Quote by Siri Hustvedt

“Stories help shape the way we see ourselves in the world. They help tell us who we can be and what we can achieve.”

— Nicola Yoon

“We are all the heroes of our own stories, and one of the arts of perspective is to see yourself small on the stage…

— Rebecca Solnit

“The best stories come from deep within us and are of us. Either our inner child comes out to play and makes all things…

— Judith Kohnen

“There is an element of peace in believing that we’re only players on a stage, acting out stories directed by someone else.”

— Jill Santopolo

“we compose our life in stories we tell ourselves”

— john j geddes

“We all create the stories we need to survive”

— Kameron Hurley

“Without stories, how do we know who we are? How can we imagine who we can be?”

— Kate Cann

“Most importantly, of course, we all care intensely for the narrative of our own life and very much want it to be a good…

— Daniel Kahneman

“We come to life in the middle of stories that are not ours.”

— Paul Elie

“Storytelling is an escape from the jail of the self, leading to the ultimate adventure--seeing life through the eyes of another.”

— Tobias Wolff

“Stories are a basic constituent of human life; they are, in fact, one key element within the total construction of a worldview. I”

— N.T. Wright

“Without stories, we wouldn't be human beings at all”

— Philip Pullman