Balanced Quote by Ali Smith

In the past stories have been what tethers us to the world and they've made us who we are.

— Mat McNerney

“Yes, that's so,' said Sam. 'And we shouldn't be here at all, if we'd known more about it before we started. But I suppose…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“I don’t like anything here at all.” said Frodo, “step or stone, breath or bone. Earth, air and water all seem accursed. But so…

— Tolkien John Ronald Reuel

“We shouldn't be here at all, if we'd known more about it before we started. But I suppose it's often that way. The brave…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

“what use was it to observe the human species and try to understand it? Their rules were fathomless and no more fixed than the…

— Sarah Perry

We all belong to an ancient identity. Stories are the rivers that take us there.

— Frank Delaney

Took us a great amount of strength to get them into the world, and for them to be in the world. I think that…

— Cheryl Tiegs

Had we lived I should have had a tale to tell of the hardihood, endurance and courage of my companions which would have stirred…

— Robert Falcon Scott

So on one hand, because the wilderness was familiar to me, it really helped me be brave. But it still was scary sometimes. I…

— Cheryl Strayed

It was wise enough to know itself, and brave enough to be itself, and wild enough to change itself while somehow staying altogether true.

— Patrick Rothfuss

The stories that spread today empower us and give us belief in our own heroic potential.

— Jonah Sachs

I’m the least fanciful guy around, but on nights when I wonder whether there was any point to my day, I think about this:…

— Tana French