Common Quote by Dorothea Benton Frank

Stories bring us together. We can talk about them and bond over them. They are shared knowledge, shared legend, and shared history; often, they…

— Maria Konnikova

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

The stories we tell about each other matter very much. The stories we tell ourselves about our own lives matter. And most of all,…

— Jessica Jackley

To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone…

— Joyce Maynard

Some stories we know well and some we learn as we go. Being able to shape and share these stories into new perspectives and…

— Garth Kravits

Stories are the things that allow us to persuade each other that we're human.

— Neil Gaiman

I love storytelling. I love stories, and I love the way in which we connect through stories.

— Nicole Kidman

Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact.

— Robert McKee

You have only so many chances to tell stories. I didn't want to be forever wedded to one form of storytelling when there are…

— Michael Koryta

No, the thing is, we all love storytelling, and as a writer you get to tell stories all the time.

— Joyce Carol Oates

A story is how we construct our experiences.

— Doris Lessing

I just think that good stories are stories that reflect ourselves back at us and each other.

— Elisabeth Moss