1,265 Quotes About Storytelling

All art is a form of vulnerability because at least part of the artist goes into the piece.

I have the heart of an artist and the soul of a writer.

Be an artist; you can get away with anything.

I'll tell you something, though. I did not hate the lurid dreams. The best of them had an emotional reality, a core of honest sensation, that brought me nearer to aesthetic truth than did the stuff that the literati were always fussing about. Art, I believe, is where you find it.

Stories have been essential to human survival since prehistory: at their most base, they are how we communicate both threats and opportunities. They are how the subconscious sorts through problems as we rest; through the narratives that are dreams, we can go on and address life’s travails. Literature refines these functions, elevates them to the spiritual realm.

Create a world in front of your readers where they can taste, smell, touch, hear, see, and move. Or else they are likely going to move on to another book.

Dreams are good at playing with your memory. They love leaving no trace behind and hate to show up once again in the morning.

Doubt is a question mark; faith is an exclamation point. The most compelling, believable, realistic stories have included them both.

The difference between real life and a story is that life has significance, while a story must have meaning.The former is not always apparent, while the latter always has to be, before the end.