The future of narrative? Built in, part of the human template. Not going away. The future of the codex book, with pages… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
'Endgame' resists narrative and even thematic explanation. How you play it has to reflect this. If you decide something too much in… — Simon McBurney Copy Share Image
The baby explodes into an unknown world that is only knowable through some kind of a story – of course that is… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
We find in the novella a seamless interweaving of at least two narrative voices, one of which is that of an observer… — Philip Kitcher Copy Share Image
I never cared about making one coherent masterpiece with a conventional narrative. I always wanted my movies to have images falling from… — Harmony Korine Copy Share Image
These days we're all hyper-aware of the canonical way in which stories are supposed to play out - people are taught all… — Hari Kunzru Copy Share Image
I see God now as an unimaginative writer of popular fictions, someone who builds stories around sadistic and graceless plots, narratives that… — Joe Hill Copy Share Image
As a writer, it's a great narrative tool to have that character who is slightly detached but at the same time observant… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre; they… — Juan Goytisolo Copy Share Image
While I love to read contemporary fiction, I'm not drawn to writing it. Perhaps it's because the former journalist in me is… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
The poem is not only the point of origin for all the language and narrative arts, the poem returns us to the… — Ron Silliman Copy Share Image
“The question of the relation between modernity and postmodernity revolves around the issue of 'legitimation.' Modernity, then, appeals to science to legitimate… — James K.A. Smith 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
I do a lot of urban fantasy, which is modern-day cities, but you've got magic, you've got fairies running around, or cryptozoological… — Seanan McGuire Copy Share Image
It irks me when I read the narrative that 'Dwane is salty.' I can't say anything right. — Dwane Casey Copy Share Image
The process of writing a novel is like taking a journey by boat. You have to continually set yourself on course. If… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
On the rare occasions when our dreams succeed and achieve perfection - most dreams are bungled - the are symbolic chains of… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
We are opinionated society. We're very happy to spout forth our own views; we're not good about listening. We have to listen… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
Let's say that what's out there is a narrative. Often enough, the picture plays with the question of what actually is happening.… — Garry Winogrand Copy Share Image
This is my history; like all other histories, a narrative of misery. — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
It was important to me to change the narrative. It's important because it has an impact on everything you do. It doesn't… — Mo Abudu Copy Share Image
The narrative of our lives is a total construct. We get to choose what that is. That is something I've realized as… — Jason Segel 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
The history of Science is not a mere record of isolated discoveries; it is a narrative of the conflict of two contending… — John William Draper Copy Share Image
