But I suspect that all writers come up with premises of some kind, fragments of narrative or scenarios, in the course of… — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
“Fairy tales weren't made of common sense and logic—they were leaps of faith.” — Heather Long Copy Share Image
“fiction has enabled us not merely to imagine things, but to do so collectively. We can weave common myths such as the… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
I think you always win in storytelling when you let the best creative ideas guide you. — Peter Billingsley Copy Share Image
'Sag Harbor' brought me a new readership - it's a coming of age tale about growing up in the '80s. — Matthew Desmond Copy Share Image
I always have difficulty with the Greek tragic plays. I think the difficulty one has - which is a serious problem -… — Derek Walcott Copy Share Image
My concern 99% is about the storytelling, the emotion and all this. I never think about the format of anything until way… — Luc Besson Copy Share Image
“I do believe that some humans have more amazing lives than others–above all, those who don’t sit down in a chair like… — Merce Cardus Copy Share Image
My writing has to excite people and depict or include their experiences. That's part of my process - to go out and… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
You become a character in a meta-drama into which your own dramatizing has pitched you. The rewards can be fantastic, the punishments… — Tony Kushner Copy Share Image
“One of the things that I have learned, one of the attainments of the long travails and tribulations, has been, I think,… — Ayad Akhtar Copy Share Image
Only thought which does violence to itself is hard enough to shatter myth. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
While historians may go on attempting grand, sweeping and defining narratives, they work in a time when readers know that another narrative… — Colm Toibin Copy Share Image
“It is just that narrative can be lethal when used in the wrong places.” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
For narrative games, and also for the sake of the medium, we have to treat performance that way, as actors. You have… — Ashly Burch Copy Share Image
I have yet to encounter that common myth of weak men, an insurmountable barrier. — James Lane Allen Copy Share Image
I'm also on the Board at Sundance, so I've seen witnessed first hand the power of independent storytelling. — Kenneth Cole Copy Share Image
When you have 12 hours of storytelling, the cool thing about it is that you get to really leave people with question… — Brian J. Smith Copy Share Image
I think the Tories are doing - and are intent on doing - damage to things I hold dear. — Nicola Sturgeon Copy Share Image
What keeps faith cheerful is the extreme persistence of gentleness and humor. Gentleness is everywhere in daily life, a sign that faith… — Garrison Keillor Copy Share Image
