We tell ourselves stories in order to live. We live entirely by the impression of a narrative line upon disparate images, the… — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
“We have looked for myths that include us in great novels, music, the latest comic book, or even some stupid advertising campaign.… — Kate Bornstein Copy Share Image
“The startling truth is this: as this narrative unfolded, amidst all the voices breaking free, telling their stories for the first time,… — Jane Allen Petrick Copy Share Image
Whether we think of Disney's blonde beauty and her pumpkin carriage or Marissa Meyer's recent recasting of 'Cinderella' as a cyborg in… — Marie Rutkoski Copy Share Image
It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Myths are part of our DNA. We're a civilisation with a continuous culture. The effort to modernize it keeps it alive. Readers… — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
I think because I am a physical person, and because my way of expressing and performing and storytelling or explaining has always… — Zoe Bell Copy Share Image
An interface can be a powerful narrative device. And as we collect more and more personally and socially relevant data, we have… — Aaron Koblin Copy Share Image
The biggest compliment? I would say, "You helped me." I think in terms of life, not just with acting. But certainly with… — Thomas Sadoski Copy Share Image
If there is one thing I think I have accomplished, it's that I always thought of myself as a very literal songwriter,… — Ben Gibbard Copy Share Image
It is our stories [classic Disney films] that make us human - so Owen [Suskind] has become an expert in what connects… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
If you're sitting in your minivan, playing your computer animated films for your children in the back seat, is it the animation… — John Lasseter Copy Share Image
“West Bank Fairytales is a place where with the help of valuable hands and wise heads one can agree on a fairy… — Penina Mezei Copy Share Image
Because it was my first DC project, I wanted to make sure that if I only got one issue out of it,… — Charles Soule Copy Share Image
Myths, whether in written or visual form, serve a vital role of asking unanswerable questions and providing unquestionable answers. Most of us,… — Michael Shermer Copy Share Image
“Naturally all of them had a sad story: too much notice, not enough, or the worst kind. Some tale about dragon daddies… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
Fairy-tales aren't just about finding handsome princes. They're about fulfilling your dreams and standing up for what you believe in. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Each country has its own way of communicating a narrative and, through that, expressing family experiences in emotional stories. — Elvis Mitchell Copy Share Image
Narrative is so important for building the sexual tension. Can you imagine a horror movie that only shows the blood, with no… — Erika Lust 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
From the early days of the Raj, Shakespeare had been woven into the fabric of India's education, and my father understood that… — Felicity Kendal Copy Share Image
Actually, I love mythology. When I was a kid I was obsessed with myth and I wanted to be a mythologist when… — Amber Benson Copy Share Image
I was on the outside of the industry. So I started a podcast early in the podcast boom and that caught on… — Ari Shaffir Copy Share Image
Some people's lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That's what trauma does. It interrupts the… — Jessica Stern Copy Share Image
Whenever y'all are in the store from and y'all are trying to decide whether or not to get something, think if you… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
“While science can be many things, above all it is a way for our mistake-making, illusion-prone, storytelling brains to compare different methods… — Mike McRae Copy Share Image
You will go on & meet someone else & I'll just be a chapter in ur tale, but for me, u were,… — Jhiess Krieg Copy Share Image
People think that cartoons are meant to be watched on television and not in cinemas. To get people into cinemas to see… — Ronnie Screwvala Copy Share Image
Don't the great tales never end?" "No, they never end as tales," said Frodo. "But the people in them come, and go… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Nobody has ever written as many enjoyable, fun-to-read crime novels as Agatha Christie. It's all about the storytelling and the pleasure of… — Sophie Hannah Copy Share Image
“I did not want to tell her what happened, but I had to now. I could not stop talking because now I… — Chris Cleave Copy Share Image
Things need not have happened to be true. Tales and adventures are the shadow truths that will endure when mere facts are… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
Philosophers are divided on the question of whether the narrative therein unfolded [the Crossman Diaries] is grippingly boring or boringly gripping. — Clive James Copy Share Image
Perhaps fiction has, for me, served a similar purpose--what is a narrative arc if not the imposition of order on disparate events?--and… — Curtis Sittenfeld Copy Share Image
Fiction isn't made by scraping the bones of topicality for the last shreds and sinews, to be processed into mechanically recovered prose.… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
A tale begun in other days, When summer suns were glowing - A simple chime, that served to time The rhythm of… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
“PR strategy turns raw candor into controlled messaging by reframing traits into narratives that align with audience expectations.” — Germany Kent Copy Share Image
The writing life is one long, never-ending search for narrative. Well, it's not even a conscious searching. It happens even while you're… — Miriam Toews Copy Share Image
We marked a milestone for consumer empowerment when we began to publish consumer complaint narratives which allow people to share in their… — Richard Cordray Copy Share Image
I want there to be hints of narrative everywhere in the image so that people can make up their own stories about… — Cindy Sherman Copy Share Image
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![“It is our stories [classic Disney films] that make us human - so Owen [Suskind] has become an expert in what connects us and makes us human. That got to me, the power of these stories, and the lessons these tales give us to create the connection between us.” quote by Roger Ross Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef3/roger-ross-williams-5118_classic_it-is-our-stories-classic-disney-films-t_2694228.jpg)
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