Faith Quote by Jeff VanderMeer

“I should acquaint the reader with the basic principles of the mythology I adhered to then. I believed . . . that inanimate objects…

— Stanisław Lem

“So I believe in the redeeming power of stories, I believe that stories are incredibly important, possibly in ways we don't understand, in allowing…

— Neil Gaiman

“that the stories we tell about things, and thus the beliefs we have about their history and their nature, shape our experience of them, and…

— Robert Wright

“What makes a truly good story is its ability to be close enough to reality to be believable, yet far enough away to keep…

— Rosi S. Phillips

“My story isn't sweet and harmonious, like invented stories. It tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all…

— Herman Hesse

“the best stories are the ones that leave the reader better than they were. And the best of those nurture both our minds and…

— A.G. Riddle

“My father never told us how the stories worked. He didn't reveal the layers, the nuggets of information, the fragments of truth and fantasy.…

— Tahir Shah

“Stories are a basic constituent of human life; they are, in fact, one key element within the total construction of a worldview. I”

— N.T. Wright

“Stories give you a way to see things. A way to understand the events of your life. Even if you don't realize it while…

— Matthew Kirby

“We may just be specters in this world, but our stories, if they are remembered and retold, become real and solid and alive... Once…

— Candace Fleming

“The importance of a story doesn't merely lie in the development of its plot and the characters involved in it, but in its exploration…

— Gulzar

“Belief is the enemy of a storyteller”

— Rabih Alameddine