There is something delicious about writing the first words of a story. You never quite know where they'll take you. — Beatrix Potter Copy Share Image
Films and television and even comic books are churning out vast quantities of fictional narratives, and the public continues to swallow them… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
I'm interested in stories that aren't getting told: it's where my interests lie. — Sarah Waters Copy Share Image
There is enormous need for professionals who know how to tell stories with narrative punch and nuance, who can work proactively and… — Fred Ritchin Copy Share Image
In catholisism we have an entire religion based on a woman who really stuck to her story — Greg Giraldo Copy Share Image
I would like the events never to be told directly by the author, but rather to be introduced (and several times, from… — Andre Gide Copy Share Image
I'm happy to be part of this chorus of people who are trying to tell more complex stories about Haiti. — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
Detection is, or ought to be, an exact science and should be treated in the same cold and unemotional manner. You have… — Arthur Conan Doyle Copy Share Image
It has always been quite apparent to me that no important story can fail to tell us something of value to us. — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
Needle was Robb and Bran and Rickon, her mother and her father, even Sansa. Needle was Winterfell's grey walls, and the laughter… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I longed for funny stories about the sort of children who lived in my neighborhood. — Beverly Cleary Copy Share Image
I like the stories. I like the narratives that you get in fashion photography. And I like what the clothes do to… — Chantal Joffe Copy Share Image
In order to access a warrior's courage, we must explore why we are so committed to our story and what we are… — Debbie Ford Copy Share Image
I have about 1,000 hours of myself on tape in a vault in Los Angeles. But I also have a photographic memory… — Louie Anderson Copy Share Image
This basic thing I always do: 'What happened between the character's birth, and page one of the script?' Anything that's not in… — Viggo Mortensen Copy Share Image
The brain stays up all night telling stories while we sleep. We just call them dreams. — Jonathan Gottschall Copy Share Image
“Sometimes we tell our stories and sometimes our stories tell us.” — Patti Callahan Henry Copy Share Image
What Christopher Nolan and I have done with 'Superman' is try to bring the same naturalistic approach that we adopted for the… — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
I write from real life. I am an unrepentant eavesdropper and a collector of stories. I record bits of overheard dialogue. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
Women tell stories; men want answers. Guys get impatient when we drone on forever; we get frustrated when they tune out. — Jenna McCarthy Copy Share Image
All I thought about when I wrote my stories was, "I hope that these comic books would sell so I can keep… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
A lot of the earliest Instagram celebrities took really beautiful photos. But you're starting to see a change where it's not about… — Kevin Systrom Copy Share Image
For me, the best journalism is usually the best storytelling, and the best stories are those of real people. — Jason Rezaian Copy Share Image
Being producer you're still going to have to sell somebody who's going to give you the money on the idea and everything… — Mekhi Phifer Copy Share Image
“But stories are worlds. New worlds for us to visit. In stories, we live forever.” — Joanne Harris Copy Share Image
For me, I was watching Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire, Orson Welles, Victor Fleming movies, and I said, "I want to tell stories… — David Copperfield Copy Share Image
It is important to tell good stories. You can tell stories even if they are not huge, epic, and wonderful. You can… — Ajay Naidu Copy Share Image
I went on to write my graduate thesis on the ["Montgomery Story"] comic book itself. It was the first long-form history that… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
Whatever else I know, I know that if you invest love and care in any individual you can help them to make… — Michael Gove Copy Share Image
Films really can change a conversation and change someone's thinking and perception, especially with people of color at the center. It rarely… — Gina Prince-Bythewood Copy Share Image
Frankly, I'm mainly telling the story to myself. Thinking about audience is too daunting, and worst case, invites you to homogenize, to… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
I love photo shoots where I can be like a pinup, not myself. Where I can be feminine, glamorous, dark not like… — Eva Green Copy Share Image
My stories have a deep spiritual core because I have a deep desire to understand things of the spirit, but yet I… — Sue Monk Kidd Copy Share Image
Seth [Rogen] had written a script with this guy, Evan [Goldberg], who none of us knew, and he was prepared to move… — David Krumholtz Copy Share Image
I enjoy a third act, and I like stories with ending. A lot of my frustration with serialized storytelling is a lot… — Nic Pizzolatto Copy Share Image
What I'm trying to do is find either existing properties or come up with properties or angles or stories which will create… — Pete Townshend Copy Share Image
When I'm teaching, I tell the story of this painting for two reasons. First of all, if you want a good solid… — Milford Zornes Copy Share Image
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