1,265 Quotes About Storytelling

Shame unravels our connection to others. In fact, I often refer to shame as the fear of disconnection - the fear of being perceived as flawed and unworthy of acceptance or belonging. Shame keeps us from telling our own stories and prevents us from listening to others tell their stories. We silence our voices and keep our secrets out fo the fear of disconnection.

The stories we tell about who we are as a nation, and the values that define us, are not fixed. They change as facts change. They change as the balance of power in society changes. Which is why regular people, not just governments, need to be active participants in this process of retelling and reimagining our collective stories, symbols, and histories.

The storyteller says, 'I am here. Does it matter?' The words that I found in these books were a person calling out from a page, 'I am worthy of being heard and you are worthy of hearing my story.' It seems simple but it's a bold declaration.

We shape the telling to fit the substance, rework the substance to support the design.

Storytelling unfolds mystery and magic.

The problem is never to find and know a little the people whose stories are interesting. There are too many stories. The great difficulty is to tell the stories. ~264, SA: Sh. Stories, 1962

Raccontami una storia, Pew. Che storia, piccola?Una a lieto fine?Non ne troverai una in tutto il mondo.Nessun lieto fine, dunque?Nessuna fine.

I can tell stories that will freeze the blood in your veins.

Mythology is like a game of Chinese Whispers. What goes in at one end of the human circle is rarely what emerges at the other end.