--- title: "28 Story Tells Quotes by 24 authors" description: "Browse 28 Story Tells quotes by 24 authors. Discover the best Story Tells sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/dejan-stojanovic-559_dejan-stojanovic_knowing-how-to-dream-is-more-important-t_932182.jpg" --- > [“Knowing how to dream is more important than the story, because the story tells itself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dejan-stojanovic/knowing-how-to-dream-is-more-important-than-the-story-because-the/) [Dejan Stojanovic](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dejan-stojanovic/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/690/dejan-stojanovic-559_dejan-stojanovic_knowing-how-to-dream-is-more-important-t_932182.jpg) > [Each scar tells a story and each story tells a tear](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-acevedo/each-scar-tells-a-story-and-each-story-tells-a-tear/) [Stephanie Acevedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-acevedo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/818/stephanie-acevedo-49574_life_each-scar-tells-a-story-and-each-story-t_2180692.jpg) > [“The ending of a story tells us what it means.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-marshall-stoneking/the-ending-of-a-story-tells-us-what-it-means/) [Billy Marshall Stoneking](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-marshall-stoneking/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0db/billy-marshall-stoneking-34789_ending_the-ending-of-a-story-tells-us-what-it-m_2442391.jpg) > [Each story tells me how to write it, but not the one afterwards.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eudora-welty/each-story-tells-me-how-to-write-it-but-not-the-one-afterwards/) [Eudora Welty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eudora-welty/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eaa/eudora-welty-1564_stories_each-story-tells-me-how-to-write-it-but_2737501.png) > [A memorie can tell one thing, but a life story tells another.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/akila-sultana/a-memorie-can-tell-one-thing-but-a-life-story-tells-another/) [Akila Sultana](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/akila-sultana/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef1/akila-sultana-8572_i-hate-life_a-memorie-can-tell-one-thing-but-a-life_2842748.jpg) > [When we cannot find a way of telling our story, our story tells us-we dream these stories, we develop symptoms, or we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-grosz/when-we-cannot-find-a-way-of-telling-our-story-our-story-tells-us-we/) [Stephen Grosz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-grosz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98b/stephen-grosz-37397_acting_when-we-cannot-find-a-way-of-telling-our_1202540.png) > [I learned that myth doesn’t mean a lie; it means a traditional story that tells you something about people and their worldview…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-learned-that-myth-doesn-t-mean-a-lie-it-means-a-traditional-story/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3e/john-green-12_interesting_i-learned-that-myth-doesn-t-mean-a-lie-i_1773687.jpg) > [We should all know our family's story, all the more so if nobody tells it to us directly and we have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lanchester/we-should-all-know-our-family-s-story-all-the-more-so-if-nobody-tells/) [John Lanchester](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lanchester/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/159/john-lanchester-2601_family_we-should-all-know-our-family-s-story-al_1980906.png) > [A story always tells the truth about the true intention of the storyteller, regardless of the plot](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/unknwon/a-story-always-tells-the-truth-about-the-true-intention-of-the-2/) [Unknwon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/unknwon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd1/unknwon-23181_truth_a-story-always-tells-the-truth-about-the_853628.jpg) > [If you are going to judge a book by its cover, don't be disappointed if the story tells a different tale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kos/if-you-are-going-to-judge-a-book-by-its-cover-don-t-be-disappointed/) [Kos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/113/kos-38530_being-judged_if-you-are-going-to-judge-a-book-by-its_2257492.jpg) > [If every story someone tells you revolves around how great they are and how they're always the victim in situations they're most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-zilinek/if-every-story-someone-tells-you-revolves-around-how-great-they-are/) [Brian Zilinek](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-zilinek/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dbb/brian-zilinek-19445_blame_if-every-story-someone-tells-you-revolve_1912804.jpg) > [The nearest anyone can come to finding himself at any given age is to find a story that somehow tells him about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-maclean/the-nearest-anyone-can-come-to-finding-himself-at-any-given-age-is-to/) [Norman Maclean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-maclean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/782/norman-maclean-10625_age_the-nearest-anyone-can-come-to-finding-h_3032947.jpg) > [“A story always tells the truth about the true intention of the storyteller, regardless of the plot." - Peter Arpesella”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-arpesella/a-story-always-tells-the-truth-about-the-true-intention-of-the/) [Peter Arpesella](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-arpesella/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/409/peter-arpesella-58729_truth_a-story-always-tells-the-truth-about-the_29225.jpg) > [When it comes to the form the narrative will take, whether first person, third person, or Aunt Grace's cat, I usually find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-steinbeck/when-it-comes-to-the-form-the-narrative-will-take-whether-first/) [Thomas Steinbeck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-steinbeck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05f/thomas-steinbeck-23891_along_when-it-comes-to-the-form-the-narrative_2322199.jpg) > [Every family has a story that it tells itself, that it passes on to the children and grandchildren. The story grows over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/am-homes/every-family-has-a-story-that-it-tells-itself-that-it-passes-on-to-2/) [Am Homes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/am-homes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b64/am-homes-218300_children_every-family-has-a-story-that-it-tells-i_1401502.jpg) > [I want my stories to be something about life that causes people to say, not, oh, isn't that the truth, but to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-munro/i-want-my-stories-to-be-something-about-life-that-causes-people-to/) [Alice Munro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-munro/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/alice-munro-1231_books_i-want-my-stories-to-be-something-about_420217.png) > [“. . .because we had survived sisters and brothers, daughters and sons, we discovered bones that rose from