“Myth is a tale once believed as truth; believed, it is not myth, but religion. A tale once religiously believed that has come to be called a myth is something of religion corrupted with disbelief. What are beliefs for some societies but myths for others cannot fill spiritual vacancies in the life of those others.” SpiritualReligionBeliefTruth IsMythTalesDisbeliefVacancy Author:Laura Riding
“I'm used to writing fairy tales that can be somewhat dark, and the truth is that in fairy tales, romances are always problematic. They may end happily ever after, but someone's getting pushed into an oven or has blood in her shoe.” WritingMayEndsRomanceUsedDarkBloodTruth IsShoesTalesFairyFairy TaleHappily Ever AfterEver AfterOvens Author:Theodora Goss
“There is no such thing as a true tale. Truth has many faces and the truth is like to the old road to Avalon; it depends on your own will, and your own thoughts, whither the road will take you.” FacesDependsTruth IsTalesAvalonMany Faces Book:The Mists of Avalon Source: The Mists of Avalon
“The truth is that Trout, like Vonnegut and Ray Bradbury and many others, writes parables. These are set in frames which have become called, for no good reason, science fiction. A better generic term would be 'future fairy tales'. And even this is objectionable, since many science fiction stories take place in the present or the past, far and near.” WritingReasonStoriesWould BePastTermFictionTruth IsScience FictionTalesFairyRaysFairy TaleParablesTroutGenericBradburyFiction Stories Author:Philip Jose Farmer
“As no two people see the world the same way, all trips from here to there are imaginary; all truth is a tale I am telling myself.” PeopleWorldWayTwoTruth IsTalesImaginary Book:Back in No Time: The Brion Gysin Reader Source: Back in No Time: The Brion Gysin Reader