Myths of the heroes are cosmic creation myths in microcosm. They depict, in no matter how subtle variation, the eternal battle we… — Dorothy Norman Copy Share Image
“[...]all men are writers, journalists scribbling within their skulls the narrative of what they see and hear[...]” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
Art is the Western myth, with which we both console ourselves and make ourselves. — Zadie Smith Copy Share Image
“The heart is a repository of emotions--real, imagined, and invented, owned and borrowed, past, present, future--and there in your chest, operating at… — A.A. Patawaran Copy Share Image
I tend to write longer narrative pieces after I've finished writing a novel - when the fiction's finished and put away, and… — Dinaw Mengestu Copy Share Image
Not all Peter Greenaway's stuff is sequential, narrative story. Some of it is like an art installation and I'm not particularly interested… — Martin Freeman Copy Share Image
I think storytelling is storytelling. It doesn't matter what format it's shot on. — James Wan Copy Share Image
If history is deprived of the Truth, we are left with nothing but an idle, unprofitable tale. — Polybius Copy Share Image
I learned the power of storytelling and the responsibility that people with influence have to speak out — Demi Lovato Copy Share Image
There was a movie that was made about 'The Handmaid's Tale.' And I never watched it on purpose because I didn't want… — Reed Morano Copy Share Image
The more a character wants and the less a character has the ability to get what they want, the more you have… — Alex Hirsch Copy Share Image
Ideally, writers and narrative designers should be included much earlier in the process, where they can be of most benefit. However, although… — Rhianna Pratchett Copy Share Image
“We are all tellers of tales, and we seek to provide our scattered and often confusing experiences with a sense of coherence… — Dan P. McAdams Copy Share Image
All my tales are based on the fundamental premise that common human laws and interests and emotions have no validity or significance… — H. P. Lovecraft Copy Share Image
“The Adventure called and I followed with my thumb like a character being written by an intractable author. Which, of course, I… — Sol Luckman Copy Share Image
The challenge for a writer looking at history is to figure out what is history and what is myth. After all, what… — Dan Brown 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 don't have any great first job tales: I've never worked on a tramp steamer or in a coal mine or anything… — Mary Gordon Copy Share Image
A story with a moral appended is like the bill of a mosquito. It bores you, and then injects a stinging drop… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
I'm used to writing fairy tales that can be somewhat dark, and the truth is that in fairy tales, romances are always… — Theodora Goss Copy Share Image
I didn't corner the market on great stories. I'm not the only one who can do something like work at a grocery… — Kurt Warner Copy Share Image
There's a lack of diversity amongst executives in the position of greenlighting a film who feel that their stories are being told.… — Cuba Gooding, Jr Copy Share Image
