Quotes on storytelling

“The purpose of a storyteller is not to tell you how to think, but to give you questions to think upon.”

“[I]t is the wine that leads me on,the wild winethat sets the wisest man to singat the top of his lungs,laugh like a fool – it drives theman to dancing... it eventempts him to blurt out storiesbetter never told.”

I could write the story of your life with my heart.

If you don't like someone's story, write your own.

A good story is a promise, a commitment, a relationship. It gives, and it takes, and it gives again.

An untold story is a treasure waiting to be unearthed.

Our stories are the songs of our people; to forget them is to silence our history.

We are all stories in the end. Just make it a good one.

I like to think of myself as a storyteller who happens to write screenplays.

The writer is the one who knows the least about the story and the characters.

Every story has a beginning, a middle, and an end; but that doesn’t mean it’s linear.

The best stories are the ones that reflect the truth of who we are.

We are not just our illnesses; we are the stories we tell about ourselves.

When we tell our stories, we give our lives meaning.

To be a good storyteller, you must be a good listener.

We are all storytellers; the only difference is how we choose to tell our stories.

We are all storytellers; the only difference is how we choose to tell our stories.

We all have a story to tell, and it's never too late to begin.

Every artist is a storyteller, whether they realize it or not.

We are all born storytellers; it is in our nature to share experiences.

Don’t be ashamed of your story. It will inspire others.

Your past is just a story, and once you realize this, it has no power over you.

Every story has the power to change someone’s life, including yours.

What is drama but life with the dull bits cut out.

A good director is a good storyteller.

The director is the chief storyteller, and a good director makes a good movie.

You have the power to create your own story.

There is power in sharing our stories.

There is nothing more powerful than a story.

The stories we tell shape who we are.

We must challenge the norms and tell the stories that matter.

Every character has a story that deserves to be told.

Through storytelling, we connect the threads of humanity.

Every story has its roots in truth, no matter how fantastical.

Every child is a storyteller waiting to be heard.

There is no real ending. It’s just the place where you stop the story.

Maybe it’s not about the happy ending. Maybe it’s about the story.

If you want a happy ending, it depends on where you stop the story.

Good storytelling is about balance: enough clues to keep readers engaged but enough mystery to keep them guessing.

A satisfying ending is one that feels inevitable, yet surprising.

Every character has a secret, and often, it’s the secret that drives the story.

In comics, the magic happens when the visual and the story work together.

The only way to know the truth of a person is in the context of his or her life story.

The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story.'

The most powerful words in English are 'Tell me a story.'

In every good story, every protagonist suffers. No hero is made of easy victory.

Poetry is a kind of storytelling that can be more authentic than any kind of history or any account of an event.

In every great story, there is always something deeper at work. It is not just the plot, but the underlying meaning that makes it resonate with us.

As an actor, your job is to serve the story, not your ego.

Where there's a will, there's a detective story.