If you do weave one-liners into a story, you have to have an overall story as well, otherwise it doesn't really count… — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
The trite answer is that everything is true but none of it happened. It is emotionally true, but the events, the plotting,… — Patrick Marber Copy Share Image
Every great narrative is at least two narratives, if not more - the thing that is on the surface and then the… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
The narrative of so many fairy tales are timeless in so many different cultures, and they have been since the dawn of… — Lily Cole Copy Share Image
Food serves two parallel purposes: it nourishes and it helps you remember. Eating and storytelling are inseparable-the saltwater is also tears; the… — Jonathan Safran Foer Copy Share Image
Too many brands treat social media as a one way, broadcast channel, rather than a two-way dialogue through which emotional storytelling can… — Simon Mainwaring Copy Share Image
I'm always interested in debunking myths if they are untrue. But it's also important to identify myths and how they function, what… — Neal Ascherson Copy Share Image
“Most importantly, of course, we all care intensely for the narrative of our own life and very much want it to be… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
I think television has become such an interesting place for characters and for incredible storytelling. Half of what I watch are television… — Elijah Wood Copy Share Image
I'm really inspired right now by a lot of the actors and actresses who are pursuing storytelling outside of just acting. They're… — Cynthia Addai-Robinson Copy Share Image
“As long as we share our stories, as long as our stories reveal our strengths and vulnerabilities to each other, we reinvigorte… — Christina Baldwin Copy Share Image
“The creation myths of the various peoples and religions of the world pale when compared to the glory of the big band.… — Cixin Liu Copy Share Image
I see rock music as the best example of modernday storytelling that exists in our society. Songs are narratives that help the… — Stephan Jenkins Copy Share Image
“A high school teacher once told me that identity is half what we tell ourselves and half what we tell other people… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
Most people who read the autobiography perceive the narrative as a story that now millions of people know, and it was -… — Manning Marable Copy Share Image
“And strange were the tales of the pond in the meadow, And eager we listened with eyes opened wide To Those tales… — J.R. Withers Copy Share Image
I hate to debunk the myth - kids don't wanna hear it - but as songwriters, you have to polish your craft… — Synyster Gates Copy Share Image
“[Life] wasn't a fairy tale, and it didn't have a happy ending--but then again, no story did. In the end everybody dies...… — Aury Wallington Copy Share Image
In fact, the only way to inspire people to embrace change is through setting a narrative and telling a story. It can… — Kanika Dhillon Copy Share Image
I don't think there's a subject matter that can't absorb 3-D; that can't tolerate the addition of depth as a storytelling technique. — Martin Scorsese Copy Share Image
I like to apply storytelling methods and techniques to try to frame the story in an interesting way, but you can never… — Jørgen Leth Copy Share Image
Maybe I'm a little biased, but shows like 'Dexter' and 'Southland,' I'm just enthralled by that sort of storytelling, kind of clever… — Shawn Hatosy Copy Share Image
“I must have been chosen because I know it all from beginning to end. I am certainly not the story itself. I… — Alfredo Véa Copy Share Image
The 'Homecoming King' show started off as a storytelling show that I had done; I worked with Greg Walloch to develop it… — Hasan Minhaj Copy Share Image
“While what I write is always largely consistent with the records that remain I freely admit that where historical fact proves a… — Sara Sheridan Copy Share Image
I am thrilled when I read about fans using my stories as springboards to read about either the historical characters or the… — Michael Scott Copy Share Image
I'm a Hollywood kid, and I know that there are only so many stories. Only so many tales around the campfire that… — Robert Englund Copy Share Image
The most improbable tales can be made believable, if your reader, through his sense, feels certain that he stands at the middle… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I have no illusions concerning the precarious status of my tales and do not expect to become a serious competitor of my… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
Myths, legends and stories are the signposts previous generations have left us so we don't have to figure out our own personal… — Fred Van Lente Copy Share Image
I became an actress because I discovered the world of the imagination when I was about 14 or so and the concept… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
At one point it occurred to me that the title could make a more significant contribution to the storytelling process. It could… — Saul Bass Copy Share Image
But I think we are seeing a resurgence of the graphic ghost story like The Others, Devil's Backbone and The Sixth Sense.… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
“But I hasten to finish my story. Brevity is justified at once to those who readily understand, and to those who will… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
The trick with 'Nutcracker' was figure out how much, and where, we could the Tchaikovsky - using as much as we possibly… — James Newton Howard Copy Share Image
A myth is a lie that conceals or reveals a truth. But if it reveals even a strand of history or truth,… — Ashwin Sanghi Copy Share Image
Myths are the world's dreams. They are archetypal dreams and deal with great human problems. Myths and dreams come from the same… — Joseph Campbell Copy Share Image
All lives are tales. Some spread, and grow in the telling. Others are just told between us and the gods, muttered back… — Mark Lawrence Copy Share Image
Many, whose hearts are conquered by acute spite, roll out balanced tales from their own heart, which do not balance when you… — Lucius Accius Copy Share Image
Whether it's foreign money or hiding emails, these stories are creating a narrative about Hillary Clinton trying to be above everyone else… — Dana Perino Copy Share Image
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