Quotes About Once Upon a Time

We let] the universality of fantasy, of once upon a time, allow escapist fiction to be more than just that - to also bring us home.

When I used Claudia [Cardinale] for example, in Once Upon a Time in the West, she represented the birth of American matriarchy. Because women had enormous weight in America.

They, like me, like all of us, had, once upon a time, in a past so far away it seemed like heaven, caught by chance a glimpse of an inner essence, only to forget what it was. It was this lost memory that pained us, reduced us to ruins, though still we struggled to be ourselves.

Once upon a time, Gemma began, the older two girls whispering the opening with her, which is all times and no times but not the very best of times,there was a castle. And in it lived a king who wanted nothing more in the world than a child.

I'm letting God write my love story because once upon a time, I took control of it and it didn't work well.

Once upon a time amidst the mountains and hills and falling streams of a fair land there was a town or thorp in a certain valley.

Once upon a time, there was a human girl stolen away by faeries, and because of that, she swore to destroy them.

To portray an iconic character has been brilliant in itself, and to be able to do that on a show like 'Once Upon a Time' enhances that because the show puts a spin on characters and makes them very different and puts core values that are very different that aren't in the original fairy tales a lot of people relate to.

I love you for answering the call of a red notebook once upon a time.

The places have mingled," the goatherd said. "Cecilia is everywhere. Here, once upon a time, there must have been the Meadow of the Low Sage. My goats recognize the grass on the traffic island.

THE SPARKS START HERE! AT LEAST, THEY DID ONCE UPON A TIME.

In all the fairy tales, there was a happily ever after, but right now my happily ever after seems so once upon a time.

Once upon a time, he was the child of some other mother, and his beloved was a wonder of the world.

It was a once upon a time world that used to be.

Tell me a story,' she whispered. 'What kind of story?' 'One that'll make me have good dreams.' 'Better give me a rating for that dream.' 'Surprise me.' .... 'Once upon a time there was a girl...' 'Not a princess.' 'No. Definitely not. She was too smart to be a princess. Tough, too.' 'Yeah?' 'Oh yeah. Stronger than anyone realized.' 'Does she live happily ever after?' 'Shouldn't there be something in the middle?' 'I like to read the ending first. So did she?' 'Yes.

At its best, fantasy rewards the reader with a sense of wonder about what lies within the heart of the commonplace world. The greatest tales are told over and over, in many ways, through centuries. Fantasy changes with the changing times, and yet it is still the oldest kind of tale in the world, for it began once upon a time, and we haven't heard the end of it yet.