Book Quote by Walter Scott

“I believe that we need good tale-tellers now, as much as we did when the oral tradition was the only way that they were…

— Alan Lee

Those who travel heedlessly from place to place, observing only their distance from each other, and attending only to their accommodation at the inn…

— Lord Chesterfield

Stories are verbal acts of hospitality.

— Eugene H. Peterson

If the story-teller is to nourish the roots of his culture, society must set him free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

— Mahesh Bhatt

“This is what fools people: a man is always a teller of tales, he lives surrounded by his stories and the stories of others,…

— Jean-Paul Sartre

People take what they need from the stories they hear. The tale is often wiser than the teller.

— Susan Fletcher

“When many story-tellers occupy themselves with a social world which offers no great variety of lively action, their stories will probably resemble one another…

— Mary Lascelles

Telling purposeful stories is interactive. It's not a monolog. Ultimately, purposeful tellers must surrender control of their stories, creating a gap for the listener(s)…

— Peter Guber

With short stories, the story-teller must have a story to tell, not merely some sweet prose to take out for a walk

— Herbert Gold

“I believe stories have a will of their own, one that surpasses in volition that of their teller. In realms of Storytelling, stories control…

— Ibraheem Hamdi

“Storytellers are individuals who enjoy creating a holiday for the mind.”

— Linda Daly

Story is a relationship between the teller and the listener, a responsibility. After the listening you become accountable for the sacred knowledge that has…

— Terry Tempest Williams