The Complete Fairy Tales Quotes

“Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower.”
― Hans Christian Anderson, The Complete Fairy Tales

“‎"Does all the beauty of the world stop when you die?"

"No," said the Old Oak; "it will last much longer - longer than I can even think of."

"Well, then," said the little May-fly, "we have the same time to live; only we reckon differently.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Complete Fairy Tales

“She was so young that love was still a game to her. . . . She was being neither fair nor clever, but Babette was only nineteen years old.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Complete Fairy Tales

“The right sort (of story) come of themselves: they tap at my forehead and say 'Here we are.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Complete Fairy Tales

“child, looking through bubbles into the future; now those bright bubbles were all behind him. Once more he had”
― Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen: Complete Fairy Tales

“But he hasn't got anything on," a little child said.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen: Complete Fairy Tales

“[...] and the pea was put in the museum, where it can still be seen, if no one has stolen it.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Complete Fairy Tales

“I can give her no greater power than she has already, the woman said; don’t you see how strong that is? How men and animals are obliged to serve her and how well she has got through the world, barefoot as she is.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Complete Fairy Tales

“In this kingdom where we now are,” said he, “there lives a princess, who is so wonderfully clever that she has read all the newspapers in the world, and forgotten them too, although she is so clever.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen: The Complete Fairy Tales and Stories

“A short time ago"—the Star's "short time ago" is called among men "centuries ago"—"my rays followed a young artist. It was in the city of the Popes, in”
― Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen's Fairy Tales: The complete collection

“But he hasn't got anything on!" the whole town cried out at last.”
― Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen: Complete Fairy Tales

“English”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen - Complete Collection (Illustrated and Annotated)

“Aunty;”
― Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen: Complete Fairy Tales

“chamois”
― Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Christian Andersen's Complete Fairy Tales

“and from that day, even till now, all the storks have been called Peter. The”
― Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen's Fairy Tales: The complete collection

“Elf Of The Rose”
― Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen's Fairy Tales: The complete collection

“looking old witch in the road. Her under-lip hung quite down on her breast, and she stopped and said, “Good”
― Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen's Fairy Tales: The complete collection

“P!”
― Hans Christian Andersen, The Complete Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen - Complete Collection (Illustrated and Annotated)

“came to anything, very remarkable; and there they are for you." So saying, he gave Joanna the gingerbread man, who was still quite whole—and to Knud the broken maiden; but the children had been so much impressed by the story, that they had not the heart to eat the”
― Hans Christian Andersen, Hans Andersen's Fairy Tales