“Definition of a Writer: One who tells stories that demand to be told.” — Ana Patrick Copy Share Image
“He tells stories of the gods, but his yarn is spun from the ungodly, human heart.” — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
“Maybe, in the end it's the voice that tells the stories more than the stories themselves that matters.” — Stephen King Copy Share Image
Our memory tells us stories, that is, what we get to keep from our experiences is a story. — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the stories. They live on after him, and in that way… — Billy Crudup Copy Share Image
“My father tells his stories. I’ve heard them before. I know his pauses. His inflections. But I let him tell them over… — Kenny Porpora Copy Share Image
He tells you stories, but then, after a while, when you want more, he doesn't give you more. He insists on this… — Albert Finney Copy Share Image
There is very much a sense of different versions of storytelling within our 'Camelot' - who tells those stories, who creates them,… — Chris Chibnall Copy Share Image
Shakespeare tells the same stories over and over in so many guises that it takes a long time before you notice. — Howard Nemerov Copy Share Image
“We, for our own part, simply call ourselves "we." "We" are the creature that tells itself stories to understand what sort of… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“You know, who tells the stories of a culture really governs human behaviour. It used to be the parent, the school, the… — George Gerbner Copy Share Image
I love being part of a group who tells stories, whether it be in the theater or in cinema, and I love… — Jeremy Irons Copy Share Image
I have always been a fan of Mahesh Manjrekar's work. I like the way he tells his stories. He manages to focus… — Shruti Haasan Copy Share Image
And then he tells her stories. Myths he learned from his instructor. Fantasies he created himself, inspired by bits and pieces of… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
“A child’s stories are simpler to understand because the language has not been developed to the point of high abstraction. An adult… — John S. Savage Copy Share Image
My favourite writers are always great storytellers, like Bruce Springsteen; I adore Bruce Springsteen. I feel like he doesn't beat around the… — Sam Fender Copy Share Image
Opera tells stories through the pure emotion of music. An exhibition has to tell a story purely visually. I've tried to incorporate… — Lisa See Copy Share Image
Stories match the way our species thinks. Equally important, stories are something we share - everyone everywhere tells stories and oddly enough,… — John Daly Copy Share Image
The desire for story is very, very deep in human beings. We are the only creature in the world that does this;… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“It's in The Lord of the Rings, I think, where one of the characters says that "way leads on to way"; that… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“You've been here before, Bell. Remember the stories you told me about wandering in the woods when you were a little girl?… — Alexis M. Smith Copy Share Image
All the charm of the angler's life would be lost but for these hours of thought and memory. All along the brook,… — William Cowper Prime Copy Share Image
“When Job lifted his face to the Storm, when he asked and was answered, he learned that he was very small. He… — N.D. Wilson Copy Share Image
We don't only tell stories when we set out to tell stories, our memory tells us stories. That is, what we get… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
Occasionally, the book tells stories that would likely grate on senior management – but that is what free speech is all about. — Rick Ungar Copy Share Image
If you can write a nation's stories, you needn't worry about who makes its laws. Today, television tells most of the stories… — George Gerbner Copy Share Image
Every song means something. Every song tells one of our stories, or a story together. — Maddie Marlow Copy Share Image
I love observing people. Each face tells so many stories. It lets me understand emotions, and that, in turn, helps me apply… — Nawazuddin Siddiqui Copy Share Image
The marvelous thing about 'Doctor Who' is that it tells stories that no one else can tell. — Russell T Davies Copy Share Image
Nothing requires so little mental effort as to narrate or follow a story. Hence everybody tells stories and the readers of stories… — John Lancaster Spalding Copy Share Image
Because here’s the thing: No matter how much one tells stories of magical beasts or impossible worlds, in the end, it is… — Steven Brust Copy Share Image
