Life Quote by Lisa Tracy

“What we put in and leave out of our stories tells us something about who we are.”

— Eddie S. Glaude Jr

“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

“I never think of stories as made things; I think of them as found things. As if you pull them out of the ground,…

— Stephen King

“Without stories, how do we know who we are? How can we imagine who we can be?”

— Kate Cann

“I’ve always had some kind of connection to the things I’ve owned. Losing them left me feeling bereft because they were linked to everyone…

— Amy Huntley

“Stories help shape the way we see ourselves in the world. They help tell us who we can be and what we can achieve.”

— Nicola Yoon

“Stories tell us who we are. They… Inspire us. Connect with us. Animate our reasoning process. Give us permission to act. Fire our emotions.…

— John C. Maxwell

“How objects are handed on is all about story-telling. I am giving you this because I love you. Or because it was given to…

— Edmund de Waal

“I feel like these characters, these places, these beings and plots, and even these inanimate objects are counting on me for survival. It’s my…

— Nicholas Trandahl

“Maybe story is just for the assembling of things -- history, imagination, fact -- without which . . . our lives will dissipate, losing meaning and coherence.”

— Katharine Haake

“Stories matter. They shape our lives, expectations, and dreams. They are the warp and weave of our human existence, binding us into a fabric…

— Bascomb James

“That’s the nature of stories. No one ever gets to know the entire thing. We just get to know the parts we have to…

— Seanan McGuire