Quotes About Mythical

'The Paris Review' was always the pinnacle: it was the place to be published. You were thrilled if you were published in 'The Paris Review,' and George Plimpton himself was practically mythical. He was a legendary figure.

The unicorn, still elegant and radiant, let out a tiny burp.

Harry Potter is one boy in a long line of mythical heroes who have reminded the human race that we are so much more than we think we are, so much more powerful than we seem to know. Jesus said that we would someday do even greater works than He; should we not take Him at His word? And should not 'someday' be today? It's time for us to start working miracles, if indeed we have the capacity within us to do so.

Here be the Dragons

There was no mistake. The leathery wings, the little horns, the barbed tail - all were there. The most terrible of all legends had come to life, out of the unknown past.

A hound it was, an enormous coal-black hound, but not such a hound as mortal eyes have ever seen.

A wooden stake through the heart will kill just about anything. And if it doesn't, run like hell. -Kyrian

The first thing we learn is that worship has to do with real life. It is not a mythical interlude in a week of reality. Worship has to do with adultery and hunger and racial conflict.

There never was a merry world since the fairies left off dancing, and the Parson left conjuring.

There's the road to heaven, and there's the road to hell, and there? That's the road to Faerie.

Humans, take note: You can refer to the Realm as "Faerie" without causing offense, but do not make the mistake of referring to its citizens as "fairies"—unless you want to be punched.) Elfhaeme

Meninas bonitas em contos de fadas são tão banais como seixos na praia.

Odin's Valhalla was for chosen warriors,

Dragonsbane, they called him. Slayer of dragons. Or a dragon, anyway. And, he'd later found out, not such a very big one at that.

Real journeys may also be true in the mythic sense [Betty Levin, "Polar Bears and Lemmings"].

Polite fictions are very important for dragons.

The discords of dragon-laughter are often heard in the orchestra of God.

I am inclined to think that the realm of mythology is where the Yeti rightly belongs.

I find increasingly that the more extreme are the things going on in your life, the more cultural reference points fail you. More mythical reference points actually help, and you realise that's what myths are for. It's for human beings to process their experience in extremis.

The New Gods really need to be larger than life. There's an operatic quality to them, and they need to be handled pretty carefully, or else you'll go too far and be almost like a caricature.

The creation of George Smiley, the retired spy recalled to hunt for just such a high-ranking mole in 'Tinker, Tailor,' was extremely personal. I borrowed elements of people I admired and invested them in this mythical character. I'm such a fluent, specious person now, but I was an extremely awkward fellow in those days.

There's a very strong force in Tolkien's characters.

It is very difficult to shoot mythological shows. The costumes and the make up are very time consuming... It definitely takes a toll on the body.

In all the known realms of this earth, only the queens of Weirandale had hair of that color: the cerulean blue of the icy Nargis River—the blue of a blue tanager.