Chesterton on Myth

“Mythology is a search. It combines a recurrent desire with a recurrent doubt. It’s not the prophet saying, ‘These things are.’ It’s the voice of a dreamer saying, ‘Why cannot these things be?’”
—G. K Chesterton

Tokien and Myths

“Myths are not lies but are the best means we have of communicating truth. Myths may be misguided, but they steer however shakily towards the true harbor.”
—J.R.R. Tolkien

More Chesterton and Myth

“The man who has no sympathy with myth has no sympathy with men.”
—G.K. Chesterton

Chesterton and Myth

Mythology is a search. It combines a recurrent desire with a recurrent doubt. It’s not the prophet saying, “These things are.” It's the voice of a dreamer saying, “Why cannot these things be?”
—G. K Chesterton