Can do Quote by Chang-Rae Lee

As a writer and as a reader, I really believe in the power of narrative to allow us ways to experience life beyond our…

— Kim Edwards

What's important is how the character drives the narrative.

— Tridha Choudhury

When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself,…

— Anonymous

Characterization requires a constant back-and-forth between the exterior events of the story and the inner life of the character.

— David Corbett

Fiction writers learn about the development of metaphor, the use of rhythm, the way that language is compacted in order to express the feelings…

— Edward Hirsch

“Narratives are the primary way in which we make sense of our lives, as opposed to, for example schema,cognition, beliefs, constructs. Definition of narrative…

— Jacqui Stedmon

“Stories are how we think. They are how we make meaning of life. Call them schemas, scripts, mental maps, ideas, metaphors, or narratives. Stories…

— Jeroninio Almeida

“Stories are psycho-diagnostic ― they diagnose the condition of our psyches. When we watch, read or hear a story, whatever detail jumps out reflects…

— Thea Euryphaessa

Telling a story is the way of exploring so many different things - human behavior, society, whatever existence.

— Yorgos Lanthimos

You devise ways to tell a story that complies with your sensibility. Style and method are really extensions of your present sensibility.

— Aleksandar Hemon

While I think storytelling is a meaningful way to spend your life... it does feel a little bit secondary or off-point.

— David Simon