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    No matter what a woman's appearance may be, it will be used to undermine what she is saying and taken to individualize - as her personal problem - observations she makes about the beauty myth in society

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The test of a true myth is that each time you return to it, new insights and interpretations arise.

The test of a true myth is that each time you return to it, new insights and interpretations arise.

by Starhawk Found in: Myths Quotes,
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Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life

Myths are clues to the spiritual potentialities of the human life

by Joseph Campbell Found in: Myths Quotes,
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Myth is the hidden part of every story, the buried part, the region that is still unexplored because there are read more

Myth is the hidden part of every story, the buried part, the region that is still unexplored because there are as yet no words to enable us to get there. Myth is nourished by silence as well as by words.

by Italo Calvino Found in: Myths Quotes,
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I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful read more

I believe that imagination is stronger than knowledge - myth is more potent than history - dreams are more powerful than facts - hope always triumphs over experience - laughter is the cure for grief - love is stronger than death

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Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.

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Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep read more

Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and soul, for mental explanation or description.

by D. H. Lawrence Found in: Myths Quotes,
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A myth is, of course, not a fairy story. It is the presentation of facts belonging to one category in read more

A myth is, of course, not a fairy story. It is the presentation of facts belonging to one category in the idioms appropriate to another.

by Gilbert Ryle Found in: Myths Quotes,
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Old myths, old gods, old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our mind, waiting read more

Old myths, old gods, old heroes have never died. They are only sleeping at the bottom of our mind, waiting for our call. We have need for them. They represent the wisdom of our race.

by Stanley Kunitz Found in: Myths Quotes,
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A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.

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