the dark earth and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisel-mueller/because-we-had-survived-sisters-and-brothers-daughters-and-sons-we/) [Lisel Mueller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisel-mueller/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d6/lisel-mueller-24263_children_because-we-had-survived-sisters-and-brot_2874387.png) > [“Each of us has a sophisticated system that throws away most of our experiences, keeps only a few choice samples, mixes them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuval-noah-harari/each-of-us-has-a-sophisticated-system-that-throws-away-most-of-our/) [Yuval Noah Harari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuval-noah-harari/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dc/yuval-noah-harari-100_action-film_each-of-us-has-a-sophisticated-system-th_607722.jpg) > [Every family has a story that it tells itself, that it passes on to the children and grandchildren. The story grows over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-m-homes/every-family-has-a-story-that-it-tells-itself-that-it-passes-on-to/) [A.M. Homes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-m-homes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/a-m-homes-12366_absence_every-family-has-a-story-that-it-tells-i_137537.png) > [The continuous narrative of existence is a lie. There is no continuous narrative, there are lit-up moments, and the rest is dark.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-winterson/the-continuous-narrative-of-existence-is-a-lie-there-is-no-continuous-2/) [Jeanette Winterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-winterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9af/jeanette-winterson-166_amphetamines_the-continuous-narrative-of-existence-is_2653648.jpg) > [Everyone who tells a story tells it differently, just to remind us that everybody sees it differently. Some people say there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-winterson/everyone-who-tells-a-story-tells-it-differently-just-to-remind-us-2/) [Jeanette Winterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-winterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/018/jeanette-winterson-166_admire_everyone-who-tells-a-story-tells-it-diff_3083952.png) > [“The fire? It has been alive as long as I have. We talk and think together all night long. It’s like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-dickens/the-fire-it-has-been-alive-as-long-as-i-have-we-talk-and-think/) [Charles Dickens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-dickens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c18/charles-dickens-34_book_the-fire-it-has-been-alive-as-long-as-i_2476647.jpg) > [“Chronicler shook his head and Bast gave a frustrated sigh. "How about plays? Have you seen The Ghost and the Goosegirl or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/chronicler-shook-his-head-and-bast-gave-a-frustrated-sigh-how-about/) [Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cb/patrick-rothfuss-145_beauty_chronicler-shook-his-head-and-bast-gave_1054194.jpg) > [“It’s like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/it-s-like-everyone-tells-a-story-about-themselves-inside-their-own-2/) [Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/patrick-rothfuss-145_beauty_it-s-like-everyone-tells-a-story-about-t_3105926.jpg) > [“Of course that is not the whole story, but that is the way with stories; we make them what we will. It’s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-winterson/of-course-that-is-not-the-whole-story-but-that-is-the-way-with-2/) [Jeanette Winterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-winterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4f1/jeanette-winterson-166_rainy-day_of-course-that-is-not-the-whole-story-bu_1960802.png) > [Everyone who tells a story tells it differently, just to remind us that everybody sees it differently.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeanette-winterson/everyone-who-tells-a-story-tells-it-differently-just-to-remind-us/) [Jeanette Winterson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeanette-winterson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abc/jeanette-winterson-166_differently_everyone-who-tells-a-story-tells-it-diff_1703837.png) > [Thus I rediscovered what writers have always known (and have told us again and again): books always speak of other books, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/umberto-eco/thus-i-rediscovered-what-writers-have-always-known-and-have-told-us/) [Umberto Eco](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/umberto-eco/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/62f/umberto-eco-313_book_thus-i-rediscovered-what-writers-have-al_1363336.jpg) > [“Story always tells us more than the mere words, and that is why we love to write it, and to read it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/madeleine-l-engle/story-always-tells-us-more-than-the-mere-words-and-that-is-why-we/) [Madeleine L'Engle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/madeleine-l-engle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8de/madeleine-l-engle-345_read_story-always-tells-us-more-than-the-mere_1385009.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/story-tells/#itemlist", "name": "Story Tells Quotes", "numberOfItems": 28, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": 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You dress a beggar in fine clothes, people treat him like a noble, and he lives up to their expectations.\" \"That's only the smallest piece of it,\" Bast said. \"The truth is deeper than that. It's...\" Bast floundered for a moment. \"It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We build ourselves out of that story.\" Frowning, Chronicler opened his mouth, but Bast held up a hand to stop him. \"No, listen. I've got it now. You meet a girl: shy, unassuming. If you tell her she's beautiful, she'll think you're sweet, but she won't believe you. She knows that beauty lies in your beholding.\" Bast gave a grudging shrug. \"And sometimes that's enough.\" His eyes brightened. \"But there's a better way. You show her she is beautiful. You make mirrors of your eyes, prayers of your hands against her body. 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She is beautiful, seen .\" \"What the hell is that supposed to mean?\" Chronicler snapped. \"You're just spouting nonsense now.\" \"I'm spouting too much sense for you to understand,\" Bast said testily. \"But you're close enough to see my point.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Patrick Rothfuss" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/chronicler-shook-his-head-and-bast-gave-a-frustrated-sigh-how-about/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cb/patrick-rothfuss-145_beauty_chronicler-shook-his-head-and-bast-gave_1054194.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cb/patrick-rothfuss-145_beauty_chronicler-shook-his-head-and-bast-gave_1054194.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4cb/patrick-rothfuss-145_beauty_chronicler-shook-his-head-and-bast-gave_1054194.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Chronicler shook his head and Bast gave a frustrated sigh. \"How about plays? 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