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Fairy Tale Quotes

Lines on fairy tales, magic, and where fantasy meets real life.

These fairy tale quotes explore the gap between storybook magic and everyday life, including moments when reality itself starts to feel like a Fairy story. Other lines celebrate genre-blending retellings and mash-ups of classic tales.

I love fairy tale retellings and mash-ups.

Quotes by Sarah J. Maas

Whenever Disney asks if you want to do a fairy tale musical, you say yes.

Quotes by Robert Lopez

I'd imagine my wedding as a fairy tale... huge, beautiful and white.

Quotes by Paris Hilton

To me, a fairy tale seems to have become reality.

Quotes by Nelly Sachs

Ale Quotes

Seeing my parents makes me realise that life is not a fairy tale.

Quotes by Mollie King

The good historian is like the giant of the fairy tale. He knows that wherever he catches the scent of human flesh, there his quarry lies.

Quotes by Marc Bloch

I'm not sure if it's fair to call it a 'fairy tale,' but I really loved 'Mulan,' the Disney film. It was my favorite. I guess it's not really a fairy tale, but you do get Eddie Murphy as a...

Quotes by Lily Cole

In the fairy tale the painting represents the here and now. The book is actually divided into five sections, through which the key character, the muse, leads us.

Quotes by Kit Williams

I took lots of photographs and had planned to write a treatise on how it worked, but I quickly got bored with that idea and wrote a scientific fairy tale instead.

Quotes by Kit Williams

Always Quotes

I'm so excited to see 'Horns' because it's so many different genres in one film. It's a sci-fi, it's a love story, it's a horror movie, it's a fairy tale.

Quotes by Juno Temple

I have that thing in my stomach where I just need to keep striving for things. In my mind, I want the fairy tale.

Quotes by January Jones

What the Greeks and Romans considered myths, we consider fairy tales. We can see how very clearly the myths, which emanated from all cultures, had a huge influence on the development of the modern fairy tale.

Quotes by Jack Zipes

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale.

Quotes by Hans Christian Andersen

Divorce in a young-adult novel means what being orphaned meant in a fairy tale: vulnerability, danger, unwanted independence.

Quotes by Caitlin Flanagan

Back Quotes

When I went back to England after a year away, the country seemed stuck, dozing in a fairy tale, stifled by the weight of tradition.

Quotes by Brian Eno

I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library.

Quotes by Beverly Cleary

I'm living a fairy tale.

Quotes by Arnel Pineda

Things aren't always the fairy tale that you thought they were.

Quotes by Amy Klobuchar

Everything is for sale in Hollywood; the fairy tale, the costume, the pumpkin, the footman and the mice.

Quotes by Amanda Eliasch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is this Fairy Tale quotes page about?
It collects sayings that reference fairy tales, from moments when life feels like a storybook to reflections on how growing up changes that sense of magic.
Why do people search for fairy tale quotes?
Fans use them for captions, writing prompts, or to capture a feeling of wonder, nostalgia, or escapism tied to childhood stories.
Do any quotes talk about fairy tale retellings?
Yes, one speaker specifically mentions enjoying fairy tale retellings and mash-ups, reflecting how classic stories get reimagined across books and film.
Are these quotes only about children's stories?
No, several lines connect fairy tales to adult experiences, including how seeing one's parents grow older can make life feel less like a fairy tale.
Do the quotes mix fairy tales with other genres?
Yes, one quote describes a film that blends fairy tale elements with sci-fi, horror, and romance, showing how flexible the fairy tale idea can be in storytelling.

If you enjoy this theme, quotes tagged Always or Back touch on similar ideas of nostalgia and wonder found throughout this collection.