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“fiction has enabled us not merely to imagine things, but to do so collectively. We can weave common myths such as the biblical creation…

— Yuval Noah Harari

The truly unique trait of 'Sapiens' is our ability to create and believe fiction. All other animals use their communication system to describe reality.…

— Yuval Noah Harari

“Listening to Ella furiously and endlessly unfurl the yarns of the Mingus tales, I understood that the need to tell stories is deeply embedded…

— Aleksandar Hemon

writers are makers, not just transmitters, of myths. Literature offers not only myths but counter-myths, just as life offers counter-experiences - experiences that confound…

— Susan Sontag

Humans think in stories, and we try to make sense of the world by telling stories.

— Yuval Noah Harari

For most of human history, 'literature,' both fiction and poetry, has been narrated, not written — heard, not read. So fairy tales, folk tales,…

— Angela Carter

“I see folktales and myths as humankind's first stories. They are a kind of collective dreaming, filled with timeless symbols and images we can…

— Marianna Mayer

I think human beings wouldn't be human without narrative fiction.

— Paul Auster

“Fiction is very, very important," he said, his voice is rising. "Storytelling is how people learn. You get people to understand new cultures and…

— Kristine Grayson

The great thing about fiction is you can talk about things without being didactic about them, but hopefully forge a connection with people and…

— Lisa Joy

Telling a story is the way of exploring so many different things - human behavior, society, whatever existence.

— Yorgos Lanthimos

Stories are one thing that will be constant in life. Whether told, written, reenacted they are a fundamental part of human nature.

— Jessica Shirvington