, the place where memories are stored has no boundari — Norman Klein