1,265 Quotes About Storytelling

The writer should find his style and voice in language, and train his mind into using the short or common words that his ego would not make him remember. In writing, you are selling a story, not words, to the readers.

You have faith in this story. You long for the day you become part of it.

Stories were ruthless creatures and sometimes fattened themselves on bloody happenings.

Whenever I'm feeling like a terrible person or a terrible parent, it's usually not because I'm truly terrible but *because I am telling myself a bad story about me.* Stories are powerful things. Tell yourself a story often enough, and it can start to shape your reality.

Stories don’t discriminate between reality and fiction. A story is a story – a chain of thought that forms a narrative. A narrative that greases the wheels of the constantly moving human mind; at times even forcing a change of track. Fiction may not be real but its impact definitely is. Generations of ‘real’ humans will live and die and still not have the sort of impact a fictional character like ‘Harry Potter’ has. The right story, at the right time – can change the world forever.

We tell the story of our grief for two reasons: first, to solidify in our brains and hearts that life without our loved one is our new reality; and second, to realize that we are not alone. Just as grief is not a one-time event, telling the story of our loss is not a one-time event, either. We must share the story of what happened, to make sense of it for ourselves and to connect with others who are experiencing similar pain.

The story becomes clearer with time.

Diyeceğim, bizim halkımız, sokağa on yılda bir dökülür. İnançları ve parası değer düşümüne uğratıldığında.Her on yılda bir, kılığı da değişir. Düşüşü kolaylaştıran yabancı-unsurlardan birtakım özellikler kaptığından.

Roz is telling a story. That's what they will do, increasingly in their lives: tell stories. Tonight their stories will be about Zenia.