--- title: "13 Oldest Story Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 13 Oldest Story quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Oldest Story sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/steve-wick-279977_history_history-repeating-itself-is-history-s-ol_2392017.jpg" --- > [“History repeating itself is history's oldest story.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-wick/history-repeating-itself-is-history-s-oldest-story/) [Steve Wick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-wick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/steve-wick-279977_history_history-repeating-itself-is-history-s-ol_2392017.jpg) > [The redemption plot is one of the oldest story shapes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-baynham/the-redemption-plot-is-one-of-the-oldest-story-shapes/) [Peter Baynham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-baynham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/peter-baynham-28949_oldest_the-redemption-plot-is-one-of-the-oldest_1437053.jpg) > [“Are they always so mean?” I asked. “It’s the oldest story in the book— the bullied become the bullies.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-clawson/are-they-always-so-mean-i-asked-it-s-the-oldest-story-in-the-book-the/) [David Clawson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-clawson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/david-clawson-38922_bullied_are-they-always-so-mean-i-asked-it-s-the_769597.jpg) > [It's the oldest story in human existence. We've colonized someone or been colonized throughout human history. It's amazing how fast we comply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-holloway/it-s-the-oldest-story-in-human-existence-we-ve-colonized-someone-or/) [Josh Holloway](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-holloway/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/670/josh-holloway-13239_amazing_it-s-the-oldest-story-in-human-existence_2236375.jpg) > [“We loved—and were fated to sorrow. But from our striving and from our sorrow we fashioned The Oldest Story in the World.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ross-lockridge-jr/we-loved-and-were-fated-to-sorrow-but-from-our-striving-and-from-our/) [Ross Lockridge Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ross-lockridge-jr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/857/ross-lockridge-jr-274639_grief_we-loved-and-were-fated-to-sorrow-but-fr_87532.jpg) > [Two guys, one girl, and the mess they can create amongst themselves may be the oldest story in the book, but it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neha-sharma/two-guys-one-girl-and-the-mess-they-can-create-amongst-themselves-may/) [Neha Sharma](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neha-sharma/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80d/neha-sharma-8359_book_two-guys-one-girl-and-the-mess-they-can_605945.jpg) > [The story it told was unremarkable: a tale of love found and lost- the oldest story in the world. The only story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-story-it-told-was-unremarkable-a-tale-of-love-found-and-lost-the/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1a5/anonymous-1_found_the-story-it-told-was-unremarkable-a-tal_1258826.jpg) > [The hero's journey is, you know, one of the oldest story arcs that we have. And it's one, I think, that's especially…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suleika-jaouad/the-hero-s-journey-is-you-know-one-of-the-oldest-story-arcs-that-we/) [Suleika Jaouad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suleika-jaouad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97a/suleika-jaouad-6310_cancer-patients_the-hero-s-journey-is-you-know-one-of-th_1940015.jpg) > [It's the oldest story in the world. One day you're seventeen and planning for someday, and then quietly, without you ever really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-scott/it-s-the-oldest-story-in-the-world-one-day-you-re-seventeen-and/) [Nathan Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf1/nathan-scott-20582_life_it-s-the-oldest-story-in-the-world-one-d_1004654.jpg) > [“It's the oldest story in the world. One day you're 17 planning for someday and then quietly, without you ever noticing, someday…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/one-tree-hill/it-s-the-oldest-story-in-the-world-one-day-you-re-17-planning-for/) [One Tree Hill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/one-tree-hill/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbb/one-tree-hill-29475_17_it-s-the-oldest-story-in-the-world-one-d_827998.jpg) > [It's the oldest story in the world. Boy loves girl. Boy loses girl. Boy gets girl back thanks to the unethical behavior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mira-grant/it-s-the-oldest-story-in-the-world-boy-loves-girl-boy-loses-girl-boy/) [Mira Grant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mira-grant/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a78/mira-grant-1141_behavior_it-s-the-oldest-story-in-the-world-boy-l_2585845.jpg) > [In one way or another, this is the oldest story in America: the struggle to determine whether “we, the people” is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-moyers/in-one-way-or-another-this-is-the-oldest-story-in-america-the-2/) [Bill Moyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-moyers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f5/bill-moyers-2625_america_in-one-way-or-another-this-is-the-oldest_3217571.png) > [In one way or another, this is the oldest story in America: the struggle to determine whether "we, the people" is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-moyers/in-one-way-or-another-this-is-the-oldest-story-in-america-the/) [Bill Moyers](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-moyers/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de7/bill-moyers-2625_america_in-one-way-or-another-this-is-the-oldest_1517296.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/oldest-story/#itemlist", "name": "Oldest Story Quotes", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“History repeating itself is history's oldest story.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steve Wick" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-wick/history-repeating-itself-is-history-s-oldest-story/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/steve-wick-279977_history_history-repeating-itself-is-history-s-ol_2392017.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/steve-wick-279977_history_history-repeating-itself-is-history-s-ol_2392017.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/852/steve-wick-279977_history_history-repeating-itself-is-history-s-ol_2392017.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“History repeating itself is history's oldest story.” — Steve Wick", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The redemption plot is one of the oldest story shapes.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Peter Baynham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-baynham/the-redemption-plot-is-one-of-the-oldest-story-shapes/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/peter-baynham-28949_oldest_the-redemption-plot-is-one-of-the-oldest_1437053.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/peter-baynham-28949_oldest_the-redemption-plot-is-one-of-the-oldest_1437053.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/64d/peter-baynham-28949_oldest_the-redemption-plot-is-one-of-the-oldest_1437053.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The redemption plot is one of the oldest story shapes.” — Peter Baynham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Are they always so mean?” I asked. “It’s the oldest story in the book— the bullied become the bullies.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Clawson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-clawson/are-they-always-so-mean-i-asked-it-s-the-oldest-story-in-the-book-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/david-clawson-38922_bullied_are-they-always-so-mean-i-asked-it-s-the_769597.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/david-clawson-38922_bullied_are-they-always-so-mean-i-asked-it-s-the_769597.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/029/david-clawson-38922_bullied_are-they-always-so-mean-i-asked-it-s-the_769597.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Are they always so mean?” I asked. “It’s the oldest story in the book— the bullied become the bullies.” — David Clawson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's the oldest story in human existence. 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