Becoming Quote by Madeleine L'Engle

We have to listen to other people's stories. That's the thing. And that's the only way that we eventually get to know ourselves.

— Colum McCann

And it's a human need to be told stories. The more we're governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more…

— Alan Rickman

We have, as human beings, a storytelling problem. We're a bit too quick to come up with explanations for things we don't really have…

— Malcolm Gladwell

I suppose the other thing too many forget is that we were all stories once, each and every one of us. And we remain…

— Charles de Lint

Our differences - in race, sexual preference, economic - have always been used as distractions to keep us divided. We get so wrapped up…

— Malcolm-Jamal Warner

Stories are the things that allow us to persuade each other that we're human.

— Neil Gaiman

Love stories require an obstacle between the lovers, something that keeps them from one another. You have to yearn for the love that can't…

— Todd Haynes

More people telling stories leads to more interesting perspectives in this world. I often think we wouldn't get to these political impasses if we…

— Reese Witherspoon

I think having a diversity of stories is important in also just spreading empathy and understanding. I think it's a really big part of…

— Nia DaCosta

If we are to prosper together in our increasingly small world, we must listen to -- and learn from each other's stories

— Queen Noor of Jordan

Because we humans find stories such fascinating things, it’s all too easy to get interested in the story for its own sake, and lose…

— Steve Denning

We, in America, love a story - we need a story to get involved in. But then everything becomes more about how the story…

— Brad Pitt