Narrative Quotes

565 quotes by 468 authors

Faithfulness to the truth of history involves far more than a research, however patient and scrupulous, into special facts. Such facts may be detailed with… — Francis Parkman
Yet poetry, though the last and finest result, is a natural fruit. As naturally as the oak bears an acorn, and the vine a gourd,… — Henry David Thoreau
A narrative voice with conviction is often hard to find. But not in baseball. The minors teach two lost American arts: how to chew tobacco… — Thomas Boswell
As an author of narrative history, I read a lot of history books. — Nathaniel Philbrick
I always tend to think, even in residential projects, about what a space is being asked to do - where is it located, what are… — Annabelle Selldorf
It is quite surreal having a film made about your life. The whole process of turning real life into drama is interesting in itself, but… — Heather Brooke
Simply put, the Internet undermines the ability of an institution to control its own narrative. — Jamais Cascio
I stopped making videos and commercials for a few months before I started films just to reset my clock because so much narrative filmmaking is… — Mark Romanek
I was never raised with the traditional story of creation in religion, and because of that I think I had a lot of questions. And… — Greg Graffin
Most people just half-watch TV. They watch TV while they are doing many other things in the environment of their home. So, what they are… — Alfonso Cuaron
I write in reverse: Rather than come up with a narrative and write jokes for that narrative, I write jokes independently of the narrative, then… — Jeff Kinney
The narrative of so many fairy tales are timeless in so many different cultures, and they have been since the dawn of man. They represent… — Lily Cole
Jung Chang was the first person to tell a grand historical, political story through a personal narrative. — Aminatta Forna
While we can all access articles and information in so many places now - across blogs, in newspapers, on video - there is something very… — Michael Wolf
I think there is a real value in an editorial point-of-view and in editorial curation, and in putting together an entire narrative around a set… — Michael Wolf
Art brings a message into a room. It should make us perceive in a new way - either through color, form or narrative content -… — Gloria Vanderbilt
Once I got into college, I discovered literature - in particular, multicultural literature. I just started to understand the power of story and narrative, and… — Matt de la Pena
I write a ridiculous number of drafts. The characters change and grow through the drafting, and my understanding of them deepens. Creating characters in a… — Robert Boswell
Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the… — F. Sionil Jose
Movies have these transcendent moments where everything is just right, from the dialogue to the music to the lighting to the narrative context; everything is… — Jason Silva

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