Degrees Quote by Stephen King

You want the story to be about something, have some deeper meaning, but there is also an emotional, almost instinctual, element, which is, does…

— David Grann

I identified in a very deep way with the individuals I was writing about because the theme that runs through this story is of…

— Laura Hillenbrand

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

I decided to make myself a little less precious with my storytelling. I think you can see from the first three pieces in the…

— Lucy Corin

All stories interest me, and some haunt me until I end up writing them. Certain themes keep coming up: justice, loyalty, violence, death, political…

— Isabel Allende

The themes in my books, like in life, are about grace and redemption and you never know when they're going to show up and…

— Kate DiCamillo

“..[My friend Marco said]. essentially, humans are alive for the purpose of journey, a kind of three-act structure. They are born and spend several…

— Donald Miller

Our life always expresses the result of our dominant thoughts. It is an adventure, a storybook with each chapter a new tale. An unknown…

— Allie McLaughlin

The passion for the story is the wind in your narrative sails. Begin at the heart. We must hear the heartbeat of the story.…

— Patricia Lee Gauch

I tend not to know what the plot is or the story is or even the theme. Those things come later, for me.

— Michael Ondaatje

One of the remarkable qualities of the story is that it creates space. We can dwell in a story, walk around, find our own…

— Henri Nouwen

“Rites–of–passage stories…were cherished in pre–literate societies not only for their entertainment value, but also as mythic tools to prepare young men and women for…

— Terri Windling