Josephine Baker

When I was a child and they burned me out of my home, I was frightened and I ran away. Eventually I ran far away. It was to a place called France. Many of you have been there, and many have not. But I must tell you, ladies and gentlemen, in that country I never feared. It was like a fairyland place.

French Dancer

Salman Rushdie

If you look at Indian movies, every time they wanted an exotic locale, they would have a dance number in Kashmir. Kashmir was India's fairyland. Indians went there because in a hot country you go to a cold place. People would be entranced by the sight of snow.

Indian Novelist

Cyd Charisse

Ballet is a closed world and very rigid; MGM was a fairyland. You'd walk down the lot, seeing all these fabulous movies being made with the greatest talent in the world sitting there. It was a dream to walk through that lot.

American Actress

Lloyd Alexander

I used the imaginary kingdom not as a sentimentalized fairyland but as an opening wedge to express what I hoped would be some very hard truths.

American Writer

Angus Deaton

The Nobel thing is like dying and going to heaven for a while. It's like being transported to a fairyland.

British Economist

Louise Bogan

But childhood prolonged, cannot remain a fairyland. It becomes a hell.

American Poet

J. R. R. Tolkien

A safe fairyland is untrue to all worlds.

English Novelist

Used to describe scenarios or places that are whimsical or enchanted, often seen in storytelling.

Fantasy Contexts

Often invokes feelings associated with childhood and magical stories.

Childlike Wonder

Use it to poetically describe natural settings that feel otherworldly.

Describing Nature

Used critically to point out that someone's beliefs or thoughts are too optimistic or naive.

Idealized Belief

Indicates someone's viewpoint or plan is unrealistic or fanciful.

Unreal Perspectives

Can express skepticism or dismiss an overly optimistic scenario as being fanciful.

Fairyland