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title: "15 Great Storyteller Quotes by 15 authors"
description: "Browse 15 Great Storyteller quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best Great Storyteller sayings and thoughts."
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> [My grandmother was not a great storyteller.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-sean-greer/my-grandmother-was-not-a-great-storyteller/)

[Andrew Sean Greer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-sean-greer/)

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> [That's the mark of a great storyteller, never to give away secrets in advance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcdiarmid/that-s-the-mark-of-a-great-storyteller-never-to-give-away-secrets-in/)

[Ian McDiarmid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcdiarmid/)

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> [What creates success on HSN is great product, a great story and a great storyteller.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mindy-grossman/what-creates-success-on-hsn-is-great-product-a-great-story-and-a/)

[Mindy Grossman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mindy-grossman/)

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> [I look at the stories that Spike Lee tells... Great stories. Great director, great storyteller.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tyler-perry/i-look-at-the-stories-that-spike-lee-tells-great-stories-great/)

[Tyler Perry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tyler-perry/)

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> [I wanted to hold onto and exploit the power of narrative. This is not only a book about a great storyteller, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-greenblatt/i-wanted-to-hold-onto-and-exploit-the-power-of-narrative-this-is-not/)

[Stephen Greenblatt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-greenblatt/)

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> [My career has gone in such a way that I've gotten to learn that, when you're working with a great storyteller, you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-zylka/my-career-has-gone-in-such-a-way-that-i-ve-gotten-to-learn-that-when/)

[Chris Zylka](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-zylka/)

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> [I am very fond of Edith Wharton. She's quite high brow but also a great storyteller. My favorite is 'The House of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-follett/i-am-very-fond-of-edith-wharton-she-s-quite-high-brow-but-also-a/)

[Ken Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-follett/)

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> [It's no coincidence that all the greatest rappers - whoever you put in your top five - I guarantee you they a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-cole-2/it-s-no-coincidence-that-all-the-greatest-rappers-whoever-you-put-in/)

[J. Cole](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-cole-2/)

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> [Cher is really down-to-earth, very nurturing, incredibly funny and fun, a great storyteller, and creates a great environment on the set.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-antin/cher-is-really-down-to-earth-very-nurturing-incredibly-funny-and-fun/)

[Steve Antin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-antin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e7/steve-antin-28481_down-to-earth_cher-is-really-down-to-earth-very-nurtur_1604898.jpg)

> [I've never seen a great military, political, or corporate leader who was not a great storyteller. Telling stories is a core competency…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bran-ferren/i-ve-never-seen-a-great-military-political-or-corporate-leader-who/)

[Bran Ferren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bran-ferren/)

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> [You have to be a great storyteller. And you have to master the tools that you have to tell the story which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-frankenheimer/you-have-to-be-a-great-storyteller-and-you-have-to-master-the-tools/)

[John Frankenheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-frankenheimer/)

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> [Alf Wight was first and foremost a great storyteller. From all the interesting people Alf had spoken to from all over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-timothy/alf-wight-was-first-and-foremost-a-great-storyteller-from-all-the/)

[Christopher Timothy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-timothy/)

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> [I always thought I was more of a mommy's boy, because she was charming, talkative, a great storyteller. But as I dug…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-lepage/i-always-thought-i-was-more-of-a-mommy-s-boy-because-she-was-charming/)

[Robert Lepage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-lepage/)

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> [I would say the only one person I know of who kind of combines the elements that my father brought to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-buffalo-mailer/i-would-say-the-only-one-person-i-know-of-who-kind-of-combines-the/)

[John Buffalo Mailer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-buffalo-mailer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/john-buffalo-mailer-14345_academic_i-would-say-the-only-one-person-i-know-o_2587799.jpg)

> [Lyndon Johnson is still the most formidable, fascinating, frustrating, irritating individual I think I've ever known in my entire life. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-kearns-goodwin/lyndon-johnson-is-still-the-most-formidable-fascinating-frustrating/)

[Doris Kearns Goodwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-kearns-goodwin/)

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