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Storytellers, by the very act of telling, communicate a radical learning that changes lives and the world: telling stories is a universally… — Chris Cavanaugh Copy Share Image
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When you're a kid going on being an adult, everything radiates so deeply and resonates so passionately, and I like the opportunity… — Joseph McGinty Nichol Copy Share Image
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We are made of the stories we have heard and read all through our lives. — Diane Setterfield Copy Share Image
I considered that I had to write stories about the people I had met, with whom I'd worked, the history of my… — Anatoly Rybakov Copy Share Image
Writing is something you do alone. It's a profession for introverts who wanna tell you a story but don't wanna make eye… — John Green Copy Share Image
The writers led by Mike Scully are fantastic. And they're creating original stories that not only don't repeat what we've already done,… — Matt Groening Copy Share Image
A story of remarkable simplicity and charm. A young swimmer invites us into sea off the coast of California where through her… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
I was over at Alison's [McGhee], I think we were playing Scrabble. I remember we were both complaining - yeah, we sound… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
But those words were only the middle of the story. There was a beginning here, too. — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Some of the inspirations I had as far as following that story would be, like, say, "The Good, The Bad and The… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
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You know I've been in these tabloids for years now. And at some point you just become a Zen master of it… — Brad Pitt Copy Share Image
I don't have a story about an epiphany in which I suddenly realised I wanted to be an actor. It was much… — Elizabeth Debicki Copy Share Image
Power is the ability not just to tell the story of another person, but to make it the definitive story of that… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
I would say I try to make my comedy really personal. I try to tell stories that happened to me, experiences from… — Kumail Nanjiani Copy Share Image
You can watch any episode you want and have a compelling story being told. — Christopher Meloni Copy Share Image
Good stories must travel through conflict. And in epic stories, the conflict must become unbearable. — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
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Story matters. Writing is important. Stories make the world go around. Many things begin as words on a page. It matters to… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
"March" was inspired by "Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story." I actually first heard about that comic from John Lewis, who… — Andrew Aydin Copy Share Image
If I love the character and if I love the story, and the character requires me to be shirtless, or if it… — Taylor Lautner Copy Share Image
I didn't intend to become a short-story writer. I became one because I finished a couple of short stories and realized that's… — Grace Paley Copy Share Image
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You can't write a novel all at once, any more than you can swallow a whale in one gulp. You do have… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I tell stories so only the independents do that and they don't pay you that much. I'd rather do TV or an… — Penny Marshall Copy Share Image
First of all, I had the desire for that format [silent movie], and then when I was talking to people, I felt… — Michel Hazanavicius Copy Share Image
TV is providing such amazing possibilities - you have such lively characters, fantastic stories and ambiguous messages, and viewers feel very satisfied. — Fedor Bondarchuk 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
Krys Lee has written a book of unforgettable stories, each one building on the other to create a complex, moving portrait of… — Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Copy Share Image
In the night, I hear 'em talk. Coldest story ever told. Somewhere far along this road he lost his soul. — Kanye West Copy Share Image
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