Brian Doyle Quote
But we [writers] are crucial. That is what I hope you have learned. We listen for and collect and share stories. Without stories there is no nation and no religion and no culture. Without stories of bone and substance and comedy there is only a river of lies, and sweet and delicious ones they are, too. We are the gatherers, the shepherds, the farmers of stories. We wander widely and look for them and gather them and harvest them and share them as food. It is a craft as necessary and nutritious as any other, and if you are going to be good at it you must double your humility and triple your curiosity and quadruple your ability to listen.
Brian Doyle
But we [writers] are crucial. That is what I hope you have learned. We listen for and collect and share stories. Without stories there is no nation and no religion and no culture. Without stories of bone and substance and comedy there is only a river of lies, and sweet and delicious ones they are, too. We are the gatherers, the shepherds, the farmers of stories. We wander widely and look for them and gather them and harvest them and share them as food. It is a craft as necessary and nutritious as any other, and if you are going to be good at it you must double your humility and triple your curiosity and quadruple your ability to listen.
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About Brian Doyle
Brian Doyle may refer to:
Brian J. Doyle (born 1950), former press secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security
Brian Doyle (baseball) (born 1954), former Major League Baseball infielder
Brian Doyle (Canadian writer) (born 1935), Canadian writer
Brian Doyle (rower) (1930–2008), Australian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics
Brian Doyle (footballer) (1930–1992), footballer and manager
Brian Doyle (Wexford hurler) (born 1991), Irish hurler for Shelmaliers and Wexford
Brian Doyle (Carlow hurler) (born 1989), Irish hurler for Erin's Own and Carlow
Brian Andre Doyle (1911–2004), Solicitor-General of Fiji, 1948–1951
Brian Doyle (rugby union) (born 1984), American rugby union player
Brian Doyle (American writer) (1956–2017), American writer and editor of Portland Magazine
Brian Doyle, Canadian criminal convicted for the murder of Catherine Carroll
Brian J. Doyle (born 1950), former press secretary of the US Department of Homeland Security
Brian Doyle (baseball) (born 1954), former Major League Baseball infielder
Brian Doyle (Canadian writer) (born 1935), Canadian writer
Brian Doyle (rower) (1930–2008), Australian rower who competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics
Brian Doyle (footballer) (1930–1992), footballer and manager
Brian Doyle (Wexford hurler) (born 1991), Irish hurler for Shelmaliers and Wexford
Brian Doyle (Carlow hurler) (born 1989), Irish hurler for Erin's Own and Carlow
Brian Andre Doyle (1911–2004), Solicitor-General of Fiji, 1948–1951
Brian Doyle (rugby union) (born 1984), American rugby union player
Brian Doyle (American writer) (1956–2017), American writer and editor of Portland Magazine
Brian Doyle, Canadian criminal convicted for the murder of Catherine Carroll