History Quotes / AllMythsAreTrue

->'''Ray:''' I remember Revelations 7:12[[note]]]It's actually 6:12.[[/note]]... "And I looked, and he opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake. And the sun became as black as sack cloth, and the moon became as blood."

->'''Winston:''' Myth? Ray, has it ever occurred to you that maybe the reason we've been so busy lately is 'cause the dead '''have''' been rising from the grave?

->''"Whenever you see a legend, you can be sure, if you go to the very bottom of things, that you will find history."''
-->--'''Auguste Vallet de Viriville'''

->'''Laura:''' As the world's greatest detective, Batman has also deduced, [[AssPull apropos of nothing]], that '''the ancient Egyptian gods''' live in a secret chamber nearby, and demands that the scientists take him there... we learn that the Egyptian gods were actually products of ancient genetic experiments who sometimes rose to the world above through a fountain, and inspired religious worship.\\
'''David:''' Yet another [[PoesLaw obscure conspiracy theory]]?\\
'''Laura:''' Gotta catch 'em all, David.
-->-- [[http://comicsalliance.com/batman-odyssey-review-commentary-part-4-neal-adams/ Laura Hudson and David Wolkin]], "The Complete and Utter Insanity of ''ComicBook/BatmanOdyssey''"

->'''Janine:''' Do you believe in [=UFOs=], astral projections, mental telepathy, ESP, clairvoyance, spirit photography, telekinetic movement, full trance mediums, the Loch Ness monster and the theory of Atlantis?\\
'''Winston:''' Uh... if there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say.
-->-- ''Film/Ghostbusters1984''

->''All tribal myths are true, for a given value of 'true'.''
-->-- ''Literature/TheLastContinent''

-> '''Don Gerb:''' '''Yes!''' The legends were '''true!'''\\
'''Sam:''' '''Damn it!''' Why are the legends '''always''' true?\\
'''Fuzzy:''' And '''disgusting!''' Always '''disgusting!'''
-->-- ''Webcomic/SamAndFuzzy'' [[http://samandfuzzy.com/1075 #1075]]

->''Year after year, science finds explanations, scientific reasons behind all the legends. They think this proves history was not as myth has shown it, but in fact it proves that all the myths were true.''
-->-- '''Music/AbneyPark''', "All the Myths Are True"

->''Our ancient nightmares, the ghostly legends,\\
And fiendish tales, all the myths are true.\\
Scientists have unearthed enormous skeletons\\
They think we've disproved that all the myths are true.''
-->-- '''Music/AbneyPark''', "All the Myths Are True"

->''"Think about it, mate: legends! When has a legend ever not been true, huh? HUH?!"''
-->-- '''Marine''', ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Sonic Rush Adventure]]''

->''"Dig this, right? There are countless stories about creatures that "don't exist." All over folklore and mythology you find dragons, sea serpents, ghosts... Nessie, mermaids, Bigfoot, the chupacabra... Did you think people just made those up for fun?"''
-->-- '''[[OurGryphonsAreDifferent Jim]]''', ''Webcomic/SkinDeep''

->'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic:''' And because all religions are one hundred percent factual in the world of ''Franchise/IndianaJones'', the stones do in fact have supernatural powers. It's weird; they even reference the coexistence of other gods in this movie.
->'''[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom Mola Ram]]:''' ''Then the Hebrew God will fall! And then the Christian one will be cast down and forgotten.''
->'''WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic:''' These films should be called ''[[https://galatians2v20.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/coexist1.png COEXIST: The Bumper Sticker]]: The Movie''.
-->-- WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS5E27 review]] of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom''

->''"A good myth is always true, even if they're not exactly ''right''."''
-->-- '''Murai''', ''Webcomic/{{Digger}}''

->'''[[ChessWithDeath Play chess with the Boatman]]'''\\
Well, apparently he plays chess in paintings and folk-songs. [[LampshadeHanging Which are always accurate, of course]].
-->-- ''VideoGame/FallenLondon''

->'''Myth/KingArthur:''' All things are true... few things are ''accurate''.\\
'''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}:''' Aye, no bloody kidding.
-->-- ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}''

->''[[FlatWorld The Earth is flat]]. The Earth is a sphere. [[GeniusLoci The Earth is a goddess]], sleeping restlessly. The Earth is the center of the universe, and the Earth orbits the sun. All these are true.''
-->-- ''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension -- The Book of Worlds''

