“Where do you think stories come from, E'lir Kvothe? Every tale has deep roots somewhere in the world.” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
“Literature might be called the art of story, and story might in turn be called a universal language, for every culture we… — Andrea A. Lunsford Copy Share Image
My life is storytelling. I believe in stories, in their incredible power to keep people alive, to keep the living alive, and… — Tim O'Brien Copy Share Image
As I read more and more fairy tales as an adult, I found massive collusion between their 'subjects' and those in my… — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
Everything has its cycle. I think it's appropriate for us to be ending now. But the beauty of storytelling, and the beauty… — Jennifer Beals Copy Share Image
I love ghost stories. I remember when I was about 12, I read M. R. James' 'Ghost Stories Of An Antiquary' under… — Tom Goodman-Hill Copy Share Image
I think there is something about a story that is enduring. Stories take on a life of their own. — Max Lucado Copy Share Image
'The Terminator' is grounded in so much realism. It's again a story that centers around a woman that isn't a 'woman's picture'… — Zal Batmanglij Copy Share Image
“In many ways this book is about how we fail to reckon with the past, not so much as a historical reconstruction… — Wendy Lower Copy Share Image
Directing action scenes is really just pure visual storytelling that just makes sense to me pretty intuitively. — Hiro Murai Copy Share Image
“Good writers may “tell” about almost anything in fiction except the characters’ feelings. One may tell the reader that the character went… — John Gardner Copy Share Image
Myths have a certain staying power because, really, they are aspirational - not always who we are, but always who we want… — Richard Cohen Copy Share Image
When I write what publishers call 'fantasy' I am writing in what I think is the most important tradition of fiction: starting… — Janet Morris Copy Share Image
Guys like Samoa Joe, no matter what it's been, what promotion, every time we are in the ring there is such an… — Austin Aries Copy Share Image
“Stories are structured as we wish our lives were, with a beginning, a middle, and an end; with meaning and purpose; with… — Kim White Copy Share Image
“The most classic horror tale of this latter type is the Old Testament story of Job, who becomes human Astro-Turf in a… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
First of all, I don't dislike direct storytelling - people seem to think that about my games! Actually, the truth is, I'm… — Hidetaka Miyazaki Copy Share Image
Novels function and the power of novels function because of their stories. — Mohsin Hamid Copy Share Image
Anything that happens on any show is a plot contrivance because that's just storytelling. — Bryan Fuller Copy Share Image
I plan years in advance, but I like to leave enough space in the narrative scheme to change things, because I always… — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
“Everyone tells a story about who they are in their own head. That story defines you, dictating all your actions and all… — Mia Sheridan Copy Share Image
The song "No Fairy Tale" tells my story. Going through the hard things leads to a richer life than just trying to… — Lisa Loeb Copy Share Image
We are storytelling animals, and cannot bear to acknowledge the ordinariness of our daily lives. — Stephen Jay Gould Copy Share Image
