#tellin

The life of the hero of the tale is, at the outset, overshadowed by bitter and hopeless struggles; one doubts that the little swineherd will ever be able to vanquish the awful Dragon with the twelve heads. And yet, ...truth and courage prevail and the youngest and most neglected son of the family, of the nation, of mankind, chops off all twelve heads of the Dragon, to the delight of our anxious hearts. This exultant victory, towards which the hero of the tale always strives, is the hope and trust of the peasantry and of all oppressed peoples. This hope helps them bear the burden of their destiny. ↗

— Gyula Illyés

#heroes #hungarian #story-telling #victory #courage

I resent Washington telling states, or the residents of those states, what to do and what to think. ↗

— Luis Fortuno

#resent #residents #states #telling #think

If you run an Internet search on Vietnam and the war, most of the information you get begins at about 1962. I think this is telling. It is missing the whole period that led up to the reasons the war happened in the first place. ↗

— Brendan Fraser

#begins #first #get #happened #i

We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination. ↗

— Muammar al-Gaddafi

#american people #courage #determination #patience #people

We are not the originators of the story. I think it's actually the opposite when you're an actor. You're telling somebody else's story. ↗

— Jessica Lange

#actually #else #i #i think #opposite

Artists should always think of themselves as cosmic instruments for storytelling. ↗

— Ted Lange

#artists #cosmic #instruments #should #storytelling

I know the crew so well, so I forget I'm being filmed. It's like cooking with a friend in the kitchen - you're talking, as you do, and maybe you're telling her about this wonderful way to prepare lamb chops - it's more natural, more honest. ↗

— Nigella Lawson

#being #chops #cooking #crew #filmed

When you're young, you think you can do anything, and that was really a gift. That's why I can never understand someone telling me 'no' today. 'No' just isn't an option. ↗

— Sandra Lee

#gift #i #i can #just #me

With any sci-fi fantasy storytelling, you must have rules be very clear, otherwise you lose people, like 'OK, they can fly; now they can't fly.' ↗

— Melissa Rosenberg

#clear #fantasy #fly #like #lose

Telling us to obey instinct is like telling us to obey 'people.' People say different things: so do instincts. Our instincts are at war... Each instinct, if you listen to it, will claim to be gratified at the expense of the rest. ↗

— C. S. Lewis

#different #different things #each #expense #gratified