Stories Quotes · Page 219

I write almost everything, actually. Songs, poems, stories. And stories out of every genre, too.

— Jackie Evancho

When you can tell the story and it doesn't bring any pain you know it is healed.

— Anonymous

I've heard that story about kids are high naturally, but I've seen kids that aren't high, kids who've had the high taken…

— Cass Elliot

“Maybe only parts of our stories can keep us safe. The whole can feel like too much to bear.”

— Ally Condie

“Knowing how to dream is more important than the story, because the story tells itself.”

— Dejan Stojanovic

“Each of us shapes our stories so they make sense of who we think we are.”

— Claire Messud

In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.

— Barack Obama

I think the idea of a traditional story being told using traditional animation is likely a thing of the past,

— Jeffrey Katzenberg

I had always attended classes and written stories as a creative outlet because I need that, and I thought ,in my previous…

— Jessica Clark

I think that sharpens the intention of a scene and clarifies a story's arc. Of course, I don't seek the questions until…

— Edan Lepucki

I like stories about people who have to go into darkness for a good reason and then have to figure out how…

— Michael Connelly

The amusements of broadcast consist mainly of songs, stories, and games, just as in tribal life. The songs and stories are mostly…

— Stewart Brand

Yes, of course my father harmed and caused a lot of damage but both stories are true. He did things to help…

— Juan Pablo Escobar

Pace doesn't mean speed; it means the right speed. Diagnosis and cure are simple. If you've reached where you want to be…

— Reginald Hill

I like the idea of young readers using my stories as a sort of moral gym, where they can flex and develop…

— Morris Gleitzman

I don't believe that grief passes away. It has its time and place forever. More time is added to it; it becomes…

— Wendell Berry

I found two true stories. One was in 2003. One was the beginning of 2004. I decided to meld them. Richard Davis'…

— Paul Haggis

Not stories told by wolf or man to frighten children, of Wolfbane and of werewolves, of grasht and goblins and of silly…

— David Clement-Davies

Many people don’t realize the extent to which stories influence our behavior and even shape our culture. Think about how Bible stories…

— Lawrence Shapiro

I've always assumed that every time a child is born, the Divine reenters the world. Okay? That's the meaning of the Christmas…

— Tom Robbins

Whether I affect one person or an entire family, or even a group of people, I feel like I have resources and…

— Chath Piersath

My working method has more often than not involved the subtraction of weight. I have tried to remove weight, sometimes from people,…

— Italo Calvino

See," he began, leaning back into the booth, "I was at this car dealership today, and I saw this girl. It was…

— Sarah Dessen

When you look at the New York Times and you pick it up in the morning, at the top of the paper…

— Rudy Giuliani

Angels, demons, spirits, wizards, gods and witches have peppered folk religions since mankind first started telling stories.

— Robin Marantz Henig

I just come up with the stories and write them as well as I can. There's not really a great deal of…

— Iain Banks

Some writers keep a tighter rein on that than others. For short story collections I'm definitely in the loose-rein camp.

— Roy Kesey

When we hear a story of the abuse of a child or the abuse of women almost all people are appalled by…

— Desmond Tutu

These ancient stories in religion speak to our desire. But they move us toward hope.

— Elaine Pagels

I sing 'All Apologies' with my own lyrics. People want to sing along, but then, oops, they realize it's a different story.

— Nina Hagen

“When you read too many success stories, you let it go to your head.”

— Think Maverick

A lot of the time in animation is spent getting the story right - that's something you can't rush.

— Jennifer Yuh Nelson

But life is not a legend or a story. Reality is far more precious than a story...

— David Clement-Davies

I'm probably more character-driven than plot-driven. It's rare for me to attach myself to an idea for a story.

— Steven Soderbergh

[Georges] Simenon could be very brave like that. You never quite know what you're going to get or how the story's going…

— Rowan Atkinson

The story of every great Christian achievement is the history of answered prayer.

— Edward McKendree Bounds

In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth.

— Rachel Carson

I think I have a disease called spontaneous disclosure. I need to tell everyone my life story instantaneously.

— Kelly Ripa

If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way…

— Natalia Tena

I write all day and outline stories, a sports mythological universe.

— Kobe Bryant