#stories

Animals make us Human. ↗

— Temple Grandin

#heroism

A novel, in which all is created by the author's whim, must strike a more profound level of truth, or it is worthless." "And yet, I have heard you say that any novel that relieves your ennui for an hour has proved its usefulness." "You have a good memory. It must have been ten thousands of years ago that I uttered those words." "And if it was?" "In another ten thousand, perhaps I will agree with them again." "In my opinion, the proper way to judge a novel is this: Does it give one an accurate reflection of the moods and characteristics of a particular group of people in a particular place at a particular time? If so, it has value. Otherwise, it has none." "You do not find this rather narrow?" "Madam—" "Well?" "I was quoting you. ↗

— Steven Brust

#novels #stories #literary-criticism

Stories are able to help us to become more whole, to become Named. And Naming is one of the impulses behind all art; to give a name to the cosmos, we see despite all the chaos. ↗

— Madeleine L'Engle

#chaos #cosmos #identity #personality #stories

Stories are a different kind of true. ↗

— Emma Donoghue

#stories #life

Don't tell fish stories where the people know you; but particularly, don't tell them where they know the fish. ↗

— Mark Twain

#know #particularly #people #stories #tell

The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, don't necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older you get, the more you appreciate a good day versus a happy ending. You understand that life continues on the next day; the reality of things is what happens tomorrow. ↗

— Drew Barrymore

#because #continues #day #director #ending

There are some people who believe that these are not real stories with real people, but they actually are. ↗

— Samantha Bee

#believe #people #real #real people #some

When I was a teenager, 'Playboy' was the most interesting magazine in the world, and not just for the playmates. I liked the interviews and the stories, and all that, but nowadays most of the stuff in there doesn't interest me. ↗

— Chester Brown

#interest #interesting #interviews #just #liked

I can't help but laugh at all of you writing fake stories about me. I was not in any hit and runs. I don't drink so the DUI is false. ↗

— Amanda Bynes

#any #drink #fake #false #help

We should have stories in common, I found myself thinking. We should have stories, and jokes no one understands, and memories that we know will stay alive because neither of us will let the other forget. ↗

— Kamila Shamsie

#intimacy #longing #stories #friendship