I'm a fisherman who likes to observe and tell yarns, and so I told stories about things that I knew about. — John D. Voelker Copy Share Image
I keep thinking about a tale my nurse used to read to me about a bird whose wings are pinned to the… — Shannon Hale Copy Share Image
I don't think I've ever really pursued telling my story, but I think things come to you at the right time. — Charisma Carpenter Copy Share Image
To accept the story of the Arab destruction of the library of Alexandria, one must explain how it is that so dramatic… — Bernard Lewis Copy Share Image
When we die, these are the stories still on our lips. The stories we’ll only tell strangers, someplace private in the padded… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I want to be remembered as someone who tried to bring the story of our ancestors to the broadest possible audience. I… — Henry Louis Gates Copy Share Image
I liked myths. They weren't adult stories and they weren't children stories. They were better than that. They just were. Adult stories… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I could have waited years, now that I knew the end of the story. I was cold and wet and very happy.… — Graham Greene Copy Share Image
I don't want to be a propagandist, no matter how good the cause. I want to tell stories. It's just that the… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
When it's all over I won't miss the bruises he gave me to impress girls, or the occasional scar which will give… — Skandar Keynes Copy Share Image
The stories my pupils told me were astonishing. One told how he had witnessed his cousin being shot in the back five… — Erin Gruwell Copy Share Image
Within the mystery of life there is the infinite darkness of the night sky lit by distant orbs of fire, the cobbled… — Jack Kornfield Copy Share Image
Stand alone books are nice because they have everything all in one tidy little package. Neverwhere was awesome because you get action,… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I came from a big family, with not enough attention. It's classic. I wasn't the baby, but was second to last. It's… — Paul F. Tompkins Copy Share Image
Pretty much always. We need to tell the story of our life to someone. — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
There's no more personal issue than gun violence; every one of these stories is a life lost, i'm hoping that over the… — Chris Murphy Copy Share Image
There is no trick to writing a believable love story, a heartbreaking scene or real-sounding dialogue. All you need is to tell… — Ethan Hawke Copy Share Image
ʺWhy,ʺ he began slowly, ʺis Victor Dashkov joining us?ʺ ʺWell, itʹs kind of a funny story . . .ʺ — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
The whole thing of doing a TV series, I find it very daunting not knowing where the story's going. — Danny Huston Copy Share Image
I got through with my ability to mimic others and make people laugh. I swaggered through life, but, in reality, I lived… — Paddy Considine Copy Share Image
A story should, to please, at least seem true, Be apropos, well told, concise, and new: And whenso'er it deviates from these… — Benjamin Stillingfleet Copy Share Image
There is a story behind every person, a reason why they are the way they are. Don't be quick to judge. Be… — Nicky Gumbel Copy Share Image
But remember, child, we may all have our own story and destiny, and sometimes our seemingly bad fortune, but we're all part… — Mary E. Pearson Copy Share Image
Just because life is hard, and always ends in a bad way, doesn't mean that all stories have to, even if that's… — James Patterson Copy Share Image
