--- title: "34 Tells Stories Quotes by 30 authors" description: "Browse 34 Tells Stories quotes by 30 authors. Discover the best Tells Stories sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/ana-patrick-75314_definition_definition-of-a-writer-one-who-tells-sto_1294696.jpg" --- > [“Definition of a Writer: One who tells stories that demand to be told.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ana-patrick/definition-of-a-writer-one-who-tells-stories-that-demand-to-be-told/) [Ana Patrick](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ana-patrick/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c2/ana-patrick-75314_definition_definition-of-a-writer-one-who-tells-sto_1294696.jpg) > [We are the only animal that tells stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-landgraf/we-are-the-only-animal-that-tells-stories/) [John Landgraf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-landgraf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e09/john-landgraf-14529_animal_we-are-the-only-animal-that-tells-storie_1029724.png) > [“The one who tells the stories rules the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kim-stanley-robinson/the-one-who-tells-the-stories-rules-the-world/) [Kim Stanley Robinson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kim-stanley-robinson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d3/kim-stanley-robinson-2148_stories_the-one-who-tells-the-stories-rules-the_1692082.png) > [“He tells stories of the gods, but his yarn is spun from the ungodly, human heart.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arundhati-roy/he-tells-stories-of-the-gods-but-his-yarn-is-spun-from-the-ungodly/) [Arundhati Roy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arundhati-roy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fc/arundhati-roy-346_human-heart_he-tells-stories-of-the-gods-but-his-yar_337680.png) > [Country music tells stories, and I've always loved to tell stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/r-kelly/country-music-tells-stories-and-i-ve-always-loved-to-tell-stories/) [R. Kelly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/r-kelly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/839/r-kelly-2614_country_country-music-tells-stories-and-i-ve-alw_1215175.jpg) > [“Maybe, in the end it's the voice that tells the stories more than the stories themselves that matters.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/maybe-in-the-end-it-s-the-voice-that-tells-the-stories-more-than-the/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c8/stephen-king-13_storytelling_maybe-in-the-end-it-s-the-voice-that-tel_134101.jpg) > [Our memory tells us stories, that is, what we get to keep from our experiences is a story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-kahneman/our-memory-tells-us-stories-that-is-what-we-get-to-keep-from-our/) [Daniel Kahneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-kahneman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d3b/daniel-kahneman-431_inspirational_our-memory-tells-us-stories-that-is-what_2100232.jpg) > [A man tells his stories so many times that he becomes the stories. They live on after him, and in that way…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-crudup/a-man-tells-his-stories-so-many-times-that-he-becomes-the-stories/) [Billy Crudup](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-crudup/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/627/billy-crudup-23639_big-fish_a-man-tells-his-stories-so-many-times-th_3229973.png) > [“My father tells his stories. I’ve heard them before. I know his pauses. His inflections. But I let him tell them over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kenny-porpora/my-father-tells-his-stories-i-ve-heard-them-before-i-know-his-pauses/) [Kenny Porpora](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kenny-porpora/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/448/kenny-porpora-25992_father_my-father-tells-his-stories-i-ve-heard-t_3017894.jpg) > [He tells you stories, but then, after a while, when you want more, he doesn't give you more. He insists on this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/he-tells-you-stories-but-then-after-a-while-when-you-want-more-he/) [Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7b/albert-finney-18357_after_he-tells-you-stories-but-then-after-a-wh_182216.png) > [There is very much a sense of different versions of storytelling within our 'Camelot' - who tells those stories, who creates them,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/there-is-very-much-a-sense-of-different-versions-of-storytelling/) [Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/691/chris-chibnall-9661_camelot_there-is-very-much-a-sense-of-different_2333834.jpg) > [Shakespeare tells the same stories over and over in so many guises that it takes a long time before you notice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/howard-nemerov/shakespeare-tells-the-same-stories-over-and-over-in-so-many-guises/) [Howard Nemerov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/howard-nemerov/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/417/howard-nemerov-12728_long_shakespeare-tells-the-same-stories-over_2157004.jpg) > [“We, for