Some of the best stories start out with a person who absolutely does not want anything to do with an adventure.
[W]e wouldn't want to read a book about a perfect character who never struggles with character flaws, a difficult past, or interpersonal conflict. Writers can powerfully connect with readers when they...
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Supposing an emperor was persuaded to wear a new suit of clothes whose material was so fine that, to the common eye, the clothes weren't there. And suppose a little boy pointed out this fact in a loud...
The world would be a sadder place without stories.
We read about you to be with you, to walk in someone else's shoes, to experience another life. Some of those lives are hard, and others are easy, but we're with you every step of the way. We read abou...
History is the stories we tell about the past.
To call up modern versions of the old stories, one has to go forth and live life. As a result then, one will have the challenge of not only living the story, taking it all in, but also interpreting it...
A story is inside of us all. Each word and sentence is alive and we grace the pages to keep it from dying.
The stories we pretend do not exist, are the stories that will haunt us till the end.
Stories carry things. A lesson or moral. Information or a take-home message.
Readers can surprise you. Many times, they notice layers in your stories, that even you were not aware of while writing.
The next best thing to christmas is...... a story worth reading.
The single thing all women need in the world is inspiration, and inspiration comes from storytelling.
[T]hat they may believe you, you must say it as obscurely as possible, just like that, simply in hints. You must only give them a peep of the truth, just enough to tantalize them. They'll tell a story...
Stories are one of the most powerful ways in which we communicate ideas among ourselves. They are the stuff that brings us together, the things we celebrate, the things we share with one another.
There are always two sides to a story.
Moral stories are always imaginary , but these stories induce real moral values in a human society .
Listen, and you will realize that we are made not from cells or from atoms. We are made from stories.
But she always kept on until the end. She knew, as i knew, that you don't stop a story half done. You keep on going, through heartbreak and pain and fear, and times there is a happy ending, and times...
The story became a cloud, and the cloud a sheet of rain, and rain fell throughout the empire.
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