Quotes About Stories

So dating is a great opportunity to hear someone else's stories. Listen to them actively and empathetically—and even share some of your own when it's appropriate—but don't kill the conversation with domination. Listening is a great way to find out if there's something worth pursuing in that person sitting across from you.

I go to the movies as I'd go to the dawn, / and the triumphs there, the things that are brought to light, / the large, sad lives of people not so different from me, their stories heard / through a tumbler held to the ear / and seen through a gauze of falling sand— / these are my triumphs; I am brought to light. — Denis Johnson, from "Movie Within a Movie," The Veil: Poems (Alfred A. Knopf, 1987)

Endings are the most important part of stories. They grow inevitably from the stories themselves.

We are always at our best when compassion enables us to recognize the unique pressures and singular stories of the people on the other side of our conflicts.

Just as this scale predicted the future health and happiness of the children in this study, so does knowing and telling our own stories of harm predict our future health and happiness in recovering from that trauma. When we know our stories and make sense of what has happened, we get connected to the larger story of our lives and its meaning. We become more resilient, we are able to handle stress, and we heal.

It's a good country for myths. Things seem to take root here.

Well, legends are many-legged beasties, aye? But they generally have at least one foot on the truth.

A duty, she said, holding his hand between her own. The duty of a survivor. Not everyone lives to be old, but if you do, I think you owe it to those who didn't. To tell the stories of those who shared your journey… for as long as they could.

The duty of a survivor. Not everyone lives to be old, but if you do, I think you owe it to those who didn't. To tell the stories of those who shared your journey…for as long as they could.

I think the city of Atlanta has a lot of stories from the woman's perspective.

I will do stories which most of the audiences like.

I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters.

The best, most creative, most authentic content and stories will win, will rise to the top.

I like to read everything, really, especially autobiographies.

'30 for 30s' are amazing. They're little documentaries and can be anywhere from half an hour to an hour-and-a-half - great sports stories.

As with the Trojans or the Tudors, there are many evergreen stories that we come back to again and again. I think history documentaries are as much about the present as they are the past.

I did some research into domestic violence, and there were some stories that will stay me with forever.

I remember all the way back in high school thinking about writing books. And, in fact, I've written a lot of stories. I've got dozens of stories I've written that no one's ever seen.

Most of the books I remember from my childhood were Dr. Seuss-type books. They were fun to read, but there wasn't a real story behind them.

There are some amazing people around who can tell stories about drag from the '60s and in New York, like the amazing club kid drag. About drag from around the world. So people should be asking questions and listening to stories.

With family dramas, it's hard to keep those stories alive.

I watch a lot of TV dramas.

My career has been driven with the hope of telling stories, as it helps me to judge people less.

My stories are character driven.