->''"While normally you might think 'Well, {{Excalibur}}'s just a legend', this ''is'' a comic book after all. Every legend and myth and story and religion are all true."''
-->-- '''[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]''' [[http://atopthefourthwall.com/the-legion-of-super-heroes-the-great-darkness-saga/ during his review of]] ''The ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes: The Great Darkness Saga''

->''"Witches? As in the witches in Erebonian legend? First the Great Knight legend turns out to be based on a true story, now this? I feel like I've stepped into a fairy tale."''
-->-- '''Rean Schwarzer''', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel II''

->''"Okay, time the hell out. Are you saying this occult bullshit... ISN'T bullshit?!"''
-->-- '''Ash Carbide''', ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel III''

->''"Everything is true. God's an astronaut. Oz is over the rainbow, and Midian is where the monsters live."''
-->-- '''Peloquin''', ''Film/{{Nightbreed}}''

->''"Yes, all these creatures you hear only about in legend are real. Well, most. There are some absurd stories you come up with. But, inevitably, those that gain enough traction will lead to beings of their own..."''
-->-- '''Giratina''', ''Fanfic/IntelligenceFactor''

->'''[[HunterOfMonsters Sam]]:''' So [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragons]] are off the list.
->'''[[FriendOnTheForce Jody]]:''' I'm sorry-- dragons? ''Those'' are a thing?
->'''Sam:''' Yeah. Too many things are things.
-->-- ''Series/{{Supernatural}}''

->''"While normally you might think 'Well, [[Myth/KingArthur Excalibur]]'s just a legend', this ''is'' a comic book after all. Every legend and myth and story and religion are all true."''

->'''Laura:''' As the world’s greatest detective, Batman has also deduced, [[AssPull apropos of nothing]], that '''the ancient Egyptian gods''' live in a secret chamber nearby, and demands that the scientists take him there... we learn that the Egyptian gods were actually products of ancient genetic experiments who sometimes rose to the world above through a fountain, and inspired religious worship.\\
'''David''': Yet another [[PoesLaw obscure conspiracy theory?]]\\
'''Laura''': Gotta catch ‘em all, David.

'''Winston:''' Uhh... if there's a steady paycheck in it, I'll believe anything you say.
-->-- ''{{Film/Ghostbusters 1984}}''

->Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and dreams are the shadow-truths that will endure when mere facts are dust and ashes, and forgot.
-->-- '''Morpheus''', ''ComicBook/TheSandman #19'', "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

->All tribal myths are true, for a given value of 'true'.

->'''Phoebe:''' So...goblins are real...and so are unicorns...also dragons, sphinxes, and pixies! What ''else'' is real?\\

'''Phoebe:''' I already know about avocados.\\

-->-- '''Webcomic/SamAndFuzzy''' ''[[http://samandfuzzy.com/1075 strip 1075]]''

->Year after year, science finds explanations, scientific reasons behind all the legends. They think this proves history was not as myth has shown it, but in fact it proves that all the myths were true.
-->-- '''Music/AbneyPark''', "All The Myths Are True"

->Legend tells us one thing, history another. But every now and then we find something that belongs to both.
-->-- '''ComicBook/NickFury''', ''Film/{{Thor}}''

->''Our ancient nightmares, the ghostly legends,''\\
''And fiendish tales, all the myths are true.''\\
''Scientists have unearthed enormous skeletons''\\
''They think we've disproved that all the myths are true.''
-->-- '''Abney Park''', "All The Myths Are True"

->'''Legends''' are an important source of true information. They always turn out to be far more accurate than HISTORY. Listen and attend carefully if anyone recounts you a legend. ... But no matter how improbable the story, it will always turn out to be the exact truth and only by following it accurately can you hope to succeed in your QUEST. [[TheLawOfConservationOfDetail The Management will never allow anyone to tell you a Legend unless it is going to be important for you to know.]]

->Think about it, mate: legends! When has a legend ever not been true, huh? HUH?!

->Dig this, right? There are countless stories about creatures that "don't exist." All over folklore and mythology you find dragons, sea serpents, ghosts... Nessie, mermaids, Bigfoot, the chupacabra... Did you think people just made those up for fun?

