Comparison Quote by David Guterson

There is what I would call the hero journey, the night sea journey, the hero quest, where the individual is going to bring forth…

— Joseph Campbell

A good story is always a journey. It is about taking the journey, the people the hero meets along the way and how they…

— Michael Scott

All great literature is one of two stories; a man goes on a journey or a stranger comes to town.

— Leo Tolstoy

If you think of all the enduring stories in the world, they're of journeys. Whether it's 'Don Quixote' or 'Ulysses,' there's always this sense…

— Robyn Davidson

Good stories must travel through conflict. And in epic stories, the conflict must become unbearable.

— Donald Miller

'Journey' was very much inspired by Joseph Campbell's work for 'The Hero's Journey,' but, from among his works, I like 'The Power of Myth'…

— Jenova Chen

“The journey had been long and dangerous, and along the way he had met countless travelers, many of whom were so amazing that they…

— Jason Carter Eaton

Stories twist and turn and grow and meet and give birth to other stories. Here and there, one story touches another, and a familiar…

— Marcus Sedgwick

I like any story that starts one place and really takes a huge journey to a whole new place; that people in their life…

— Amy Smart

Outside of my family, I was always inspired by true heroic stories of leadership and survival. For example, the story of the Shackleton expedition,…

— Christina Koch

The type of stories I write are about young people grappling with the biggest problems in their lives, often problems that are bigger than…

— Morris Gleitzman

Strip away the morphing landscapes and rips in the space-time continuum, and my stories are about things that novels have always been about: love…

— Steve Erickson