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Tales Quotes

Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know Picture Quote #1

I loved him, but love isn’t enough. All the fairy tales, the romance novels, the soap operas; they’re all lies. Love does not conquer all Picture Quote #1

I left the fairy tales lying on the floor of the nursery, and I have not found any books so sensible since Picture Quote #1

Delivers in such apt and gracious words that aged ears play truant at his tales; And younger hearings are quite ravished; So sweet and voluble is his discourse Picture Quote #1

Neurologists say that our brains are programmed much more for stories than for abstract ideas. Tales with a little drama are remembered far longer than any slide crammed with analytics Picture Quote #1

Recollections of early childhood bear comparison to fairy tales, and... youth remains an unknown country to whose bourn no traveler returns except as the agent of a foreign power Picture Quote #1

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While we are being fascinated by the tales of famous serial killers and how they were brought to justice, the real serial killer goes about his business with hardly a thought to being caught Picture Quote #1

Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs Picture Quote #1

Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men liste Picture Quote #1

My parents read me fairy tales every night and I used to believe I was a fairytale princess, like every young girl. I had all the Disney dressing - up costumes and would play every character Picture Quote #1

But how has it happened that millions of fables, tales, legends have been blended with both Jewish and Christian revelation that have made them the most bloody religion that ever existed Picture Quote #1

I read a lot of The Canterbury Tales on my phone, because I was cycling between three different editions, and I needed to have a middle-of-the-night edition for the insomniac reading Picture Quote #1

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Having a magical element in a realistic setting without explanation seems to me to be the hallmark of fairy tales, which present us with a kind of metaphorical look at some aspect of our lives Picture Quote #1

Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition Picture Quote #1

After an 18-year career, I left the film industry, not wanting to become one of those child-actor cautionary tales Picture Quote #1

Life is like a book. Each day is a new page. May your book be a bestseller with adventures to tell, lessons to learn and tales of good deeds to remember Picture Quote #1

I think people are interested in anything that’s a little bigger than life and that’s colorful and - you know, what they like? They like fairy tales for grownups Picture Quote #1

I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths Picture Quote #1

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Heather Lende’s small town is populated with big hearts--she finds them on the beach, walking her granddaughters, in the stories of ordinary peoples’ lives, and knits them into unforgettable tales. Find the Good is a treasure Picture Quote #1

As a self-respecting dude, I’d never believed in fairy tales, but in that moment, I did. I’d found my angel to live happily-ever-after with Picture Quote #1

I love monsters, I love creatures, I love beings, I love aliens. That’s more supernatural and more the stuff of fairy tales. Fairy tales are as ancient as we are. I love those stories. I think they’re really interesting because they always have more than simply the fright aspect. There’s something deeply psychological Picture Quote #1

Just about every science whiz can tell you how he or she took apart the TV or the radio when they were kids just to see how it worked. To see what the world was made of. Well, when I was a kid, I took apart fairy tales to see how they worked. To see what the world was made of Picture Quote #1

We might give her presents, tell some tales, but would she ever be able to really understand what the journey had been like for us? Picture Quote #1

Some truths are hard to swallow, so we share it within tales that most people will accept without being frightened by the truth hidden within Picture Quote #1

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Most memoirs about alcoholism, promiscuity, and addiction are deep, sobering tales full of scars that will never heal and include alarming statistics and reflection about recovery.This is not one of those memoirs Picture Quote #1

When I first read Anne Frank’s ‘Diary of a Young Girl,’ I saw for the first time that a girl could be a writer and that it had something to do with survival and with ethics and fighting against evil. I admired her, though her diary remained terrifying and mysterious to me. She was a character in a real fairy tale - fairy tales are brutal Picture Quote #1

In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children Picture Quote #1

As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I’m fascinated by their logic and illogic Picture Quote #1

Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I’m not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience Picture Quote #1

It wasn’t until I was an adult reader that I began to fathom the influence of fairy tales on writers I was in love with over the years, from Louisa May Alcott to Bernard Malamud to John Cheever to Anne Frank to Joy Williams Picture Quote #1

