Top Storytelling Quotes

To read fiction means to play a game by which we give sense to the immensity of things that happened, are happening, or will happen in the actual world. By reading narrative, we escape the anxiety tha...

Magician is the best storyteller in the world.

A thrilling story can be dull if told badly, but even the most mundane event can be elevated into a tale of epic scale by a good storyteller.

In the equation of life, the limit does not exist.

The Dreamer awakesThe shadow goes byThe tale I have told you,That tale is a lie.But listen to me,Bright maiden, proud youthThe tale is a lie;What it tells is the truth.

I think if a story has a message it should be incidental and accidental, otherwise it leans too close to indoctrination.

Magic is the most interesting art because people not necessarily want to learn to paint after they see a great painting, but they want to learn magic after they see a great magic effect.

Think like magician, present like magician and perform like magician.

I want to lay under the blanket of sky and laugh while the stars wink and we write our story.

First rate magician perform first rate magic effects, second rate magician performs third rate magic effects.

It might be most dramatically effective to begin the tale at the moment when Arnold Baffin rang me up and said, Bradley, could you come round here please, I think I have just killed my wife.

Once upon a time--which, when you come to think of it, is reallythe only proper way to begin a story--the only way that reallysmacks of romance and fairyland

Writing is something you do alone. Its a profession for introverts who want to tell you a story but don't want to make eye contact while doing it.

Comfort yields complacency. Break free.

The best stories are like the best burgers: big, juicy, and messy.

For a storyteller, an open ending leaves much room for imagination; for the inquisitive reader, however, it is a source of great anxiety.

Film is the ultimate canvas, the elixir of art, and the magic of life.

While what I write is always largely consistent with the records that remain I freely admit that where historical fact proves a barrier to invention, I simply move a detail a little one way or another...

Take a deep breath. Inhale peace. Exhale happiness.

Extend your vacation whenever possible.