“To survive, you must tell stories.”
— Umberto Eco“That's what fiction is for. It's for getting at the truth when the truth isn't sufficient for the truth.”
— Tim O'Brien“The point of stories is not that they are objectively true, but that the soul of the story is truer than reality. Those who mock fiction do so because they fear the truth.”
— Cassandra Clare“I wore your promise on my finger for one yearI'll wear your name on my heart til I dieBecause you were my boy, you were my only boy forever.”
— Coco J. Ginger“and yet her name was like a summons to all my foolish blood.”
— James Joyce“You're both the fire and the water that extinguishes it. You're the narrator, the protagonist, and the sidekick. You're the storyteller and the story told. You are somebody's something, but you are also your you.”
— John Green“You know why love stories have happy endings?” I shake my head.“Because they end too early,” she continues. “They always end right at the kiss. You never have to see all the bullshit that comes later. You know, Life.”
— Hank Moody“And there are really never endings, happy or otherwise.”
— Erin Morgenstern“Stories of imagination tend to upset those without one.”
— Terry Pratchett“Photographs are the reflection of untold stories, unseen beauties, unexpressed emotions, and the unheard songs of life.”
— Debasish Mridha“As the poets say, stories are truth told through lies.”
— Jessica KhouryWhat would there be in a story of happiness? Only what prepares it, only what destroys it can be told.
— André GidePeople create stories create people; or rather stories create people create stories.
— Chinua AchebeStories, like food, is a basic need of humanity.
— Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'oStories are the windows through which we understand the world. They are how we connect, how we heal, how we remember.
— Yvonne Adhiambo OwuorEvery generation must fight to claim their own stories and rewrite them in the ways that honor their truths.
— Yvonne Adhiambo OwuorThere is no longer a land of beginnings and endings. Time is a fiction, we are all stories, and we write ourselves anew with each experience.
— J.M. CoetzeeA good friend knows all your stories. A best friend helped you write them.
— UnknownA good friend knows all your stories. A best friend helped you write them.
— UnknownStories are like genes… They keep on going, keep on changing. They are a kind of virus, which needs a living host in order to survive.
— A.S. ByattI cannot bear not to know the end of a story. I would read backward, I would read the last page first. I believe in the forward progression of time, in a story.
— A.S. ByattThe mind is a repository for things we cannot remember, the stories we tell ourselves, the lives we might have lived.
— A.S. ByattStories have the power to bridge gaps between cultures and unite people.
— David BowlesStories have the power to heal.
— Lisa UngerThe best stories often come from the darkest places.
— Lisa UngerStories are a precious resource, and once they're gone, they're gone forever.
— Naomi NovikThe best stories are the ones that reveal something about the human condition.
— Aaron SorkinEveryone has a story worth telling, and sometimes it just takes the right listener.
— Abbi WaxmanLife is a tapestry of stories, and the threads we weave are our experiences.
— Abraham VergheseThe stories we tell ourselves are the stories we live.
— Abraham VergheseWe are all just stories in the end.
— Ada LimónSometimes the scariest stories are the ones that teach us the most.
— Adam GidwitzThe best stories linger long after the last page is turned.
— Adam GidwitzStories are like a mirror: they can reflect our fears, hopes, and dreams.
— Adam GidwitzWe tell stories to connect us to one another.
— Adam GidwitzStories allow us to experience what we may never encounter in real life.
— Adam GidwitzEvery story has a lesson; you just have to look for it.
— Adam GidwitzThe best stories are those that make you laugh and cry in the same breath.
— Adam GidwitzThe world is full of stories just waiting to be told.
— Adam GidwitzThrough stories, we can explore the darkest corners of our minds and the brightest parts of our hearts.
— Adam GidwitzWe are all just stories in the end. And if we are lucky, they are the kind we want to tell.
— Adam SilveraThe most beautiful stories are the ones that remind us of what it means to be human.
— Adam SilveraIn the end, we are all seeking connection through the stories we share.
— Adam ZagajewskiWe are shaped by the stories we tell ourselves.
— Adam ZagajewskiOur stories are the threads that bind us together.
— Adrian C. LouisOur stories are the threads that bind us together.
— Adrian C. LouisWe are the stories we tell ourselves.
— Adriana TrigianiEvery person we meet has a story that can inspire us.
— Adriana TrigianiThe reader is the only one who can complete the story.
— Alberto ManguelStories are our connection to the past and the future.
— Alberto Manguel