Quotes About Narratives

From the Cognitive Revolution onwards, historical narratives replace biological theories as our primary means of explaining the development of Homo sapiens

Since large-scale human cooperation is based on myths, the way people cooperate can be altered by changing the myths – by telling different stories.

Books make dangerous devils out of women.

These are my recollections. If you remember things differently, send me your version—but only if it's funnier.

An entire mythology is stored within our language.

Americans live not by facts, but by a lengthy list of myths.

But no matter what you call it, it seems that every couple has two stories- the edited one to be shared from the couch and the unabridged version, best left alone.

Every couple has two stories - the edited one to be shared from the couch and the unabridged version best left alone.

Change the game: 1. Adjust the arena. 2. Re-rig the rules. 3. Attack the plan. Change the story: 1. Describe the alternative. 2. Organize in narratives. 3. Make your fight a fable. Change the equation: 1. Act exponentially. 2. Act reciprocally. 3. Perform your power.

What a stupid attitude we have in this country to personal stories.

People, not just writers, are attracted to New Orleans because it's full of stories and listeners who love nothing better to do than to listen to them.

I'm disappointed by well-written novels that only deal with two or three people.

Stories are one of the means by which a culture preserves its identity.

President Trump not only lies with astonishing temerity and abandon, but those lies connect into equally false narratives that gin up the worst fears and prejudices of his base.

While I love to read contemporary fiction, I'm not drawn to writing it. Perhaps it's because the former journalist in me is too inhibited by the press of reality; when I think about writing of my own time I always think about nonfiction narratives. Or perhaps it's just that I find the present too confounding.

I want women and girls of African descent and of color to be able to not have to keep searching for stories about themselves.

Every child deserves to see themselves in stories they can enjoy, but it isn't the place of white people to decide how and why those stories are created and marketed.

I like those kinds of songs that have details that you remember and that have stories that mean something and that open up into different levels philosophically. I like those kinds of movies, and I like those kinds of books.

Anybody who's into Arthurian legends will appreciate that they are being re-told. The Arthurian legends have been developed and re-told over the years.

I like the differences between American and British television dramas.

I talk about being a 'what' to people. Like, being gay in mainstream society is a different kind of 'what' than being black. They don't always jive. It's confusing and leads to these really awkward personal stories that have just been in me for awhile.

The media doesn't create narratives, really. They're not that powerful. What they do is they tap into narratives that are already bubbling amongst their viewership or readership.

We have a rich cultural tapestry in Scotland, it's not that there's a lack of stories.

Tarot is just stories on cards.