Authority Quote by Peter Straub

“the characterization of actions allegedly prior to any narrative form being imposed upon them will always turn out to be the presentation of what…

— Alasdair MacIntyre

In constructing our narratives, we identify which particular events or experiences were formative or transformative. In telling our stories, we also claim some authority…

— Peg O'Connor

When you take charge of your own narrative, it gives you a handle on it.

— Liz Murray

“During the second half of the twentieth century, cross-fertilization among the disciplines of history, literature, sociology, and psychology led to scholarly awareness that historical…

— Miranda Wilcox

Narratives can be misconstrued.

— Jordan Poole

I think sometimes a narrative can come out of a single word.

— Ben Gibbard

Perhaps fiction has, for me, served a similar purpose--what is a narrative arc if not the imposition of order on disparate events?--and perhaps it…

— Curtis Sittenfeld

“narrative bias—a bias in that when given the option, you prefer to give and receive information in narrative format.”

— David McRaney

The purpose of narrative is to present us with complexity and ambiguity.

— Scott Turow

The power of narrative sort of defines something forever and ever.

— Rod Blackhurst

Narrative tension is primarily about withholding information,

— Ian Mcewan

I did have a feeling then that the culture of factuality was so dominating that storytelling had lost all its authority.

— E. L. Doctorow