Quote by Patrick Ness

“That is almost always the way with stories. True to their very core, even when the events and the people in them are different.”

— S.E. Grove

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

— Katharine Haake

“Not all events are stories.”

— Scarlett Thomas

“The following is a true story. However, the characters, locations, situations, and events are entirely fictional.”

— Derek Fox

“We all tell our stories the way we want to. And sometimes those stories have nothing to do with reality.”

— Danielle Ganek

“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 all tell stories--to ourselves and to each other. Some of learn to tell only the most interesting bits.”

— Shannon Donnelly

“This world isn’t nearly as chaotic as our minds. Maybe that is why we tell stories.”

— Mitali Meelan

“...reaction speaks to the necessity of encountering stories at precisely the right time in our lives.”

— Gabrielle Zevin

“Events can seem random while you're living them, but when you look back, what do you see? A chain of coincidences? Plain old luck?…

— Justin Cronin

“To me, chance isn't random. The universe is bound by unseen threads. We have only to untangle them a little to see a pattern…

— Kathleen Tessaro

“and people could only make sense of complicated matters through stories. Likewise”

— Neal Stephenson