“The story was told, generation by generation, in song and in story, until time misted it into myth and legend. But some… — Nora Roberts Copy Share Image
I wanted to hold onto and exploit the power of narrative. This is not only a book about a great storyteller, but… — Stephen Greenblatt Copy Share Image
“The happy ending of the fairy tale, the myth, and the divine comedy of the soul, is to be read, not as… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
“It was not until much later when, after a deep and satisfying orgasm, I suddenly realised the true meaning of the fairy… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
What I want is to respond to the challenge posed by the mass media - to permit the novel to say what… — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
I saw my dad work hard and then would see and know his interest and intentions, and that wasn't necessarily the narrative… — Ricardo Rossello Copy Share Image
I'm a romantic and I kinda believed in this fairy tale. And in some ways I think that's always been to my… — Katy Perry Copy Share Image
European films were what it was about for me - the sensations I needed, the depth, the storytelling, the characters, the directors,… — Charlotte Rampling Copy Share Image
“The process doesn’t end there. Stories are more than just images. As you continue in the tale, you get to know the… — Livia Blackburne Copy Share Image
“I wish I could have shown you that engineheart- the system of pieces and parts that moved us forward, that moves us… — Christopher Boucher Copy Share Image
I'm somebody who grew up listening to a lot of musical theater, so getting to finally write musical theater songs and songs… — Sara Bareilles Copy Share Image
“Myths remind us of the symbolic presence within all the lost-and-found adventures that alone can give life meaning. Losing touch with the… — Michael Meade Copy Share Image
When you're researching things that have happened, the clear narrative arc is not there already. This is the problem of writing nonfiction… — Misha Glenny Copy Share Image
I think the reason the stories are briskly paced, when they are, is that I like story. I like stories where things… — Nick Antosca Copy Share Image
If a large number of people who are convinced alien abductions are real are hypnotising even larger numbers of others who suspect… — Bryan Appleyard Copy Share Image
A massive and brilliant accomplishment--the first English translation of the original Grimm brothers' fairy tales. The plain telling is that much more… — Donna Jo Napoli Copy Share Image
Design is in everything we make, but it's also between those things. It's a mix of craft, science, storytelling, propaganda, and philosophy. — Erik Adigard Copy Share Image
In my mind, there's usually a fairly definitive kind of narrative when I write. But I don't want to enforce that on… — Johnny Flynn Copy Share Image
“What’s a myth?” “A happy ending,” Annie replied. “Life doesn’t end. You simply move on to a different part of life. People… — Amanda M. Lee Copy Share Image
“Myths and legends, either about divinities or the formation and history of peoples and races, began to look like pictures on a… — Carlos Ruiz Zafón Copy Share Image
“But if we get education right... it would acknowledge that the path to true learning begins nowhere else but in delight, and… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
You are your own stories and therefore free to imagine and experience what it means to be human… And although you don't… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
To me good storytelling is about journeys. It's about people's journeys, people's discoveries and how they deal with those discoveries; circumstances that… — Scott Cohen Copy Share Image
“Storytelling is our task with the next generation, and it starts with loving the story ourselves and telling it as though we… — Sarah Arthur Copy Share Image
Studios and networks who ignore either shift — whether the increasing sophistication of storytelling, or the constantly shifting sands of technological advancement… — Kevin Spacey Copy Share Image
I started as a journalist for magazines in New York City, so it was always storytelling. And moving into movies was a… — Bruce Feirstein Copy Share Image
There's a great tradition in storytelling that's thousands of years old, telling stories about kings and their palaces, and that's really what… — Aaron Sorkin Copy Share Image
Our own genomes carry the story of evolution, written in DNA, the language of molecular genetics, and the narrative is unmistakable. — Kenneth R. Miller Copy Share Image
“If myths, dreams and illusion are to be possible, the apparent and the real must remain ambiguous in the subject as in… — Maurice Merleau Ponty Copy Share Image
I don't think that the people in my stories are lying to themselves. Well, some of them are - everybody is at… — Joshuah Bearman Copy Share Image
When I began work on my first book, The River of Doubt, which tells the story of Theodore Roosevelts 1914 descent of… — Candice Millard Copy Share Image
So much of television is incredibly predictable. You watch the first five minutes and you know where it's going to go. If… — David Nevins Copy Share Image
“All those tales were told right here, one after the next, each informing the one that came after. History isn't a tale… — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
“Statements make sense for somebody who needs advice. I’m not giving advice. I don’t instruct. At my best, I delight. That’s my… — Ron Koertge Copy Share Image
I really have thought about immersive storytelling my whole career, so when I first heard about VR, I was like, 'Oh, this… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
These days we're all hyper-aware of the canonical way in which stories are supposed to play out - people are taught all… — Hari Kunzru Copy Share Image
Storytelling is an ancient and honorable act. An essential role to play in the community or tribe. It's one that I embrace… — Russell Banks Copy Share Image
I am a storyteller, and I grew up with a father who told big-fish stories, so storytelling is very much a part… — Susan Stroman Copy Share Image
When I'm working with pictures, with images and storytelling, it's really about the sentiment and the emotional trajectory of the characters. That's… — Max Richter Copy Share Image
I grew up watching monster movies and horror movies, which I felt were like fairy tales and I think this always spoke… — Tim Burton Copy Share Image