our own part, simply call ourselves "we." "We" are the creature that tells itself stories to understand what sort of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/we-for-our-own-part-simply-call-ourselves-we-we-are-the-creature-that/) [Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce1/salman-rushdie-153_animals_we-for-our-own-part-simply-call-ourselve_2871495.jpg) > [“You know, who tells the stories of a culture really governs human behaviour. It used to be the parent, the school, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gerbner/you-know-who-tells-the-stories-of-a-culture-really-governs-human/) [George Gerbner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gerbner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/06c/george-gerbner-64886_behavior_you-know-who-tells-the-stories-of-a-cult_2459938.png) > [I love being part of a group who tells stories, whether it be in the theater or in cinema, and I love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-irons/i-love-being-part-of-a-group-who-tells-stories-whether-it-be-in-the/) [Jeremy Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-irons/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/016/jeremy-irons-10161_burning_i-love-being-part-of-a-group-who-tells-s_1928248.jpg) > [I have always been a fan of Mahesh Manjrekar's work. I like the way he tells his stories. He manages to focus…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shruti-haasan/i-have-always-been-a-fan-of-mahesh-manjrekar-s-work-i-like-the-way-he/) [Shruti Haasan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shruti-haasan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/shruti-haasan-6089_cinema_i-have-always-been-a-fan-of-mahesh-manjr_1629002.jpg) > [And then he tells her stories. Myths he learned from his instructor. Fantasies he created himself, inspired by bits and pieces of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/erin-morgenstern/and-then-he-tells-her-stories-myths-he-learned-from-his-instructor/) [Erin Morgenstern](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/erin-morgenstern/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/250/erin-morgenstern-806_bits-and-pieces_and-then-he-tells-her-stories-myths-he-l_1741910.png) > [“A child’s stories are simpler to understand because the language has not been developed to the point of high abstraction. An adult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-s-savage/a-child-s-stories-are-simpler-to-understand-because-the-language-has/) [John S. Savage](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-s-savage/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/john-s-savage-66284_children_a-child-s-stories-are-simpler-to-underst_1562425.jpg) > [My favourite writers are always great storytellers, like Bruce Springsteen; I adore Bruce Springsteen. I feel like he doesn't beat around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sam-fender/my-favourite-writers-are-always-great-storytellers-like-bruce/) [Sam Fender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sam-fender/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b36/sam-fender-11325_always_my-favourite-writers-are-always-great-st_1677612.jpg) > [Opera tells stories through the pure emotion of music. An exhibition has to tell a story purely visually. I've tried to incorporate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lisa-see/opera-tells-stories-through-the-pure-emotion-of-music-an-exhibition/) [Lisa See](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lisa-see/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92b/lisa-see-2200_being_opera-tells-stories-through-the-pure-emo_2925599.jpg) > [Stories match the way our species thinks. Equally important, stories are something we share - everyone everywhere tells stories and oddly enough,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-daly/stories-match-the-way-our-species-thinks-equally-important-stories/) [John Daly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-daly/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0cb/john-daly-3138_campfire_stories-match-the-way-our-species-thinks_1805032.png) > [The desire for story is very, very deep in human beings. We are the only creature in the world that does this;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/salman-rushdie/the-desire-for-story-is-very-very-deep-in-human-beings-we-are-the/) [Salman Rushdie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/salman-rushdie/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f5/salman-rushdie-153_desire_the-desire-for-story-is-very-very-deep-i_2790479.jpg) > [“It's in The Lord of the Rings, I think, where one of the characters says that "way leads on to way"; that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/it-s-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-i-think-where-one-of-the-characters/) [Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93e/stephen-king-13_adventure_it-s-in-the-lord-of-the-rings-i-think-wh_1574464.jpg) > [“You've been here before, Bell. Remember the stories you told me about wandering in the woods when you were a little girl?