“The creation myths of the various peoples and religions of the world pale when compared to the glory of the big band.… — Cixin Liu Copy Share Image
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Most people who read the autobiography perceive the narrative as a story that now millions of people know, and it was -… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
“And strange were the tales of the pond in the meadow, And eager we listened with eyes opened wide To Those tales… — J.R. Withers Copy Share Image
“...a fundamental rule of journalism, which is to tell a story and stick to it. The narratives of journalism (significantly called "stories"),… — Janet Malcolm Copy Share Image
I use my platform for more than just myself. Art is a reflection of human emotions. To neglect the political is to… — Zendaya Copy Share Image
“Witch-sign, they said. Little eddies, like miniature storms breaking the surface of the ocean. Witch-signs rise up in great numbers, last a… — Cat Hellisen Copy Share Image
Contemporary paganism gives me a subjective lens through which the world in which I live can be interpreted on an aesthetic and… — Liz Williams Copy Share Image
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“Fiction is usually seen as escapist entertainment...But it's hard to reconcile the escapist theory of fiction with the deep patterns we find… — Jonathan Gottschall Copy Share Image
With my students, I don't offer any simple tips like that, maybe because my own process is pretty messy, but when we… — Edan Lepucki Copy Share Image
I first read 'The Lord of the Rings' as an adolescent. It's a dense novel, a sprawling, complex monster of a book… — Peter Jackson Copy Share Image
“The very act of story-telling, of arranging memory and invention according to the structure of the narrative, is by definition holy. We… — James Carroll Copy Share Image
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“The fundamental purpose of storytelling is to pass the time, which is infinite, slow, and weighs heavy in our hands. When the… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
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There are stories within stories, whispered in the quiet of the night, shouted above the roar of the day, and played out… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I loved ghost stories. I love horror stories. I love all of that stuff, but I really yearn for something to actually… — Jane Goldman Copy Share Image
I've always thought that one of the things that the Internet and the gaming world permits as a narrative technique is to… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Through our Building Bridges dialogues at Accenture, where we have brought together people from diverse backgrounds to have sometimes difficult conversations, such… — Julie Sweet Copy Share Image
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I have to say in premise 'Winter Journal' is really not a memoir. And I don't even think of it as an… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
“Some years ago I had a conversation with a man who thought that writing and editing fantasy books was a rather frivolous… — Terri Windling Copy Share Image
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Storytelling is at the heart of life... In finding our own story, we assemble all the parts of ourselves. Whatever kind of… — Marion Woodman Copy Share Image
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Having certain limits - not too many, but certain limits on an ability to tell a story - makes us work harder,… — Vince Gilligan Copy Share Image
There are so many different narrative traditions across the world, and each of those traditions has evolved dramatically over time. Once I… — Ken Liu Copy Share Image
The protagonist of Fourteen Stories, None of Them Are Yours doesn’t make it easy for us, channeling as he does Barry Hannah… — Jim Shepard Copy Share Image
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“What I corrupted was what is called the truth in favour of a more marvelous world. I could always improve on the… — Anaïs Nin Copy Share Image
Well I'm not a storyteller, as far as telling stories which relate to experiences in my own life. That's not what I… — Freedy Johnston Copy Share Image
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