3,930 Quotes About Stories

Everyone who tells a story tells it differently, just to remind us that everybody sees it differently

It's impossible to say a thing exactly the way it was, because of what you say can never be exact, you always have to leave something out, there are too many parts, sides, crosscurrents, nuances; too many gestures, which could mean this or that, too many shapes which can never be fully described, too many flavors, in the air or on the tongue, half-colors, too many.

We are the thoughts we choose to keep.

I just knew there were stories I wanted to tell.

You will never know the moon or stars, unless you breathe in their solar system and inspect it from many diverse vantage points as possible.

I left the bankbecause they wouldn’t deposit my cheque of poems.So I went to the store,but they didn’t acceptmy currency of words.So I boxed all my storiesand took them to charity.But they refused my donation and asked me to give blood instead.I opened the notebooks and made them look, 'What do you think I wrote these in?

God is up to something, but you will never know unless you figure out the difference between who is the messenger carrying your future and who is the person holding you back.

When you’re here, an i in the Ocean, you’re no longer waiting for something to happen or to change. When you’re here you have what you seek. Your heart opens to the gift you receive, that you are.

The very best children's stories are enjoyed by adults.