Narrative Quotes

565 quotes by 468 authors

I love movies, I love television, I love narratives of all kinds. — Michael Cunningham
In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre; they are, at the… — Juan Goytisolo
My mom used to tell me stories at night, read books to me - and I read 'em over and over and over again. And… — Peter Guber
I believe in broken, fractured, complicated narratives, but I believe in narratives as a vehicle for truth, not simply as a form of entertainment, though… — Stephen Greenblatt
Randomness I love. And I still love just a holler right in the middle of an ongoing narrative. Pain or joy, ecstasy. — Barry Hannah
These days we're all hyper-aware of the canonical way in which stories are supposed to play out - people are taught all about three-act scripting… — Hari Kunzru
A lot of Broadway has that immigrant narrative of America as a place where you can become something else against all odds. — Deborah Kass
Sandeep Jauharâ€™s Doctored is a passionate and necessary book that asks difficult questions about the future of medicine. The narrative is gripping, and the writing… — Siddhartha Mukherjee
Teaching Plato in Palestine shows how philosophical thinking can illuminate important topics-in particular, the problem of finding ways to engage people with opposed ideologies in… — Gary Gutting
The only consistent narrative we possess is one that we share with every other life-form: we are born, we live, and then we die. — Steven Erikson
A trial is two narratives competing for your attention. — Harlan Coben
Big media are all about the angle, the spin. Look to the overarching theme that runs through each and every news story. Be hip to… — Ilana Mercer
Biologically, physiologically, we are not so different from each other; historically, as narratives - we are each of us unique. — Oliver Sacks
I was not a particularly brave child, I think, because I had a narrative mind, because my mind automatically went to any terrible thing that… — Daniel Handler
Maybe, generations ago, young people rebelled out of some clear motive, but now, we know we're rebelling. Between teen movies and sex-ed textbooks we're so… — Daniel Handler
There are a lot of shows that have secrets and string people along and use the secrets of the narrative engine to keep people coming… — J.H. Wyman
I love creating individual short stories within chapters, but I want to get better at building consistent narratives from start to finish. — David Crabb
I want to be in a good movie, and so the narrative is way more important. — Charlize Theron
The problem is, is the White House and this administration have created a war against police officers in this country, with their allegations and false… — Kimberly Guilfoyle
I'm a project-based photographer; I think in narrative terms, the way a writer thinks of a book, or a filmmaker a film. — Alec Soth

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