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexis-m-smith/you-ve-been-here-before-bell-remember-the-stories-you-told-me-about/) [Alexis M. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexis-m-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c14/alexis-m-smith-29584_glaciers_you-ve-been-here-before-bell-remember-th_462489.jpg) > [All the charm of the angler's life would be lost but for these hours of thought and memory. All along the brook,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-cowper-prime/all-the-charm-of-the-angler-s-life-would-be-lost-but-for-these-hours/) [William Cowper Prime](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/william-cowper-prime/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/825/william-cowper-prime-54010_anglers_all-the-charm-of-the-angler-s-life-would_277275.jpg) > [“When Job lifted his face to the Storm, when he asked and was answered, he learned that he was very small. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-d-wilson/when-job-lifted-his-face-to-the-storm-when-he-asked-and-was-answered/) [N.D. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-d-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/919/n-d-wilson-2571_life-story_when-job-lifted-his-face-to-the-storm-wh_3032184.png) > [We don't only tell stories when we set out to tell stories, our memory tells us stories. That is, what we get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-kahneman/we-don-t-only-tell-stories-when-we-set-out-to-tell-stories-our-memory/) [Daniel Kahneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-kahneman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ecd/daniel-kahneman-431_experiences_we-don-t-only-tell-stories-when-we-set-o_859841.jpg) > [Occasionally, the book tells stories that would likely grate on senior management – but that is what free speech is all about.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rick-ungar/occasionally-the-book-tells-stories-that-would-likely-grate-on-senior/) [Rick Ungar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rick-ungar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/094/rick-ungar-67490_book_occasionally-the-book-tells-stories-that_1224390.jpg) > [If you can write a nation's stories, you needn't worry about who makes its laws. Today, television tells most of the stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-gerbner/if-you-can-write-a-nation-s-stories-you-needn-t-worry-about-who-makes/) [George Gerbner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-gerbner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/george-gerbner-64886_ifs_if-you-can-write-a-nation-s-stories-you_152229.png) > [Every song means something. Every song tells one of our stories, or a story together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maddie-marlow/every-song-means-something-every-song-tells-one-of-our-stories-or-a/) [Maddie Marlow](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maddie-marlow/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a3/maddie-marlow-8717_means_every-song-means-something-every-song-te_2831493.jpg) > [I love observing people. Each face tells so many stories. It lets me understand emotions, and that, in turn, helps me apply…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nawazuddin-siddiqui/i-love-observing-people-each-face-tells-so-many-stories-it-lets-me/) [Nawazuddin Siddiqui](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nawazuddin-siddiqui/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef2/nawazuddin-siddiqui-5938_actor_i-love-observing-people-each-face-tells_2280583.jpg) > [The marvelous thing about 'Doctor Who' is that it tells stories that no one else can tell.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/russell-t-davies/the-marvelous-thing-about-doctor-who-is-that-it-tells-stories-that-no/) [Russell T Davies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/russell-t-davies/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/459/russell-t-davies-13415_about_the-marvelous-thing-about-doctor-who-is_1441736.jpg) > [Nothing requires so little mental effort as to narrate or follow a story. Hence everybody tells stories and the readers of stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-lancaster-spalding/nothing-requires-so-little-mental-effort-as-to-narrate-or-follow-a/) [John Lancaster Spalding](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-lancaster-spalding/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3d/john-lancaster-spalding-3115_books_nothing-requires-so-little-mental-effort_1636450.png) > [Because here’s the thing: No matter how much one tells stories of magical beasts or impossible worlds, in the end, it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-brust/because-here-s-the-thing-no-matter-how-much-one-tells-stories-of/) [Steven Brust](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-brust/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bb/steven-brust-7934_beast_because-here-s-the-thing-no-matter-how-m_1539099.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/tells-stories/#itemlist", "name": "Tells Stories 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