3,930 Quotes About Stories

I like the fact that kids are willing to be imaginative and go along with me when I'm telling strange tales.

The book she held had collapsed against her chest, planted like a shield between her tender heart and all that discouraged and despaired.

There's nothing ‛just’ about stories. Stories are the most real.

To imagine is to spark beauty in our thoughts.

When little Snugs looked out he saw that the roofs of the cottages, that nestled close to the lighthouse, were now completely white. At ground level, sleet was blowing over the garden, and along the paths. It wouldn’t be long before The Isle of Wight would be snow white – he was sure about that!

When the imagination takes over, the second hand could be the hour hand to a creator of stories.

Hers were gloriously improbable tales, stuffed with happy coincidences, eternal devotion, and the unwavering recognition of inner beauty.

To imagine oneself playing a role in an epic story is exhilarating, but to actually step into an epic story is terrifying. And the problem is that imagination might be safe, but being safe doesn’t write any stories worth reading.

We live in a world where bad stories are told, stories that teach us life doesn't mean anything and that humanity has no great purpose. It's a good calling, then, to speak a better story. How brightly a better story shines. How easily the world looks to it in wonder. How grateful we are to hear these stories, and how happy it makes us to repeat them.