Storytelling Quote by Samaire Provost Download Open image ““All myths have a basis in fact”” — Samaire Provost ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare Storytelling Zombies
“Myths have always been archetypal realities, that through history or legend, remind the human being of his origin, his destiny, and the meaning of… — Javier Cazañ Copy Share Image
“Our myths, our legends, aren't necessarily true, but they are truly necessary. They have to do with the way we interpret the world and… — Jo Walton Copy Share Image
“All myths are stories, but not all stories are myths: among stories, myths hold a special place.” — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
“The belief that myths are somehow less true than the symbolic dream we call 'reality' may be the greatest myth of all.” — Eric Micha'el Leventhal Copy Share Image
“Myths may not satisfy the demands of rationality or science, but they contain profound wisdom - provided one believes they do and is willing… — Devdutt Pattanaik Copy Share Image
“Myth could be as sustaining as reality - sometimes even more so.” — Alexander McCall Smith Copy Share Image
“A myth is an unverifiable and typically fantastic story that is nonethless felt to be true and that deal with a theme of some… — John Bierhorst Copy Share Image
“Myths are compost. They begin as religions, the most deeply held of beliefs, or as the stories that accrete to religions as they grow.” — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Myths are lies; but I believe in the power of myths the way I believe in rocks.” — S.M. Stirling Copy Share Image
“Anyway, it's a pretty good story," I said. "You have to admit." "Yeah?" He crumpled up the Kleenex, having dispatched the solitary tear. "You… — Michael Chabon Copy Share Image
“A disproportionate number of stories are love stories – and what is homosexuality but a special narrative of love?” — Christopher Bram Copy Share Image
If you do weave one-liners into a story, you have to have an overall story as well, otherwise it doesn't really count as narrative. — Tim Vine Copy Share Image
I have always been fascinated by the supernatural elements in stories, whether fairy tales, myths, film or literature. — Trudi Canavan Copy Share Image
When we read a story, we inhabit it. The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls. — John Berger Copy Share Image
Your job as a writer is to find storylines, narrative structures, and characters to show the things that you believe rather than saying them… — Philipp Meyer Copy Share Image
Beware of self-indulgence. The romance surrounding the writing profession carries several myths: that one must suffer in order to be creative; that one must… — David Brin Copy Share Image
“Societies everywhere have a tendency to construct a genealogically useful past for themselves in which desirable versions of their history are favored and unwanted… — Tudor Parfitt Copy Share Image
I'm not a fan of endless mystery in storytelling - I like to know where the mythology's going; I like to get there in… — Eric Kripke Copy Share Image
“We take creative license with the fictional narratives that become our memories. Anthologized, these are the tales that become the story of your life.” — Danielle Ganek Copy Share Image
