Best Storyteller Lines
279 Storyteller quotes by 238 unique authors
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The wider the author's arsenal of tools and the better technically equipped the storyteller is, the better the tale will be.
— Carlos Ruiz Zafon
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I'm not a good storyteller. I always think I'm going to get interrupted, or something's going to get edited. I think that comes from being…
— Amy Sedaris
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I'm a storyteller, not a prophet. I'm just interested in a good story.
— David Eddings
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David Corbett's The Art of Character offers a deep inquiry into the creation of character for the novice writer, with valuable nuggets of wisdom for…
— Jacqueline Winspear
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An old Apache storyteller reminds us
— Joseph Campbell
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Before we were born, a whole society of storytellers was already here. The storytellers who were here before us taught us how to be human.
— Miguel Angel Ruiz
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I am not attempting to preserve culture, or record actual events or stories. Instead I bow my head in gratitude to those storytellers who have…
— Patricia Briggs
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I've been a storyteller all my life. When I was in high school, I used to amuse myself by driving through the woods at night…
— Patricia Briggs
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Well, I think storytellers have always found murder a fascinating device.
— Donna Tartt
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In documentary films, you're a storyteller using found objects. You still have to have a story arc and all the elements that make a good…
— Garth Stein
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Country music has always been about as close to R&B as you can possibly get. We're storytellers.
— Lionel Richie
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To be able to make up stories has been a great gift to me from my ancestors and from the storytellers who were so numerous…
— Leslie Marmon Silko
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Without a doubt my mother was an inspiration for my writing. This is true in many ways, but mostly because she is a wonderful storyteller,…
— Elizabeth Strout
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I've always been fascinated by the grassroots folktale level of a culture, and as a storyteller, I have to follow what seems to be leading…
— Robin McKinley
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First and foremost, I consider myself a storyteller. And I'm endlessly fascinated with people, with what they do and why... and how they feel about…
— Debbie Macomber
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It's the same old story. Nothing in this world happens unless white folks says it happens. And therein lies the problem of being a professional…
— James McBride
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A common question asked of writers is "When did you decide to become a writer?" The answer, of course, is that we didn't decide anything.…
— Mary Higgins Clark
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I think of myself as a storyteller, and that is it.
— Tanith Lee
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My whole family are hams. They're storytellers and everyone outdoes the next one.
— Matthew McConaughey
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My interpretation of a strong director is someone who knows their story. That's what directors are, they're storytellers because they're directing where your focus is…
— Dennis Quaid
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As a storyteller, when you're writing a movie and when you're directing, you want to keep people entertained. That's the whole point, right? It has…
— Fede Alvarez
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Sam Walton was a master storyteller who used illustrative stories to reinforce his cultural standards.
— Michael Bergdahl
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I've always wanted to be a songwriter and a storyteller and somebody who conveys a feeling to the listener or the viewer.
— Wes Borland
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I am very fond of Edith Wharton. She's quite high brow but also a great storyteller. My favorite is 'The House of Mirth.' I also…
— Ken Follett
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I definitely managed to do different kinds of things. My focus is usually who the director is, because at the end of the day the…
— Bryce Dallas Howard
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