I'm interested in authentic experience and the essence of that creative place, and where those myths begin and where they become real… — Chris Robinson Copy Share Image
“Reader, do not doubt the truth of my words, for the tale I tell is a lie from beginning to end. It… — Noémi Szécsi Copy Share Image
“...Myths aren’t fairy tales or legends—they’re an honest attempt to explain mysteries...” — John Geddes Copy Share Image
I really admire the experimentalists who challenge traditional narrative - writers like Ishmael Reed, Michael Martone, Donald Barthelme, Tatyana Tolstaya, George Saunders,… — Alexander Weinstein Copy Share Image
It's all those stories and how they braid together that tells us who and what and where we are — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
“No doubt there’s a tale there.’ ‘Indeed, but it’s not relevant.’ ‘Meaning you don’t know it.’ ‘Precisely.” — Steven Erikson Copy Share Image
I have a bit of a love affair with fairy tales and some of the ideas of Irish mythology, like Oscar Wilde… — Hozier Copy Share Image
“When we are young, we are read fairy tales. When we are old, we are read religious tales.” — Saad Ireland Copy Share Image
Pilots are useful. You just learn things during a pilot - the piece of casting that just wasn't right or things about… — Kevin Reilly Copy Share Image
“Traumatic memories have a number of unusual qualities. They are not encoded like the ordinary memories of adults in a verbal, linear… — Jon Krakauer Copy Share Image
For some reason, I write about crash-landed spaceships quite a lot and my wife is sick of hearing of hearing my ideas… — Erica Brown Copy Share Image
When you're at your best, you're analyzing yourself and becoming increasingly isolated from a broader narrative. — Kehinde Wiley Copy Share Image
'Tis an old tale, and often told; But did my fate and wish agree, Ne'er had been read, in story old, Of… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
Storytelling in general is a communal act. Throughout human history, people would gather around, whether by the fire or at a tavern,… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt Copy Share Image
I'm a fan of books that are almost languorous in their storytelling. That is a little bit lost sometimes in the modern… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Storytelling is the art of unfolding knowledge in a way that makes each piece contribute to a larger truth. — Philip Gerard Copy Share Image
“The only way to live several lives in one lifespan is to write stories.” — Vishwas Mudagal Copy Share Image
I heard a computer scientist the other day refer to playing with the Kinect as 'storytelling.' At first I thought that sounded… — Susan Orlean Copy Share Image
“Behind this lies not just impact or drama, but a typically Japanese tendency. The story of Pygmalion, the Greek myth — in… — Izima Kaoru Copy Share Image
I think the crux of this urgent and real conversation about representation and diversity in art-making and storytelling both behind and in… — Karyn Kusama Copy Share Image