Quotes About Narrative

What would it have been like to live back then, when stories colored the world and even the sky listened?

Sometimes you've got a story you need to find the courage to tell.

The best fiction is true.

She had been mistaken - she was only the center to herself, as always, and a small player playing her part in someone else's story.

I had come to believe that there was something sacred in telling stories and telling them true.

My novel is about the history of the world, told from the point of view of a column of stone.

I'd much rather be greeted by a woman in a black bra who has a great story, than a man in black underwear who has no story at all.

Utopia retains throughout its long history the basic form of the narrative of a journey... First comes the picture of a happy people in a beautiful and well-ordered setting; then comes the lecture on how it all came about, how it works, and, by implication, how it might be made to work in the traveller's own society.

For every shrill and violent voice that throws itself in front of microphones and cameras in the name of God, there are countless lives of gentleness and good works who will not. We need to see and hear them, as well, to understand the whole story of religion in our world.

Abram spoke long into the night. His stories took shape slowly and deliberately

Men tell stories," I say. It is the truest, simplest answer to his question. "Women get on with it. For us it was a shadow war. There were no parades for us when it was over, no medals or mentions in history books. We did what we had to during the war, and when it was over, we picked up the pieces and started our lives over.

I can't help smiling at that. He is such an American, this son of mine. He thinks one's life can be distilled to a narrative that has a beginning and an end. He knows nothing about the kind of sacrifice that, once made, can never be either fully forgotten or fully borne. And how could he? I have protected him from all of that.

Pictures, even beautifully drawn pictures, that do not properly relate to one another in a narrative sequence do not make good comics.

Life is nothing but a cock and bull story, and one of the best of its kind.

Gli storici, scrisse Aristotele (Poetica, 51 b) parlano di quello che è stato (del vero), i poeti parlano di quello che avrebbe potuto essere (del possibile). Ma naturalmente il vero è un punto d'arrivo, non un punto di partenza. Gli storici (e, in modo diverso, i poeti) fanno per mestiere qualcosa che è parte della vita di tutti: districare l'intreccio di vero, falso, finto che è la trama del nostro stare al mondo.

We are stories, contained within the twenty complicated centimeters behind our eyes...

La confusione fra queste due diverse attività umane, inventare racconti e seguire tracce per trovare qualcosa, è l'origine dell'incomprensione e della diffidenza per la scienza di una parte della cultura contemporanea.

Memory is the most potent truth. Show me history untouched by memories and you show me lies.

La manera más eficaz de "reescribir" una vida es mezclar con descaro verdades con grandes mentiras

When no one is left to tell what happened, family histories keep their secrets.

las historias ayudan a los oyentes a establecer un vínculo emocional con el tema que se trata.

las historias sincronizan de hecho nuestra mente con las del público, lo que permite crear conexiones mucho más profundas e importantes que lo que nunca hemos experimentado antes.

The next time you face a skeptical audience, paint a picture of the villain before you introduce your product or service—the conquering hero. The villain/hero narrative simplifies the problem your idea solves and, if you use simple words, you might be surprised at just how quickly your idea catches on.

The Storyteller's Secret Storytellers who simplify complexity speak succinctly. They practice their pitch until they can tell a compelling story in as little as 60 seconds.