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Narrative Quotes

Characters last. Beautiful writing lasts. A compelling narrative lasts. Art survives long after ideas go extinct Picture Quote #1

There are plenty of writers, past and present, from Shakespeare to Henry James to Lydia Davis, who test the limits of coherence and put pressure on current notions of accessible (and acceptable) narrative methods. To thrive and change and grow, any art needs this kind of pressure Picture Quote #1

As Christians we need to be patient, understanding, and kind. Instead of going on the attack, we can ask genuine questions. Instead of bristling when our narrative is summarily dismissed, we can carefully explain our way of seeing things. And when we are wrong, we won’t be afraid to say so Picture Quote #1

Your narrative may fail to grip if you haven’t taken any care to find out how well or badly your audience member is faring (or feeling) Picture Quote #1

When I started making dances in the 60s, narrative dance was sort of off the radar screen. What was important at the time in the avant-garde was minimalism Picture Quote #1

Going slowly [...] was the best way of being reminded that there is a relationship between Here and There, and that travel narrative was the story of There and Back Picture Quote #1

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The true history of Vietnamese civilian suffering does not fit comfortably into America’s preferred postwar narrative - the tale of a conflict nobly fought by responsible commanders and good American boys, who should not be tainted by the occasional mistakes of a few ‘bad apples’ in their midst Picture Quote #1

Fiction is optimistic or unrealistic enough to demand that there should be a meaningful narrative Picture Quote #1

We know the seductive alchemy of art. To transform private anguish into a narrative of truth, if not beauty; to make sense where there was none; to bring order out of chaos - these are the promises art makes Picture Quote #1

When you’re at your best, you’re analyzing yourself and becoming increasingly isolated from a broader narrative Picture Quote #1

Children, I mean, think of your own childhood, how important the bedtime story was. How important these imaginary experiences were for you. They helped shape reality, and I think human beings wouldn’t be human without narrative fiction Picture Quote #1

I’m not denying Christ by not being Christian. I’m a theist, which involves expanding on the Christ narrative Picture Quote #1

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There is a narrative behind every image. I often imagine being able to see the photographer standing behind the camera, or perhaps crouching or running with it Picture Quote #1

I don’t really have a drive toward being a director at all. Not that I wouldn’t rule it out, but I just don’t think my instincts lie necessarily in a very visual way. But I am very interested in storytelling, narrative and character development, so writing is something that I absolutely want to do Picture Quote #1

Writing a novel is an incredibly free experience. One puts one’s self in a narrative mode. You can go off in any direction - the past, the future, or go laterally, or include one’s own beliefs. It’s total freedom Picture Quote #1

You believe in God or statistics or the way your narrative differs from other people Picture Quote #1

I certainly believe you can write a narrative lyric or a lyrical narrative - why not a nyric or a larrative? Picture Quote #1

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The body of work I create combines traditional storylines and postmodern narrative strategies to approach themes such as belonging, identity politics and conflict, as well as the push towards - and resistance against - modernization Picture Quote #1

‘Breaking Bad.’ Because it’s the best American narrative fiction of the last ten years Picture Quote #1

At least in America, the narrative is I’m a Cannes favorite. But, in fact, I’ve had my best experience in Venice, both with the audience and the jury Picture Quote #1

You need to take the traumas and make them part of who you’ve come to be, and you need to fold the worst events of your life into a narrative of triumph, evincing a better self in response to things that hurt Picture Quote #1

Many Christians understand the Bible to be a collection of stories without an overarching narrative Picture Quote #1

But the biggest challenge overall was narrowing down the complex narrative elements into a clean and straightforward story while maintaining a sense of the cultural context that makes the film special Picture Quote #1

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Well technologically and so forth, it’s a breakthrough, and yet [Birth of a Nation,] it’s very white supremacist to the core in terms of the narrative content Picture Quote #1

My 50th birthday approaching felt like a big milestone to me. I’ve lived half a century. If I write about food and use my life as a fulcrum to move the story along, maybe I’ve lived long enough to fashion a narrative that has a happy ending Picture Quote #1

Documentary filmmaking has all the challenges and hardships of narrative filmmaking without any of the infrastructure or support. That’s both a blessing and a curse Picture Quote #1

The chief character in this narrative is the Caribbean Sea, one of the world’s most alluring bodies of water, a rare gem among the oceans, defined by the islands that form a chain of lovely jewels to the north and east Picture Quote #1

I first read ‘The Lord of the Rings’ as an adolescent. It’s a dense novel, a sprawling, complex monster of a book populated with a prolific number of characters caught up in a narrative structure that, frankly, does not lend itself to conventional storytelling Picture Quote #1

I grew up not reading fiction; I watched movies and read comic books, and one of the ways I taught myself to think about narrative was through film Picture Quote #1