->''"A good myth is always true, even if they're not exactly'' right".
-->-- '''Murai,''' ''WebComic/{{Digger}}''

-> Of course, even without [[Myth/ClassicalMythology my help]], other forces would keep the cosmos chugging along. Many different belief systems powered the revolution of the planets and stars. [[Myth/NorseMythology Wolves]] would still chase Sol across the sky. [[Myth/EgyptianMythology Ra]] would continue his daily journey in his sun barque. [[Myth/AztecMythology Tonatiuh]] would keep running on his surplus blood from human sacrifices back in the Aztec days. And that other thing — science — would still generate gravity and quantum physics and whatever.
-->-- '''Apollo,''' ''Literature/TheTrialsOfApollo''

Well, apparently he plays chess in paintings and folk-songs. [[LampshadeHanging Which are always accurate, of course.]]
-->--''VideoGame/FallenLondon''

->'''Myth/KingArthur''': All things are true... few things are ''accurate''.\\
'''Theatre/{{Macbeth}}''': Aye, no bloody kidding.
-->--''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}''

->[[FlatWorld The Earth is flat]]. The Earth is a sphere. [[GeniusLoci The Earth is a goddess]], sleeping restlessly. The Earth is the center of the universe, and the Earth orbits the sun. All these are true.
-->--''TabletopGame/MageTheAscension - The Book Of Worlds''

->'''Valkyrie Cain:''' Can I ask you a question? You know with [[OurVampiresAreDifferent vampires]] and [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent werewolves]] and goblins and things, is there any mythological creature that ''doesn't'' actually exist?
->'''Skulduggery Pleasant:''' Of course. The unicorn and the leprechaun would be the two main ones. The Loch Ness Monster isn't real, either, that's just someone called Bert.
-->--''Literature/SkulduggeryPleasant'': ''Kingdom of the Wicked''

->While normally you might think “Well, [[Myth/KingArthur Excalibur]]’s just a legend”, this ''is'' a comic book after all. Every legend and myth and story and religion are all true.
-->--'''[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]''' [[http://atopthefourthwall.com/the-legion-of-super-heroes-the-great-darkness-saga/ during his review of]] ''The ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes: The Great Darkness Saga''

->Witches? As in the witches in Erebonian legend? First the Great Knight legend turns out to be based on a true story, now this? I feel like I've stepped into a fairy tale.

->Okay, time the hell out. Are you saying this occult bullshit...ISN'T bullshit?!

-->--'''Peloquin''', ''Film/{{Nightbreed}}''

->'''King Arthur''': All things are true... few things are ''accurate''.\\
'''Macbeth''': Aye, no bloody kidding.

-->--'''[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]''' [[http://atopthefourthwall.com/the-legion-of-super-heroes-the-great-darkness-saga/ during his review of]] ''The ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}: The Great Darkness Saga''

->'''Laura:''' As the world’s greatest detective, Batman has also deduced, [[ShockingSwerve apropos of nothing]], that '''the ancient Egyptian gods''' live in a secret chamber nearby, and demands that the scientists take him there... we learn that the Egyptian gods were actually products of ancient genetic experiments who sometimes rose to the world above through a fountain, and inspired religious worship.\\

-->-- ''Discworld/TheLastContinent''

-->--'''[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]''', ''The ComicBook/{{Legion of Super-Heroes}}: The Great Darkness Saga''

->While normally you might think “well, [[Myth/KingArthur Excalibur]]’s just a legend”, this ''is'' a comic book after all. Every legend and myth and story and religion are all true.
-->--'''[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]''', ''The Legion of Super-Heroes: ComicBook/TheGreatDarknessSaga''

-->--'''[[WebVideo/AtopTheFourthWall Linkara]]''', ''The Legion of Super-Heroes: The Great Darkness Saga''

->'''Skulduggery Pleasant:''' Of course. the unicorn and the leprechaun would be the two main ones. The Loch Ness Monster isn't real, either, that's just someone called Bert.

-->-- ''Webcomic/PhoebeAndHerUnicorn'', [[http://www.gocomics.com/heavenly-nostrils/2013/10/29 10/29/2013]]

-->--[[http://comicsalliance.com/batman-odyssey-review-commentary-part-4-neal-adams/ Laura Hudson and David Wolkin]], "The Complete and Utter Insanity of ''ComicBook/BatmanOdyssey''"

-->--''{{Film/Ghostbusters}}''

-->--'''Abney Park''', "All The Myths Are True"

--> --''Literature/TheToughGuideToFantasyland''

-->--'''Marine''', ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Sonic Rush Adventure]]''

-->WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic's [[Recap/TheNostalgiaCriticS5E27 review]] of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom''