I want to be in a good movie, and so the narrative is way more important. — Charlize Theron Copy Share Image
“...a true narrative like time and tide must run its course and would respect no man.” — Thomas Hardy Copy Share Image
Ignore the trade-pub narratives about how little success indies enjoy. — Nathan Lowell Copy Share Image
Within neoliberal narratives, the message is clear: Buy/ sell/ or be punished. — Henry Giroux Copy Share Image
All writers, all storytellers, are imposing their own narrative on something. — Michael Kimmelman Copy Share Image
I think the whole narrative of blockchain without bitcoin will amount to very little. — Fred Ehrsam Copy Share Image
I don't want my readers slowed down by long passages of narrative. — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
No matter how stark the reality, a human being fits it into a narrative that is palatable. — Joshua Prager Copy Share Image
A short story is "a short prose narrative, requiring from a half hour, to one or two hours in its perusal...having conceived,… — Edgar Allan Poe Copy Share Image
My dad's a Pentecostal minister, meaning that he's full of charisma. If he's telling a story about Noah's ark, you best know… — John Boyega Copy Share Image
In an age where television is viewed as the best medium to 'tell stories,' narrative often stands in for substance on would-be… — Michelle Dean Copy Share Image
The failures of other genres to provide an emotional connection with some of their characters and narratives gives memoir a toehold. — Mary Karr Copy Share Image
“People are moved more by stories than by logic. Ease listeners into the new or unknown by building the logic of your… — Alexander Osterwalder Copy Share Image
I'm interested in ways that digital interfaces can be utilized as powerful narrative devices, and to engage people in new and exciting… — Aaron Koblin Copy Share Image
The passion for the story is the wind in your narrative sails. Begin at the heart. We must hear the heartbeat of… — Patricia Lee Gauch Copy Share Image
When State Way Gardens and The Robert Taylor Homes were being torn down, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to use that… — Kerry James Marshall Copy Share Image
If there was no risk, it wouldn't be art. It wouldn't be worth making. There is risk even in a fairy tale.… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
Over the centuries we have transformed the ancient myths and folk tales and made them into the fabric of our lives. Consciously… — Jack Zipes Copy Share Image
Once I got into college, I discovered literature - in particular, multicultural literature. I just started to understand the power of story… — Matt de la Pena Copy Share Image
All three of my books, "Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora," "East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres," and "Birds of… — Andrew Lam Copy Share Image
With the adult ones, I feel I need to get as deep inside the psychology of a character as I can, and… — John Boyne Copy Share Image
It's a beautiful aspect of narrative construction, hunting for the right images and metaphors to render our character's hearts/minds/souls as though they're… — Joshua Mohr Copy Share Image
Taking photographs seems to be a means to express some kind of emotional, abstractive narrative. I look at the images that I'm… — Anton Yelchin Copy Share Image
Critics who perceive the first level of Mann's irony recognize that the second voice is giving us reasons to be dubious about… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
“At the heart of every flourishing democracy is the unyielding commitment to free speech. It is the beacon that illuminates the path… — James William Steven Parker Copy Share Image
Frankly, Django is an American story that needs to be told, when you think of slavery existing in this country for 245… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
To what or whom does Lizzie Harris direct the imperative title of her startling first book, Stop Wanting? To the reader, the… — Lynn Emanuel Copy Share Image
“Feminist narrative theory notes that for most of literary history there's been an imbalance between men's and women's stories. Male characters go… — Laurie Frankel Copy Share Image
Some people's lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That's what trauma does. It interrupts the… — Jessica Stern Copy Share Image
Screenwriting involves an often un-personal process. Co-writers, directors, producers, everyone has a say in what you put on a page, and stories… — Chiara Barzini Copy Share Image
I didn't have a perfect model, but I wanted to try to blend my own personal reflections and experiences with this broader… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
When I pick a story, I'm very much aware of the larger issues that it's illuminating. But one of the things that… — Katherine Boo Copy Share Image
