2011 Quote by Walter Kirn

“Every story needs to be told in just the right way.”

— Thomas Ligotti

“I believe in letting the story speak for itself.”

— L.M. Fields

“Stories have the power to make people feel. To give a shit. To change their opinions. To change the world.”

— Chuck Wendig

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

— David Vermette

“People bind themselves into political teams that share moral narratives. Once they accept a particular narrative, they become blind to alternative moral worlds.”

— Jonathan Haidt

“Good stories are living texts, and when policies, laws, and social fads change, a good story remains evidence of not only what once was,…

— Nevien Shaabneh

“We create the story, and at the same time, the story is what sets us in motion.”

— Haruki Murakami

“Sometimes the rules of writing get in the way of a good story told.”

— Jason E. Hodges

“The narratives we create in order to justify our actions and choices become in so many ways who we are. They are the things…

— Cheryl Strayed

“Stories are not real life, stories are pieces of morality made entertaining.”

— Matthew Jarpe

“What matters isn't the stories themselves; it's how the stories end.”

— Nikki Haley

“Our stories are insistent. They will make themselves known, one way or another.”

— Laura Parrott Perry