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Legends Quotes

Terry Prachett quote: "Legends don't have to make sense. They just have to be..."
Legends don't have to make sense. They just have to be beautiful. Or at least interesting. Terry Prachett
Ethel Merman quote: "Legend has it that when God created me, he gave me a big..."
Legend has it that when God created me, he gave me a big distinctive voice, a lot of boldness and no heart. Ethel Merman
H. L. Mencken quote: "Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age."
Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age. H. L. Mencken
Helen Hayes quote: "Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does."
Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does. Helen Hayes
Sarah Bernhardt quote: "Legend remains victorious in spite of history."
Legend remains victorious in spite of history. Sarah Bernhardt
Lauren Bacall quote: "Legends are all to do with the past and nothing to do with the..."
Legends are all to do with the past and nothing to do with the present. Lauren Bacall
Hervey Allen quote: "Legends are material to be moulded, and not facts to be recorded."
Legends are material to be moulded, and not facts to be recorded. Hervey Allen
But nothing happened there now of a nature to provoke a disturbance. There were no complaints to the management or the police, and the dark glory of the upper galleries was a legend in such memories as that of the late Emiel Kroger and the present Pablo Gonzales, and one by one, of course, those memories died out and the legend died out with them. Places like the Joy Rio and the legends about them make one more than usually aware of the short bloom and the long fading out of things. ("The... Tennessee Williams
Do we walk in legends or on the green earth in the daylight?' A man may do both,' said Aragorn. 'For not we but those who come after will make the legends of our time. The green earth, say you? That is a mighty matter of legend, though you tread it under the light of day! J. R. R. Tolkien
If there hadn't been a sixth day, man would not exist; copper would always be copper; and lead just lead. It's true that everything has its Personal Legend, but one day that Personal Legend will be realized. So each thing has to transform itself into something better, and to acquire a new Personal Legend, until, someday, the Soul of the World becomes one thing only. Paulo Coelho
History has its truth, and so has legend. Legendary truth is of another nature than historical truth. Legendary truth is invention whose result is reality. Furthermore, history and legend have the same goal; to depict eternal man beneath momentary man. Victor Hugo
It is quite easy to see why a legend is treated, and ought to be treated, more respectfully than a book of history. The legend is generally made by the majority of people in the village, who are sane. The book is generally written by the one man in the village who is mad. Gilbert K. Chesterton
They were looking only for gold,"his companion answered. "They were seeking the treasure of their Personal Legend, without wanting actually to live out the Personal Legend. Paulo Coelho
J. R. R. Tolkien quote: "some things that should not have been forgotten were lost...."
some things that should not have been forgotten were lost. History became legend. Legend became myth. J. R. R. Tolkien
If I'm such a legend, then why am I so lonely? Let me tell you, legends are all very well if you've got somebody around who loves you. Judy Garland

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