All things Quote by Alexei Panshin

As with any other great force of nature, there is both glory and danger in the stories we tell ourselves. Some are toxic and…

— Dawna Markova

Meaningful stories have lots and lots of conflict. If we avoid conflict, our stories won't be meaningful.

— Donald Miller

“In essence, we are deeper than being; we are character, which contains the conscious forces of love, justice, kindness, faith, and forgiveness.”

— Gary Gordon

Storytelling has always been at the heart of being human because it serves some of our most basic needs: passing along our traditions, confessing…

— Parker J. Palmer

Our stories arise from our hearts and our souls. In this sense, telling our stories becomes a sacred gesture, opening a clear way to…

— Susan Wittig Albert

Emotionally, in our minds, we get so filled with resentments where we've got a story about absolutely everything.

— Chuck Palahniuk

By their very nature, human beings are so capricious, so complex, so delightfully contradictory, that they deserve not only our consideration but our reconsideration.

— Amor Towles

I suppose the other thing too many forget is that we were all stories once, each and every one of us. And we remain…

— Charles de Lint

To come to terms with our beginning requires a truthful story to acquire the skills to live in gratitude rather than resentment for the…

— Stanley Hauerwas

Our stories affect one another whether we know it or not. Sometimes obedience isn't for us at all, but for another. We don't know…

— Jen Hatmaker

I think what I have started to acknowledge is how integral storytelling plays a part in how humanity sees themselves. That means we have…

— Naomi Ackie

There are stories we take on from our culture, and there are stories based on our own personal history. Some of those stories lock…

— Tara Brach