I think readers either love or hate nonlinear storytelling, and it's true that it can be more difficult, both to write and… — Chloe Benjamin Copy Share Image
Critics have found in the narrative a veneer of erudition that cloaks nothing more than a James Bond-style romp, albeit a highly… — Dan Brown Copy Share Image
There are epic impulses everywhere you look in There Will Be Blood; what's missing is character development, focused storytelling and, most significantly… — Stephanie Zacharek Copy Share Image
Truly songs and tales fall utterly short of the reality, O Smaug the Chiefest and greatest of Calamities. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Some stories have to be written because no one would believe the absurdity of it all.” — Shannon L. Alder Copy Share Image
I decided to make myself a little less precious with my storytelling. I think you can see from the first three pieces… — Lucy Corin Copy Share Image
When I used to read fairy-tales, I fancied that kind of thing never happened, and now here I am in the middle… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
“In the end, every man's life is but a tale told to him that's lived it, and to him alone.” — Tim Willocks Copy Share Image
We no longer believe in fairy tales. But we will learn to believe in monsters — Francesca Lia Block Copy Share Image
This is the mythosphere. It's made up of all the stories, theories and beliefs, legends, myths and hopes, that are generated here… — Diana Wynne Jones Copy Share Image
“If ‘myth’ is a slippery term, so is ‘classical’. It is common shorthand for ‘ancient Greek and Roman’. But this shorthand has… — Helen Morales Copy Share Image
“In their purest form myths, not unlike tragedy, are perhaps the most important moment in the troubled history of Mexican civilization. The… — Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio Copy Share Image
“warming tale with a message of hope’ Daily Mail ‘An instantly bestselling memoir that, beside its heart-warming tale of their friendship, offers… — James Bowen Copy Share Image
The study of folklore is largely the study of particular folklore genres: myth, folktale, legend, ballad, proverb, riddle, superstition, etc. — Alan Dundes Copy Share Image
Innovation and thoughtful visual storytelling are deeply woven into the fabric of Getty Images. — Mark Getty Copy Share Image
I'm not interested in being perfect when im older. Im interested in having a narrative. It's the narrative that's really the most… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
It's probably why I'm a short story writer. I tend to remember things in the past in narrative form, in story form,… — Tobias Wolff Copy Share Image
“The difference between real life and a story is that life has significance , while a story must have meaning . The… — Vera Nazarian Copy Share Image
I grew up in a society with a very ancient and strong oral storytelling tradition. I was told stories, as a child,… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
I grew up not reading fiction; I watched movies and read comic books, and one of the ways I taught myself to… — Kevin Wilson Copy Share Image
In winter's tedious nights sit by the fire With good old folks, and let them tell thee tales Of woeful ages, long… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
