The more real things get, the more like myths they become. — Rainer Werner Fassbinder Copy Share Image
When it's a rapper's album or a singer's album, there's a tendency to want a text-based or theme-based narrative. — Jamila Woods Copy Share Image
The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity. — Scott Turow Copy Share Image
Fear is ... a kind of unintentional storytelling that we are all born knowing how to do. — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
My father was full of tales. He said his family were ministers in the Church of Scotland, or they were lawyers. — Anne Reid Copy Share Image
“No matter how shitty things are, you can always get a song out of it.” — Grant Morrison Copy Share Image
I think people should read fairy tales, because were hungry for a mythology that will speak to our fears. — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
I have no time to explain now. It is a thrilling tale, I wish to do it justice. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
We make our lives bigger or smaller, more expansive or more limited, according to the interpretation of life that is our story. — Christina Baldwin Copy Share Image
Writers who can't invent stories often substitute style for narrative. They remind me of the painter who couldn't paint people, so he… — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
A myth is, of course, not a fairy story. It is the presentation of facts belonging to one category in the idioms… — Gilbert Ryle Copy Share Image
“I’m writing a book, one letter at a time. After thirteen days, I just finished writing “Once upon a time.” Since it’s… — Jarod Kintz Copy Share Image
Poetry, above all is a series of intense moments its power is not in narrative. I'm not dealing with facts, I'm dealing… — Carol Ann Duffy Copy Share Image
“Every story is a ride to some place and time other than here and now. Buried in an armchair, reclined on a… — A.A. Patawaran Copy Share Image
I like that 'once upon a time' quality, where the telling of a tale has an elevated sense of story. There's a… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
My career as an author began as I saw it as a natural progression from music, as both music and books are… — Tom Fletcher Copy Share Image
When I got hurt, I wanted to develop my skills from a storytelling perspective, do the work, read books. Develop things. To… — Baron Davis Copy Share Image
“What makes someone mythic is not whether or not he lived, or lived well, but whether or not he was larger than… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
Generally, I start by observing the existing and popular narratives in my social spheres and media, and the pressures I face in… — Vivek Shraya Copy Share Image
“We come together as a community — in our sitting room, in sacred space or in a coffee shop. We share our… — Louise Gilbert Copy Share Image
In food, issues that surround purchasing and that whole realm have a very political component and they branch into stories that can… — Dan Barber Copy Share Image
First, the skill of storytelling helps to galvanize your team. Second, the discipline of storytelling requires leaders to be clear about their… — Gary A. Klein Copy Share Image
That's the type of thing you need to keep in mind when drawing comics. The storytelling. Consider the action and the space… — Declan Shalvey Copy Share Image
There have been projects out there involving my father, but they've lacked a complete understanding of his philosophies and artistry. They haven't… — Shannon Lee 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
