History is not what happened 200 or 2,000 years ago; it's a story about what happened 200 or 2,000 years ago. — Lewis H. Lapham Copy Share Image
I have the greater glory of God, the history is His story, that He is in charge and ultimately He knows what… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
I write all the time. I do artwork that's part of a diary, and I write short stories to go with them… — Mark Mothersbaugh Copy Share Image
I have to trust that if a story is strong, it can find its readership, and good editors can steer me well. — Julie Berry Copy Share Image
“Never cross an inspirational author or you will be the example of what not to be like in every one of their… — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
With inquiry, every painful story unravels. Freedom is possible in every moment. — Byron Katie Copy Share Image
She smiled. “Life is full of stories. Or maybe life is only stories. Good night, my dear Nao. — Ruth Ozeki Copy Share Image
I am never not thinking about stories. 'The Bone Season' is 90% of my brain - 10% is interacting with the rest… — Samantha Shannon Copy Share Image
There are some great stories in The Second Ring of Power about how Don Juan and Don Genaro found their apprentices and… — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
You know, Mick Jagger's "Sympathy for the Devil." I think it was inspired by that [H.P.Lovecraft stories]. You don't know who's reading… — Paul Laffoley Copy Share Image
It’s a miserable story!” said Bruno. “It begins miserably, and it ends miserablier. I think I shall cry. Sylvie, please lend me… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
The genius of a folk melody or story is not the feeling that it's original but quite the opposite - the feeling… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
“The library is full of stories of supposed triumphs which makes me very suspicious of it. It's misleading for people to read… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
What interests me about fiction is, in part, its flickering edge between realism and where a tear in the fabric of a… — Ben Lerner Copy Share Image
Fantasy stories will always be popular, as there are always readers who are willing to escape, freely, to the worlds that the… — Jason Ellis Copy Share Image
I think one of the few times I've been involved with real-life characters was the story of Marie Bonaparte. I think it's… — Catherine Deneuve Copy Share Image
... We must remember that there's more than one story and plot in every novel. There are at least as many stories… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
Telling the complete story of VeggieTales would require much more time than we have before us tonight. Since this is Yale, I… — Phil Vischer Copy Share Image
Zig Ziglar may be the master motivator, Mark Victor Hansen and Jack Canfield of Chicken Soup for the Soul, the master story… — Doug Wead Copy Share Image
I don't really get philosophical, but I believe that nice people are strong and usually in my horror stories, I don't like… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
What are the hallmarks of a competent writer of fiction? The first, it seems to me, is that he should be immensely… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
What happened?" Bailey asks. "That is somewhat difficult to explain," Tsukiko answers. "It is a long and complicated story." "And you're not… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
Our lives are stories, and the stories we have to give to each other are the most important. No one has a… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
You've heard me talk about the quantum realm in Ant-Man which was certainly designed for that movie and for that story to… — Kevin Feige Copy Share Image
Comics are stories; they're like novels or anything else. So the first thing you have to do is become a good storyteller. — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I love stories, and my life is principally concentrated on stories, but not with a pretense of scientific precision. — Mario Vargas Llosa Copy Share Image
I tend to wait for true stories to mature into fiction. Most of my fiction grew out of a long-germinating real-life situation. — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
Sometimes if you've got a story that's interesting enough, you don't need to pour sugar on ice cream. The ice cream is… — Paul Schneider Copy Share Image
There were many African Americans - many, many stories similar to my story. — Claudette Colvin Copy Share Image
There are no trifles in the human story, no trifling leaves on the tree. — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
American Horror Story on cable now, it is terrific. There has to be room to re-invent. — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
I only know one story. But oftentimes small pieces seem to be stories themselves. — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Doctor Strange is an origin story so there's a certain room for me improving as well as the character improving. — Benedict Cumberbatch Copy Share Image
Those who truly understand their faiths understand the stories are metaphorical. — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
The story of my billion-dollar business starts like this. I borrowed $1,000 from a friend. — Barbara Corcoran Copy Share Image
I would not send a first story anywhere. I would give myself time to write a number of stories. — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
I cop a fair bit of flack for going from 'such a babe to such a boy'. I wanted to share (that)… — Ruby Rose Copy Share Image
There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My 14-year-old grandniece is not allowed to watch 'American Horror Story' yet. — Kathy Bates Copy Share Image
It's not ok to make up stories about someone's life and you haven't even spoken with them. — Shaunie O'Neal Copy Share Image
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