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Storytelling Quote by C.S. Lewis

“Into an allegory a man can put only what he already knows; in a myth he puts what he does not yet know and could not come by in any other way.” quote by C.S. Lewis — Download Open image

““Into an allegory a man can put only what he already knows; in a myth he puts what he does not yet know and could not come by in any other way.””

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“Anyway, it's a pretty good story," I said. "You have to admit." "Yeah?" He crumpled up the Kleenex, having dispatched the solitary tear. "You can have it. I'm giving it to you. After I'm gone, write it down. Explain everything. Make it mean something. Use a lot of those fancy metaphors of yours. Put the whole thing in proper chronological…

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Christopher Bram

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If you do weave one-liners into a story, you have to have an overall story as well, otherwise it doesn't really count as narrative.

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I have always been fascinated by the supernatural elements in stories, whether fairy tales, myths, film or literature.

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When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls.

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We can never tell what is in store for us.

Harry S. Truman

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Some stories, you use up. Others use you up.

Chuck Palahniuk

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