"So he made it known that the one who could lie so that he made her say, 'You're a liar!' would get both her and half the kingdom." (Telling Tales; The Ash Lad Who Made the Princess say "You're a Liar!", p. 28)

"It is the consequences of that love that are explored in folktales." (True Loves and False, p. 67)

"I cannot help thinking that a little dog, handsome, faithful and engaging, would be the very thing to make me happy, so I declare that he who brings me the most perfect little dog shall be my successor." (True Loves and False; The White Cat, p. 95)

"This story shows that what they say is right: 'Being greedy chokes the puppy.'" (Tricksters, Rogues, and Cheats; Being Greedy Chokes Anansi, p. 131)

"Then the hard-hearted robbers felt pity, and their leader tore up the letter and wrote another, saying, that...