Quotes about Folktales

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Aye, you're neither one thing nor yet quite t'other. Pity, but there 'tis. — Eloise Jarvis McGraw, The Moorchild
Aye, you're neither one thing nor yet quite t'other. Pity, but there 'tis. — Eloise Jarvis McGraw, The Moorchild
Why are so many of us enspelled by myths and folk stories in this modern age? Why do we continue to tell the same old ta — Terri Windling
Why are so many of us enspelled by myths and folk stories in this modern age? Why do we continue to tell the same old ta — Terri Windling
You never know what you're gonna find when you look under those covers - grandma or the wolf. — Betsy Schow, Spelled
You never know what you're gonna find when you look under those covers - grandma or the wolf. — Betsy Schow, Spelled
I love children. Eating them, that is. — Keith McGowan, The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children
I love children. Eating them, that is. — Keith McGowan, The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children
We are the voices in the shadows,Between the light and shade,Betwixt life and restful death,In the dark periphery of the — Emmanuelle de Maupassant
We are the voices in the shadows,Between the light and shade,Betwixt life and restful death,In the dark periphery of the — Emmanuelle de Maupassant
A beverage of leisure is a serious business,” Shane Bowermaster was known to declare. “There can be no product of pleasu — Jeff Phillips, Whiskey Pike: A Bedtime Story for the Drinking Mankind.
A beverage of leisure is a serious business,” Shane Bowermaster was known to declare. “There can be no product of pleasu — Jeff Phillips, Whiskey Pike: A Bedtime Story for the Drinking Mankind.
In the end, one detail is unarguable: There will always be those searching for treasure. Never forget: We are a country — Brad Meltzer, History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time
In the end, one detail is unarguable: There will always be those searching for treasure. Never forget: We are a country — Brad Meltzer, History Decoded: The 10 Greatest Conspiracies of All Time
Ha!’ cackled the fiend, ‘I expect you’d like revenge on that husband of yours. Murder shouldn’t go unpunished, and no cr — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Cautionary Tales: Voices from the Edges
Ha!’ cackled the fiend, ‘I expect you’d like revenge on that husband of yours. Murder shouldn’t go unpunished, and no cr — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Cautionary Tales: Voices from the Edges
Inside, there was a bed, and upon the bed there was a woman. More beautiful was she even than the damask rose while her — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Cautionary Tales: Voices from the Edges
Inside, there was a bed, and upon the bed there was a woman. More beautiful was she even than the damask rose while her — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Cautionary Tales: Voices from the Edges
Good and evil exist in all of us. a moment’s temptation takes us on a wrong path. On that path may lurk foul fiends,inhu — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Cautionary Tales: Voices from the Edges
Good and evil exist in all of us. a moment’s temptation takes us on a wrong path. On that path may lurk foul fiends,inhu — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Cautionary Tales: Voices from the Edges
Listen,listen with your eyes,and your lips.Listen with your skin, and your blood.Can you hear us,at the edges? — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Cautionary Tales: Voices from the Edges
Listen,listen with your eyes,and your lips.Listen with your skin, and your blood.Can you hear us,at the edges? — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Cautionary Tales: Voices from the Edges
Here, at the edges,Whispering to you,And we’re not alone; not aloneHere, in the dark.We are behind the door, in the corn — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Cautionary Tales: Voices from the Edges
Here, at the edges,Whispering to you,And we’re not alone; not aloneHere, in the dark.We are behind the door, in the corn — Emmanuelle de Maupassant, Cautionary Tales: Voices from the Edges
Finally, I’d say to anyone who wants to tell these tales, don’t be afraid to be superstitious. If you have a lucky pen, — Philip Pullman, Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version
Finally, I’d say to anyone who wants to tell these tales, don’t be afraid to be superstitious. If you have a lucky pen, — Philip Pullman, Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version
There were good places and bad places to tell stories and there were of course stories that could not be told in any pla — Gerald Hausman, The American Storybag
There were good places and bad places to tell stories and there were of course stories that could not be told in any pla — Gerald Hausman, The American Storybag
Then the lion stares at it. It stares at its prey. Like this.' (Old Antonio frowns and fastens his black eyes on me.) 'T — Subcomandante Marcos
Then the lion stares at it. It stares at its prey. Like this.' (Old Antonio frowns and fastens his black eyes on me.) 'T — Subcomandante Marcos
In Sussex, if it's not the Devil that makes an appearance, then it's likely to be a dragon. — Michael O'Leary, Sussex Folk Tales
In Sussex, if it's not the Devil that makes an appearance, then it's likely to be a dragon. — Michael O'Leary, Sussex Folk Tales