Narrative Quote by James

I have a narrative, but you will be put to it to find it.

— Djuna Barnes

I will not go into a story unprepared. I will do my homework, and that's something I learned at an early age.

— Ed Bradley

I should like to write about what happens when fictive people encounter and are embellished by real people.

— Jean Giono

“Stories can educate, elevate, comfort, and afflict those who are too comfortable. They can create community. They can also drive people apart, justify unspeakable…

— Jonathan Shapiro

If you tell me, it's an essay. If you show me, it's a story.

— Barbara Greene

Don't have stories; have sentences.

— Gordon Lish

Don't leave you to go find your point of view and your story. You are all you have been given . . . this…

— Bret Lott

“Stories are vehicles for conveying who we are, what is important, and what ought to be done..”

— David Vermette

I don't want to insert myself into the story. I just want to give a useful analysis of it to help people come to…

— Rachel Maddow

“Write the story. Don't write sentences.”

— James Patterson

I can't be bothered with narrative. It takes too long for me to try to think of it.

— Fred Armisen

“If you you write with enough assurance and confidence, you’re allowed to do whatever you like. So write your story as it needs to…

— Neil Gaiman