Ancient Quote by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

To be a good storyteller one must be gloriously alive. It is not possible to kindle fresh fires from burned-out embers. I have noticed…

— Ruth Sawyer

True stories, autobiographical stories, like some novels, begin long ago, before the acts in the account, before the birth of some of the people…

— Harold Brodkey

I am definitely a storyteller, but probably not a traditional Storyteller.

— James Welch

A storyteller is basically what actors and writers are.

— Bruce Boxleitner

I do think any modern storyteller is influenced by the stories we all grow up with and become familiar with, our shared cultural narratives.

— Ian Doescher

The storyteller is one who comes bearing a great and lasting gift.

— Edward Eggleston

I think there are people who are born storytellers. I think of someone like T. C. Boyle or Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I think really,…

— David Shields

Human beings have always told their histories and truths through parable and fable. We are inveterate storytellers.

— Beeban Kidron

“If we look at some of the most celebrated or prolific story originators of all time, we find among them a surprising number of…

— Sacha Coward

“Storytellers have as profound a purpose as any who are charged to guide and transform human lives. I knew it as an ancient discipline…

— Nancy Mellon

Part of the responsibility of being a modern storyteller is understanding modern audiences and trusting what they can handle. It's not just settling into…

— Colman Domingo

We understand ourselves through stories, by making stories out of our lives. Storytellers give people structure with which they can begin to look at…

— Bill Harley