Myth continues to be a valuable way to understand parts of our nature that we can't quantify. — Karen Russell Copy Share Image
“The stories we can tell each other have no beginning and ending. They” — RachelNaomi Remen Copy Share Image
“The greatest tragedy of being a Third Culture Adult is not being misunderstood, but never being seen at all.” — Camellia Yang Copy Share Image
The fairy tale always takes place in worlds that are between, unidentifiable. — Nicolas Winding Refn Copy Share Image
“A bad fairy tale has some simple goddamn moral. A great fairy tale tells the truth.” — Victor LaValle Copy Share Image
What you're normally doing as a writer is trying to find the narrative. — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
The mind's passion is all for singling out. Obscurity has another tale to tell. — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
Behind every myth lies a truth; beyond every legend is reality, as radiant (sometimes as chilling) as the story itself. — Phyllis McGinley Copy Share Image
In terms of the mechanics of story, myth is an intriguing one because we didn't make myth up; myth is an imprinture… — Baz Luhrmann Copy Share Image
“The romantic fairy tales we grew up with -- where marriage is the happy ending rather than the opening scene -- are… — Ada Calhoun Copy Share Image
Star Wars has always struck a chord with people. There are issues of loyalty, of friendship, of good and evil... The theme… — George Lucas Copy Share Image
Historical facts are the vital framework around which non-fiction writers construct their narratives; they are, quite simply, indispensable. — Saul David Copy Share Image
Just because something is told as a story and that story is part legend or myth, or feat of imagination, does not… — Chris Priestley Copy Share Image
“Narration, after all, isn’t just a literary function. It represents the human capacity to tell stories in such a manner that they… — Steve Almond Copy Share Image
“The folktale world is oriented positively toward its protagonist; a folktale is defined by the hero's triumph: magic weapons and helpers are,… — Darko Suvin Copy Share Image
I've always loved writing, and the impulse for me is storytelling. I don't sit down and think: 'What political message can I… — Randa Abdel-Fattah Copy Share Image
“All through the winter months, Rose kept up the practice of sitting by the fire with Peter and a book telling him… — Christopher Daniel Mechling Copy Share Image
Tightly-plotted, well-researched and beautifully drawn, this book is a real delight. Garen Ewing's mix of engaging characters, exciting old-school adventure, attractive ligne… — Bryan Talbot Copy Share Image
“The air in the strange, familiar environment of this city is dense with story, and it draws me into thinking of life… — Teju Cole Copy Share Image
As I read more and more fairy tales as an adult, I found massive collusion between their 'subjects' and those in my… — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
Home is a blueprint of memory...Finding home is crucial to the act of writing. Begin here. With what you know. With the… — Georgia Heard Copy Share Image
We can create the sensation of community through the accrual of actions, and that's often the clichéd way that storytelling is talked… — Vijay Iyer Copy Share Image
“I will tell you a few—each one with a moral!” Sri Yukteswar’s eyes twinkled with his warning. “My mother once tried to… — Paramahansa Yogananda Copy Share Image
“We all fictionalize ourselves in the process of creating a story out of the raw materials of our life. For some it… — Neil McCormick Copy Share Image
