267 Quotes About Narrative

Sooner or later the Narrative will come for each of us.

When I say "narrative", I do not mean simply the plot, I mean considerably more. Plots and their shapes--the bare outlines of stories--were something I know J.R.R. Tolkien himself was interested in. When I was an undergraduate, I went to a course of lectures he gave on the subject--at least, I think that was the subject, because Tolkien was all but inaudible. He evidently hated lecturing, and I suspect he also hated giving his thoughts away.

Narrative is one of the best intoxicants or tranquilisers.

Narratives are the primary way in which we make sense of our lives, as opposed to, for example schema,cognition, beliefs, constructs. Definition of narrative include the important element of giving meaning to events and experiences over time by connecting them as a developing, continuing story.

I'm Godless. I've had to make my God, and my God is narrative filmmaking

Stories are different every time you tell them - they allow so many possible narratives.

I tried to control the narrative.

If Ive vividly laid out the narrative, the reader will come to his own conclusions.

Narrative is one of the best intoxicants or tranquilisers.