Quotes About Story

Notice how the crucible of the story changes those who listen to it, those who are within it, and the person who is telling it, all at the same time.

Strange how a story sometimes seems to end just how it started, in a circle.

Please do not blame the story. The story cannot help itself. We do not realise it at the time, but sometimes the story we are all a part of is not just a story about Vikings and islands and dragons. It is a story about growing up. And one of the things about growing up, one of the inescapable, inevitable laws, is that one day... one day... one day... it is going to happen. I am sorry, but it's true.

A dystopian story must not merely be dystopian; it must also be a story. Premise can only get you so far.

Never trust the teller, trust the tale.

Non fidatevi mai dell'artista. Fidatevi del racconto.

People remember. And when a message is a mission, they will tell your story to anyone who will hear it—even a stranger at an airport.

All things in this world are historical.

The World is a very old place, so you'll never be able to tell a completely original story

Enough - the Centenarian's story ends; The two, past and present, have interchanged; I myself, as connector, as chansonnier of a great future, am now speaking.

When you see a filmmaker getting too fancy... you can bet he's worried either about his story or his ability to tell it.

Steve and I spent a lot of time on the packaging, said Ive. I love the process of unpacking something. You design a ritual of unpacking to make the product feel special. Packaging can be theater, it can create a story.

You shouldn't whitewash it. He's good at spin, but he also has a remarkable story, and I'd like to see that it's all told truthfully.

We all—in the end—die in medias res. In the middle of a story. Of many stories.

shaping some of the greatest technological innovations of our time." —The Washington Post "A wonderfully robust biography that not only tracks Jobs's life but also serves as a history of digital technology. What makes the book come alive, though, is Isaacson's ability to shape the story as a kind

It was a story filled with the most unhappy, mean characters that I've ever seen.

serves as a history of digital technology. What makes the book come alive, though, is Isaacson's ability to shape the story as a kind of archetypal fantasy: the flawed hero, the noble quest, the holy grail, the

each moment is not distinct but instead contains connections to a narrative.

This biography is essential reading." —The New York Times, Holiday Gift Guide "A superbly told story of a superbly lived life.

is an unflinching biography of a manifestly great man. . . . Steve Jobs's life was a great story with a near mythic arc, and Isaacson captures it well . . . the book moves at a fast pace with a great eye for detail. . . . Isaacson is perceptive and original.

Journeys are fundamentally the same: they begin in the mind, with the image or the story that inspires them in the first place, and finish in the world.

The most important lesson I've learned as a writer is that practice of the art is something I must exercise every day. The reason for this constant training is that any idea worth discovering is bigger than my head. The twists and turns, story and plot, characters and character development of a novel cannot be held in a single thought or even in a train of thought. This novel takes up a lot of space and needs room to breathe and evolve.

discontinuity also allows us to choose the best camera angle for each emotion and story point, which we can edit together for a cumulatively greater impact.

Are you Satan? Satan was just a story. I am Karnak.