“The tale is, in large part, our capital. I was nourished on tales...when an old person dies, a whole library disappears.”
Simone Schwarz-Bart
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“...when an old person dies, a whole library disappears.”
Simone Schwarz-Bart
“Don't the great tales never end?""No, they never end as tales," said Frodo. "But the people in them come, and go when their part's ended. Our part will end later – or sooner.”
J.R.R. Tolkien
The Two Towers
“When we are young, we are read fairy tales. When we are old, we are read religious tales.”
Saad Ireland
“And our lady friend, she thinks life works like a fairy tale.'Well, that’s harmless, isn’t it?'Yeah, but in fairy tales, when someone dies... it’s just a word.”
Terry Pratchett
The Amazing Maurice and His Educated Rodents
“The fairy tale belongs to the poor...I know of no fairy tale which upholds the tyrant, or takes the part of the strong against the weak. A fascist fairy tale is an absurdity.”
Erik Christian Haugaard