Ancient art Quote by Erika Eichenseer

“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

“The storyteller has always been a valuable member of society. Even in prehistoric times when men hunted wild beasts and lived in caves they…

— D.E. Stevenson

“Narrative is an open-ended invitation to ethical and poetical responsiveness. Storytelling invites us to become not just agents of our own lives, but narrators…

— Richard Kearney

I've always been a big believer that you can use the elements of storytelling to bring the reader along and to hopefully illuminate a…

— David Grann

Storytelling, a primitive art, is as old as the beginning of mankind. People want to receive what's out there in the form of stories,…

— Lee Gutkind

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

Storytelling is an ancient and honorable act. An essential role to play in the community or tribe. It's one that I embrace wholeheartedly and…

— Russell Banks

To refrain from storytelling is perhaps one of the highest forms of respect we can pay. Those people, with no stories to circle them,…

— Ben Marcus

Stories are attempts to share our values and beliefs. Storytelling is worthwhile when it tells what we stand for.

— Simon Sinek

I grew up in a society with a very ancient and strong oral storytelling tradition. I was told stories, as a child, by my…

— Khaled Hosseini

Anybody working on storytelling has my respect.

— David Cage

Stories are at the very heart of being human; they talk about where we're from, where we are, and where we're going. They're like…

— Bill Harley