folklore quotes

Vampires get the joy of flying around and living forever, werewolves get the joy of animal spirits. But zombies, they’re not rich, or aristocratic, they shuffle around. They’re a group phenomenon, they’re not very fast, they’re quite sickly. So what’s the pleasure of being one?

It makes sense that a witch lives in a swamp.

A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere.

Superstition is the poetry of life.

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

I’ve come to the conclusion that mythology is really a form of archaeological psychology. Mythology gives you a sense of what a people believes, what they fear.

Myths which are believed in tend to become true.