Continuity Quote by Stanley Crouch

As a writer and as a reader, I really believe in the power of narrative to allow us ways to experience life beyond our…

— Kim Edwards

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

“Writing enables a person to build a protective barrier shielding them from an adverse environment, scrutinize their circumstances, and discover how to employ new…

— Kilroy J. Oldster

But writers experience the world and themselves in a unique way. We look for meaning. We see it even when we are not paying…

— Larry Brooks

“Violence is central in our lives, a constant and unavoidable reality. Experience is not a linear construct moving from one point to another -…

— Toi Derricotte

Any of us who listen to the news or listen to stories our neighbors tell are accustomed to violence. We have to decide then…

— Bonnie Jo Campbell

This unceasing interplay between experience and narrative is a uniquely human attribute. We are the storytellers, the ones who put life into words.

— Christina Baldwin

“One danger is, we might hurry through life, enduring event after event, in order to build our list of experiences. Our stock of stories.…

— Chuck Palahniuk

“Being a writer is an important job because we bring emotion and imagination into a world filled with endless, inane chatter.”

— Jennifer Probst

Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright's pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry of life…

— Maya Angelou

Writing is storytelling. No matter how you slice it, you're saying, 'Once upon a time.' That's what writing is all about.

— Mary Higgins Clark

Safety, reputation, their lives, their friends, and their world. Writers typically try to avoid that because it's not expedient.

— Christopher Bollen