Stories Quotes - Page 94

They suggested I should introduce an element of reincarnation in the story. At first, I thought that was silly. But then, this whole time dimension began to fascinate me.

Those who fail to reread are obliged to read the same story everywhere.

I think the main thing over time is that you gain confidence and are able to tell your story better and stronger.

And what it depends on, of course, is whether the story itself is worth the ethical compromise it requires and whether the competition is onto the story.

Why has Scandinavia been producing such good thrillers? Maybe because their filmmakers can't afford millions for CGI and must rely on cheaper elements like, you know, stories and characters.

Our stories about our own lives are a form of fiction, I began to see and become more insistent as we grow older, even as we try to make them come out in some other way.

Every person you meet has a lesson to teach, a story to tell and a dream to share.

I think of the author as somebody who goes into the marketplace and puts down his rug and says, 'I will tell you a story' and then he passes the hat.

To the question: How do the authors of sketches, stories and novels get along in life, the following answer can or must be given: They are stragglers and they are down at heel.

Our earliest poets were shamans. Today, as in the earliest times, true shamans are poets of consciousness who know the power of song and story to teach and to heal.

Story is about originality, not duplication

The universal erosion of values has lead to the universal erosion of story.

The Business story is designed to trigger the listener to take an effective action. If it doesn't, the story fails.

Stories are how we remember; we tend to forget lists and bullet points.

I like good stories above all else... and kickin' art really goes the final stretch to ensure a comic is good.

Many great horror stories are period pieces and English actors have a facility for historic characters.

Whats great about Freddy in this is when he gets to comment and manipulate the back stories and the fears of the characters - especially with Jason.

That's the whole story of my life: frustration. It's a chronic disease, and it's incurable.

He was intrigued by the power of words, not the literary words that filled the books in the library but the sharp, staccato words that went into the writing of news stories. Words that went for the jugular. Active verbs that danced and raced on the page.

You don't realize how little accuracy there is in network TV reporting until they cover a story in your hometown.

The fundamental story arc of the Bible is God is passionate about rescuing this world, restoring it, renewing it.

By the time I am nearing the end of a story, the first part will have been reread and altered and corrected at least one hundred and fifty times. I am suspicious of both facility and speed. Good writing is essentially rewriting. I am positive of this.

I looked back at some of my earlier published stories with genuine horror and remorse. I got thinking, How many extant copies might there be, who owns them, and do they keep their doors locked?

Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size.

Return to the fundamentals of politics - sell our story door to door.