Quote by Stephen Apkon

“Stories tell us who we are. They… Inspire us. Connect with us. Animate our reasoning process. Give us permission to act. Fire our emotions.…

— John C. Maxwell

“Stories are vehicles for conveying who we are, what is important, and what ought to be done..”

— David Vermette

“Story always tells us more than the mere words, and that is why we love to write it, and to read it.”

— Madeleine L'Engle

“Man is the Storytelling Animal, and that in stories are his identity, his meaning, and his lifeblood.”

— Salman Rushdie

“So I believe in the redeeming power of stories, I believe that stories are incredibly important, possibly in ways we don't understand, in allowing…

— Neil Gaiman

“so we had to tell our stories and they were stories.”

— Charles Bukowski

“...stories want to be told. Stories have a power of their own ... you can't write a story until you've felt it. Breathed it…

— Angelica Banks

“We are our stories.”

— Barry Veret

“Stories often project the best that humanity has to offer. If only we could live up to our stories.”

— Wayne Gerard Trotman

“...reaction speaks to the necessity of encountering stories at precisely the right time in our lives.”

— Gabrielle Zevin

“We owe it to each other to tell stories, as people simply...”

— Neil Gaiman

“I love the process of creating a story that will resonate in my readers lives ~ either inspiring them, educating them, or entertaining them.”

— Kathryn Albright