Short Fairy Tale Quotes for Cards, Notes and Signs

Short fairy tale quotes fit where long ones won’t: a lunchbox napkin, a chalkboard by the door, the inside of a birthday card you forgot to buy until the car ride over. Every line here is a sentence or two at most.

When a few words won’t do, all of our fairytale quote lists are sorted on one page by theme.

A handful of the short lines that float around online are actually song lyrics or get credited to the wrong character, so we left the lyrics out and labeled the rest honestly. Want the longer storybook lines too? Our quotes from fairy tales go deeper.

Fairytale Quotes short and sweet title over a castle with red roofs on a snowy rocky hill

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Quick Picks: Short Fairy Tale Quotes

Five lines that fit on a sticky note.

“Even miracles take a little time.” (Fairy Godmother, Cinderella (1950))
“Have courage and be kind.” (Ella’s mother, Cinderella (2015))
“Curiouser and curiouser!” (Alice, Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)
“Some people are worth melting for.” (Olaf, Frozen (2013))
“Wish big. Start small.”

The last one is an original 3BoysAndADog saying.

Short Quotes About Magic and Wishes

For the days that need a little sparkle.

Peter Pan

“All children, except one, grow up.”
J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan

“Believe in magic and you will find it.” (popular saying)
“There’s magic in the air tonight and anything can happen.” (popular saying, often credited to The Princess and the Frog)
“All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” (attributed to Walt Disney)
“Small wish, big magic.”
“Once upon a time can start today.”

We could not find the Tiana line in the 2009 movie, so it is labeled a popular saying. The Walt Disney line is widely credited to him but has no confirmed source. The last two are original 3BoysAndADog sayings.

Believe in magic and you will find it quote over a purple and teal forest

Short Quotes About Courage and Kindness

Brave and kind, in as few words as possible.

“The flower that blooms in adversity is the most rare and beautiful of all.” (the Emperor, Mulan (1998))
“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say nothing at all.” (Thumper, Bambi (1942))
“A little consideration, a little thought for others, makes all the difference.” (Eeyore, A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh)
“Even the smallest one can change the world.” (popular saying, often credited to Peter Rabbit)
“Be somebody’s fairy godmother today.”

Cinderella, 2015

“Perhaps the greatest risk any of us will ever take is to be seen as we really are.”
Narrator, Cinderella (2015)

The smallest one line is not in any Beatrix Potter book, so it is labeled a popular saying. The last one is an original 3BoysAndADog saying.

Even the smallest one can change the world quote on a pink watercolor background

Short Quotes About Love and Friendship

Snowmen and storybook friends know a thing or two about loyalty.

“Love is putting someone else’s needs before yours.” (Olaf, Frozen (2013))
“A friend is someone who helps you up when you’re down.” (popular saying, often credited to Winnie the Pooh)
“Best friends share the last cookie.”
“Every adventure is better with a sidekick.”

The Pooh line is not in A.A. Milne’s books, so it is labeled a popular saying. The last two are original 3BoysAndADog sayings.

A friend is someone who helps you up when you’re down quote over a blue textured background

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Short Quotes About Life Lessons

Wise words from a baboon, a talking tree and a few old friends.

The Lion King

“The past can hurt. But the way I see it, you can either run from it or learn from it.”
Rafiki, The Lion King (1994)

“Sometimes the right path is not the easiest one.” (Grandmother Willow, Pocahontas (1995))
“To face the future with courage, you must face the past.” (popular saying)
“Kind is always in style.”
“Messy hair, brave heart.”

The last two are original 3BoysAndADog sayings.