Quotes about Narrative
Indeed, we might all forget where we have been if we didn't have somebody to assemble and arrange the little blocks called facts from which history is constructed, artfully or less so.
— Jay Parini
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story.
— Mark Twain
Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.
— Joseph Campbell
God made (human beings) because he loves stories.
— Elie Wiesel
I'm a storyteller. I love to tell stories about brands. I love to tell stories, period. I like painting pictures through the words, and that's what I do.
— Gary Vaynerchuk
To be allowed, no, invited into the private lives of strangers, and to share their joys and fears, was a chance to exchange the Southern bitter wormwood for a cup of mead with Beowulf or a hot cup of tea and milk with Oliver Twist.
— Maya Angelou
The only thing you own is your story. Make sure it's a good one.
— Maya Angelou
Every change of scene requires new expositions, descriptions, explanations.
— Milan Kundera
To be a Christian means you become a part of the most significant story the world has ever heard. You don't become part of that without an ongoing questioning of what it means to become part of that.
— Stanley Hauerwas
The way I define 'intelligent design' is that when people started out, we wanted to make sense of the world we lived in, so we created stories about how things worked.
— George Lucas
The Bible is not only laws, it's also stories. It begins, 'In the beginning God created Heaven.' If I had written these words, I wouldn't have written anything else; it's just enough.
— Elie Wiesel
The truth is, if what we choose to do with our lives won't make a story meaningful, it won't make a life meaningful either.
— Donald Miller