The study of myths belongs to metaphysics, not to psychology.

Myth does not want to be interpreted in cosmological terms but in anthropological terms—or, better, in existentialist terms.

Myths are not the stuff of which sensible policy is made.

Mysticism is like pure science; it has no use. Mysticism is just the human longing to know… Occult is not science. Occult is just technology.

Facts are not science — as the dictionary is not literature.

Myth is the nothing that is everything.

Abundance of knowledge does not teach men to be wise.

I am no investigator with an ear at the key-hole of Nature’s workshop, trying with vulgar curiosity to steal the secrets of her trade. The interests of science are as little to me as mine seem to have been to science.

Science is not distinguished from myth by science being literally true and myth only a type of poetic analogy. While their aims are different, both are composed of symbols we use to deal with a slippery world.

Myth is the system of basic metaphors, images, and stories that in-forms the perceptions, memories, and aspirations of a people; provides the rationale for its institutions, rituals and power structure; and gives a map of the purpose and stages of life.

Myth is a story of a vision; it is a presentation of that vision told in terms of the vision’s symbols, characters, chronology, and import. It is a vehicle of transmission, of sharing, of renewal, and as such plays an integral part in the ongoing psychic life of a people.

Myth is what we call other people's religion.

The works and customs of mankind do not seem to be very suitable material to which to apply scientific induction.

Anything which uses science as part of its name isn't: political science, creation science, computer science.