Beginning Quote by Doris Lessing

Humanity's legacy of stories and storytelling is the most precious we have. All wisdom is in our stories and songs. A story is how…

— Doris Lessing

We are shaped by stories from the first moments of life, and even before. Stories tell us who we are, why we are here,…

— Daniel Taylor

...we all want to hear stories, from the moment we are born to the moment we die. Stories connect our little lives with the…

— Henri Nouwen

By nature, human beings search for ways to make sense and meaning out of their lives and their world. One way that we make…

— Susan Campbell Bartoletti

A story is how we construct our experiences.

— Doris Lessing

“We come to know ourselves only through stories. We listen to the stories of others, we inherit the stories of those who came before,…

— Camilla Gibb

Over and over, we start our own tales, compose our own stories, whether our lives are short or long. Until at last all our…

— Cameron Dokey

Our stories arise from our hearts and our souls. In this sense, telling our stories becomes a sacred gesture, opening a clear way to…

— Susan Wittig Albert

Some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the…

— Gilda Radner

“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

“Storytelling is an ancient art. The lucent vibes of stories express what we cannot articulate directly. When we hear someone’s story, we respond to…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

“Because stories are how we share our lives and what we truly mourn when they are lost. Stories are what connect us to our…

— Grace Lin