Ancient Myth with Modern Meaning

We all have [a dragon inside us], in one form or another.
. . . both the wild nature of ourselves
and our conscience . . . [and]
our unconscious,
the place from which our dreams arise.
--Dennis Quaid

None of us has ever seen a dragon in the external world -- and yet all of us would recognize one if we did.

But dragons don't exist "out there." They live inside us, within our hearts as much as our imagination. They tell us something about our own nature. They remind us that despite our scales and gnarled claws, our vanity and greed, we have wings strong enough to lift us out of our dark caverns.

Dragons bring out the best in us; they call to us with God's voice.