Grullo Dun Quotes & Sayings

In the old stories, despite the impossibility of the incidents, the interest is always real and human. The princes and princesses fall in love and marry
nothing could be more human than that. Their lives and loves are crossed by human sorrows ... The hero and heroine are persecuted or separated by cruel stepmothers or enchanters; they have wanderings and sorrows to suffer; they have adventures to achieve and difficulties to overcome; they must display courage, loyalty and address, courtesy, gentleness and gratitude. Thus they are living in a real human world, though it wears a mythical face, though there are giants and lions in the way. The old fairy tales which a silly sort of people disparage as too wicked and ferocious for the nursery, are really 'full of matter,' and unobtrusively teach the true lessons of our wayfaring in a world of perplexities and obstructions. — Andrew Lang

There are some amazing stories from all over this country, where people's work and contribution has been acknowledged. To be part of that is an absolutely fantastic feeling. — Kenneth Branagh

A loving trust in the Author of the Bible is the best preparation for a wise study of the Bible. — Henry Clay Trumbull

Is this the part where you tell me you're secretly in love with me? Vampire mojo strikes again. — Cassandra Clare

The gentler and kinder the god, the more harsh and cruel its worshippers, for they hold to their conviction with taut certainty, febrile in its extremity, and so cannot abide dissenters. They will kill, they will torture, in that god's name. And see in themselves no conflict, no matter how bloodstained their hands. — Steven Erikson

Elrond was in his chair and the fire was on his face like summer-light upon the trees. — J.R.R. Tolkien

Sometimes, the intent is good enough when the action seems impossible. — Joanne Crisner Alcayaga

The source of his unhappiness was, as usual, other people. — Michael Lewis