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Pay heed to the tales of old wives. It may well be that they alone keep in memory what it was once needful for the wise to know (Tales Quotes) I loved him, but love isn’t enough. All the fairy tales, the romance novels, the soap operas; they’re all lies. Love does not conquer all (Tales Quotes) I left the fairy tales lying on the floor of the nursery, and I have not found any books so sensible since (Tales Quotes) Delivers in such apt and gracious words that aged ears play truant at his tales; And younger hearings are quite ravished; So sweet and voluble is his discourse (Tales Quotes) Neurologists say that our brains are programmed much more for stories than for abstract ideas. Tales with a little drama are remembered far longer than any slide crammed with analytics (Tales Quotes) Recollections of early childhood bear comparison to fairy tales, and... youth remains an unknown country to whose bourn no traveler returns except as the agent of a foreign power (Tales Quotes) While we are being fascinated by the tales of famous serial killers and how they were brought to justice, the real serial killer goes about his business with hardly a thought to being caught (Tales Quotes) Vulgar and obscene, the papers run rumors daily about people in show business, tales of wicked ways and witless affairs (Tales Quotes) Great deeds give choice of many tales. Choose a slight tale, enrich it large, and then let wise men liste (Tales Quotes) My parents read me fairy tales every night and I used to believe I was a fairytale princess, like every young girl. I had all the Disney dressing - up costumes and would play every character (Tales Quotes) But how has it happened that millions of fables, tales, legends have been blended with both Jewish and Christian revelation that have made them the most bloody religion that ever existed (Tales Quotes) I read a lot of The Canterbury Tales on my phone, because I was cycling between three different editions, and I needed to have a middle-of-the-night edition for the insomniac reading (Tales Quotes) Having a magical element in a realistic setting without explanation seems to me to be the hallmark of fairy tales, which present us with a kind of metaphorical look at some aspect of our lives (Tales Quotes) Fear of power invisible, feigned by the mind or imagined from tales publicly allowed, is religion; not allowed, superstition (Tales Quotes) After an 18-year career, I left the film industry, not wanting to become one of those child-actor cautionary tales (Tales Quotes) Life is like a book. Each day is a new page. May your book be a bestseller with adventures to tell, lessons to learn and tales of good deeds to remember (Tales Quotes) I think people are interested in anything that’s a little bigger than life and that’s colorful and - you know, what they like? They like fairy tales for grownups (Tales Quotes) I was born and raised in Ohio. During my childhood, I spent most of my time drawing and reading fairy tales and myths (Tales Quotes) Heather Lende’s small town is populated with big hearts--she finds them on the beach, walking her granddaughters, in the stories of ordinary peoples’ lives, and knits them into unforgettable tales. Find the Good is a treasure (Tales Quotes) As a self-respecting dude, I’d never believed in fairy tales, but in that moment, I did. I’d found my angel to live happily-ever-after with (Tales Quotes) I love monsters, I love creatures, I love beings, I love aliens. That’s more supernatural and more the stuff of fairy tales. Fairy tales are as ancient as we are. I love those stories. I think they’re really interesting because they always have more than simply the fright aspect. There’s something deeply psychological (Tales Quotes) Just about every science whiz can tell you how he or she took apart the TV or the radio when they were kids just to see how it worked. To see what the world was made of. Well, when I was a kid, I took apart fairy tales to see how they worked. To see what the world was made of (Tales Quotes) We might give her presents, tell some tales, but would she ever be able to really understand what the journey had been like for us? (Tales Quotes) Some truths are hard to swallow, so we share it within tales that most people will accept without being frightened by the truth hidden within (Tales Quotes) Most memoirs about alcoholism, promiscuity, and addiction are deep, sobering tales full of scars that will never heal and include alarming statistics and reflection about recovery.This is not one of those memoirs. (Tales Quotes) When I first read Anne Frank’s ‘Diary of a Young Girl,’ I saw for the first time that a girl could be a writer and that it had something to do with survival and with ethics and fighting against evil. I admired her, though her diary remained terrifying and mysterious to me. She was a character in a real fairy tale - fairy tales are brutal. (Tales Quotes) In fairy tales, the children are saved by caring adults. We need more caring adults in the lives of our children. (Tales Quotes) As a child, I loved fairy tales because the story, the what-comes-next, is paramount. As an adult, I’m fascinated by their logic and illogic. (Tales Quotes) Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I’m not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience. (Tales Quotes) It wasn’t until I was an adult reader that I began to fathom the influence of fairy tales on writers I was in love with over the years, from Louisa May Alcott to Bernard Malamud to John Cheever to Anne Frank to Joy Williams. (Tales Quotes)

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