The disinterested imaginative core of mythology is what develops into literature, science, — Northrop Frye
Every human society possesses a mythology which is inherited, transmitted and diversified — Northrop Frye
The pursuit of beauty is much more dangerous nonsense than the pursuit of truth or goodness — Northrop Frye
Just as a new scientific discovery manifests something that was already latent in the order of nature — Northrop Frye
Beauty and truth may be attributes of good writing, but if the writer deliberately aims at truth — Northrop Frye
Writing: I certainly do rewrite my central myth in every book, and would never read or trust any writer who did not also do so. — Northrop Frye