Cause and effect Quote by Lev Manovich

“Narrative, in short. is more than literature, it is the way we understand our lives. If literature merely supplied entertainment, then it wouldn't be…

— Robert N. Bellah

“Narratives are the primary way in which we make sense of our lives, as opposed to, for example schema,cognition, beliefs, constructs. Definition of narrative…

— Jacqui Stedmon

“Some cultures are pragmatic and prod their members to acquire possessions and power. Some are individualistic and urge their members to seek personal freedom…

— Timothy Keller

“culture. A culture is a people enacting a story.” “A people enacting a story. And a story again is …?” “A scenario interrelating man,…

— Daniel Quinn

“Story is the mechanism by which we live, express, understand, and evolve. Story is more than just equipment for living — it’s life itself.…

— Derek Rydall

The things we call cultures are dynamic, internally diverse, and their interpretation is internally contested among its members. Cultures are like ongoing conversations with…

— David Wong

The language of the culture also reflects the stories of the culture. One word or simple phrasal labels often describe the story adequately enough…

— Roger Schank

Storytelling is the greatest activity of any culture. Storytelling is how you build a family, how you pass along identity.

— Randall Wallace

We have in our head something called story grammar. We see the world as a series of episodes rather than logical propositions... In our…

— Daniel H. Pink

There's something in psychology called the narrative paradigm, which essentially means that we think of our lives as stories in which we are the…

— Aleksandar Hemon

Both individuals and societies tell themselves stories to simplify and make sense of the messy chaos of reality.

— Adam Curtis

“Yet a period’s character does affect individual character. Psychology, the study of what happens in our minds, is tightly interwoven with culture, the name…

— Joshua Wolf Shenk