Events Quote by Patrick Marber

I did not know if the story was factually true or not, but it was emotionally true [...].

— Richard Wright

The facts, however, are unimportant in fiction. It's not the events of my life that I mine, but the emotional experiences I've had.

— John Dufresne

All stories are true. But some of them never happened.

— James A. Owen

In order to deliver the emotional truth in the story, you have to include some of the literal truth.

— Theresa Breslin

Anything in which you're playing someone real does make you feel responsible for making the story as true as it can be.

— Georgina Campbell

“But it’s hard to say where experience ends and imagination begins. The story is by no means a true story. But the feelings in…

— Arundhati Roy

I'll find something in what I read that snags my imagination in emotional terms; it resonates with me for reasons more complicated than just…

— Jim Shepard

The life of a character should be an unbroken line of events and emotions, but a play only gives us a few moments on…

— Constantin Stanislavski

“All stories are true,” Skarpi said. “But this one really happened,”

— Patrick Rothfuss

Every day I learn something new, and, you know, you go through life's experiences, and if you can bring every experience at some point…

— Bradley Walsh

You're trying to dramatize events to tell a story most effectively. That doesn't mean the events aren't true, it just means you're making them…

— Mark Boal

A story always tells the truth about the true intention of the storyteller, regardless of the plot

— Unknwon