Storytelling Quotes · Page 83

Life is a story told, a story told is a story heard, make yours an unforgettable tale.

— Copyright © 2002 John Udemba

The only one I have any trust in is storytelling - there's a couple I have a lot of trust in.

— Michael Pollan

Anyone at any age is able to tell the story of his or her life with authority.

— E. L. Doctorow

Somewhere along the way one discovers that what one has to tell is not nearly so important as the telling itself.

— Henry Miller

I'm not really a storyteller myself - I tend to get all tangled up when I try and tell stories.

— Daniel Day-Lewis

With a tale, forsooth, he cometh unto you; with a tale which holdeth children from play, and old men from the chimney…

— Philip Sidney

My time online has shown me that the viewers will respond most to authentic storytelling.

— Eugene Lee Yang

I have nothing to do with the selection of stories. I'm the reporter.

— Kate Adie

“The obvious danger for most corporate storytellers is that they see themselves as needing to cast spells of persuasion and enchantment with…

— Calvin Niles

I found that while it was interesting to travel around and take the photographs, I would find that I was more interested…

— Joshua Marston

Having a place means that you know what a place means...what it means in a storied sense of myth, character and presence…

— Gary Snyder

And what's romance? Usually, a nice little tale where you have everything As You Like It, where rain never wets your jacket…

— Anonymous

I really love storytelling, and I love the stories as they reveal themselves. It's an incredibly nourishing process; it's probably the closest…

— Alan Ball

There is a visual narrative that is implicitly understandable even when you don't understand the words and in a good comic, and…

— Francoise Mouly

My mother's childhood was complex, disjointed, and disturbing. As children, we would gather round and ask her to tell us again and…

— Lisa Jewell

“The difference between real life and a story is that life has significance , while a story must have meaning . The…

— Vera Nazarian

There's been a great development with scale on TV, but my approach is always the same across projects, whether it's a video…

— Ramin Djawadi

First and foremost, I consider myself a storyteller. And I'm endlessly fascinated with people, with what they do and why... and how…

— Debbie Macomber

“But Addie knows too well now, knows that these stories are full of foolish humans doing foolish things, warning tales of gods…

— V.E. Schwab

“Some cultures are pragmatic and prod their members to acquire possessions and power. Some are individualistic and urge their members to seek…

— Timothy Keller

As is so often the case with a legend, every incident has two possible interpretations, the plausible and the one that is…

— Bryce Courtenay

“Fairy tales. That was all she could remember about fairies, and as she tried desperately to recall the ones she'd heard or…

— Emma Bull

A tale is told of twin boys born to different mothers. One is dark by nature, the other light. One is rich,…

— Matthew Woodring Stover

Maia Sharp is one of America's great singer-songwriters. Her storytelling runs profound and deep while honoring a pop tradition that urges you…

— Don Was

We can never know truth, but some stories are better than others.

— Aaron Shepard

“The lie felt good because I had taken control of the narrative around me. The”

— Percival Everett

“In this time of 'information overload', people do not need more information. They want a story they can relate to.”

— Maarten Schäfer

People remember stories much better than they remember a straight list of teachings.

— Marcus Borg

“Fairy tales are best read as entertainment,” Harry said. “Not as a guide to life.”

— Lisa Kleypas

Objects let you tell a narrative that encompasses everybody. Texts don't.

— Neil MacGregor

I've always loved news. I've always loved storytelling and being where the scene is.

— Abby Huntsman

“No one wants to sit through a drawn-out tale any more than they want a third nipple”

— Andrew Cormier

As an author of narrative history, I read a lot of history books.

— Nathaniel Philbrick

In my store, I don't do anything political. There are no signs up, and I'm not pushing anyone.

— Rick Harrison

I'm very interested in how we take ownership of our own stories and our own lives.

— Derren Brown

The myth works to make the very real things people don't want to look at visible for them.

— Alexander Chee

I think that through the narratives of other people you get closer to your own.

— Chath Piersath

Armchair warriors often fail - and we've been poisoned by these fairy tales

— Don Henley

Fiction is my home, I came from fiction, I like to tell stories.

— Fatih Ak?n

We all have different narratives; all of our narratives are at different stages of development.

— Viola Davis