Storytelling Quotes · Page 75

MY DREAM IS BIGGER THAN LIFE, MY NIGHTMARE IS SCARY THAN MYTH,WITH WRATH,I CHASE MY DREAMS..

— Jah Reign

There are very very few narratives in mainstream that are actually about the woman.

— Sayani Gupta

I've always been drawn to dark stories. I enjoy reading Flannery O'Connor, Patricia Highsmith, and Margaret Mitchell.

— Karin Slaughter

“For those who relish speculation regarding the future, the tale of supernatural horror provides an interesting field.”

— H.P. Lovecraft

“Myth: Being a vampire changes your life. Truth: Well, we'll just have to see, won't we?”

— Kimberly Pauley

A fairy tale is the kind of story in which one king goes to another king to borrow a cup of sugar

— Angela Carter

Fairy tales cross generational lines, and how you respond to them depends on when in your life you're seeing them.

— James Lapine

Human beings are storytelling animals. That's what separates us from other creatures, not just having thumbs or using tools.

— Marion Dane Bauer

“Fiction is very, very important," he said, his voice is rising. "Storytelling is how people learn. You get people to understand new…

— Kristine Grayson

I like the stories. I like the narratives that you get in fashion photography. And I like what the clothes do to…

— Chantal Joffe

I have very happy memories of fairy tales. My mother used to take me to the library in Toronto to check out…

— Mike Myers

Since 1977, there have been many science fiction movies, but none has managed to equal [A New Hope's] blend of adventure, likable…

— James Berardinelli

“words, you see," he said, looking at me again, "allow us to make permanent what is essentially transient.Turn a world filled with…

— Vaddey Ratner

“should these tales ever become public, whether you have not given us a page of talk for every single idea which two…

— Walter Scott

“Storytelling is among the oldest forms of communication. Storytelling is the commonality of all human beings, in all places, in all times. ”

— Rives Collins

“Stories. Character. Dialouge. Entire worlds created on the page. Worlds that could sweep you away or frighten you, make you laugh or…

— Jamie Michaels

“I have quite a story to tell you,” Parke said with a dramatic flair. “Sit back with that ‘coke’ and listen to…

— Derek Hart

My child, you have a flawed grasp of the nature of myth-making. I am a poet and storyteller, a creator of ballads…

— Frances Hardinge

Christian apologists who argue that a story about an empty tomb is convincing evidence of a resurrected body are likely unfamiliar with…

— David G. McAfee

I guess the wildcard here is Terrence Malick. He supervised me while I was writing the script for Beautiful Country, and he…

— Sabina Murray

“I believe that we need good tale-tellers now, as much as we did when the oral tradition was the only way that…

— Alan Lee

I feel like there's already a written narrative going on everywhere. All the different situations and realities you're in, like words floating…

— Bill Callahan

As I got a little older, I discovered Lori McKenna and Patty Griffin and found out how many other tools we have…

— Ashley McBryde

For each of my novels, I've had something of a eureka moment of deciding what world I want to set it in…

— Teddy Wayne

“Originality is a myth perpetuated by the naive, the romantic, and the unscrupulous.”

— Tom Robbins

Storytelling was the most honored of all talents, for it benefited everyone.

— Stephenie Meyer

One can fight money only with money! from my Tale Of The Rock Pieces.

— Anonymous

I don't regret anything I've done. But all I have to show for it are stories.

— Michael Caputo

Years of live storytelling and character acting have helped me with building vivid locations and scenes.

— David Crabb

A digital director shouldn't be out front, but a campaign manager's job is to set a narrative.

— Brad Parscale

“Being able to write a tale within a Tweet some would say was mighty sweet”

— Neil Leckman

“(...) a director should tell a story that is close to his own existential experience.”

— Andrzej Wajda

Gossip is essentially storytelling: storytelling about people whom we know.

— Mona Simpson

“A good tale evil told were better untold, and an evil take well told need none other solicitor.”

— Anonymous

The best stories are often true...The narrative of human life is most beautiful when told truthfully and without boundaries.

— Shonda Rhimes

Continuing to push narratives that are progressive and that are coming from a place of love and acceptance is so important.

— Kiana Madeira

The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.

— Zainab Salbi

I look for stories that are different because that is how I will grow as a performer.

— Vicky Kaushal

Story is the vehicle we use to make sense of our lives in a world that often defies logic.

— Jim Trelease

“Storytelling is not something we do. Storytelling is who we are.”

— Carmine Gallo