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Characters last. Beautiful writing lasts. A compelling narrative lasts. Art survives long after ideas go extinct.... (Narrative Quotes) There are plenty of writers, past and present, from Shakespeare to Henry James to Lydia Davis, who test the limits of coherence and put pressure on current notions of accessible (and acceptable) narrative methods. To thrive and change and grow, any art needs this kind of pressure. (Narrative Quotes) As Christians we need to be patient, understanding, and kind. Instead of going on the attack, we can ask genuine questions. Instead of bristling when our narrative is summarily dismissed, we can carefully explain our way of seeing things. And when we are wrong, we won’t be afraid to say so. (Narrative Quotes) Your narrative may fail to grip if you haven’t taken any care to find out how well or badly your audience member is faring (or feeling). (Narrative Quotes) When I started making dances in the 60s, narrative dance was sort of off the radar screen. What was important at the time in the avant-garde was minimalism. (Narrative Quotes) Going slowly [...] was the best way of being reminded that there is a relationship between Here and There, and that travel narrative was the story of There and Back. (Narrative Quotes) The true history of Vietnamese civilian suffering does not fit comfortably into America’s preferred postwar narrative - the tale of a conflict nobly fought by responsible commanders and good American boys, who should not be tainted by the occasional mistakes of a few ‘bad apples’ in their midst. (Narrative Quotes) Fiction is optimistic or unrealistic enough to demand that there should be a meaningful narrative (Narrative Quotes) We know the seductive alchemy of art. To transform private anguish into a narrative of truth, if not beauty; to make sense where there was none; to bring order out of chaos - these are the promises art makes. (Narrative Quotes) When you’re at your best, you’re analyzing yourself and becoming increasingly isolated from a broader narrative. (Narrative Quotes) Children, I mean, think of your own childhood, how important the bedtime story was. How important these imaginary experiences were for you. They helped shape reality, and I think human beings wouldn’t be human without narrative fiction. (Narrative Quotes) I’m not denying Christ by not being Christian. I’m a theist, which involves expanding on the Christ narrative. (Narrative Quotes) In the digital universe, our personal history and its sense of narrative is succeeded by our social networking profile - a snapshot of the current moment. The information itself - our social graph of friends and likes - is a product being sold to market researchers in order to better predict and guide our futures. (Narrative Quotes) There is a narrative behind every image. I often imagine being able to see the photographer standing behind the camera, or perhaps crouching or running with it. (Narrative Quotes) I don’t really have a drive toward being a director at all. Not that I wouldn’t rule it out, but I just don’t think my instincts lie necessarily in a very visual way. But I am very interested in storytelling, narrative and character development, so writing is something that I absolutely want to do. (Narrative Quotes) Writing a novel is an incredibly free experience. One puts one’s self in a narrative mode. You can go off in any direction - the past, the future, or go laterally, or include one’s own beliefs. It’s total freedom. (Narrative Quotes) You believe in God or statistics or the way your narrative differs from other people (Narrative Quotes) I certainly believe you can write a narrative lyric or a lyrical narrative - why not a nyric or a larrative? (Narrative Quotes) The body of work I create combines traditional storylines and postmodern narrative strategies to approach themes such as belonging, identity politics and conflict, as well as the push towards - and resistance against - modernization. (Narrative Quotes) ‘Breaking Bad.’ Because it’s the best American narrative fiction of the last ten years. (Narrative Quotes) At least in America, the narrative is I’m a Cannes favorite. But, in fact, I’ve had my best experience in Venice, both with the audience and the jury. (Narrative Quotes) You need to take the traumas and make them part of who you’ve come to be, and you need to fold the worst events of your life into a narrative of triumph, evincing a better self in response to things that hurt. (Narrative Quotes) Many Christians understand the Bible to be a collection of stories without an overarching narrative. (Narrative Quotes) But the biggest challenge overall was narrowing down the complex narrative elements into a clean and straightforward story while maintaining a sense of the cultural context that makes the film special. (Narrative Quotes) Well technologically and so forth, it’s a breakthrough, and yet [Birth of a Nation,] it’s very white supremacist to the core in terms of the narrative content. (Narrative Quotes) My 50th birthday approaching felt like a big milestone to me. I’ve lived half a century. If I write about food and use my life as a fulcrum to move the story along, maybe I’ve lived long enough to fashion a narrative that has a happy ending. (Narrative Quotes) Documentary filmmaking has all the challenges and hardships of narrative filmmaking without any of the infrastructure or support. That’s both a blessing and a curse. (Narrative Quotes) The chief character in this narrative is the Caribbean Sea, one of the world’s most alluring bodies of water, a rare gem among the oceans, defined by the islands that form a chain of lovely jewels to the north and east (Narrative Quotes) I first read ‘The Lord of the Rings’ as an adolescent. It’s a dense novel, a sprawling, complex monster of a book populated with a prolific number of characters caught up in a narrative structure that, frankly, does not lend itself to conventional storytelling. (Narrative Quotes) I grew up not reading fiction; I watched movies and read comic books, and one of the ways I taught myself to think about narrative was through film. (Narrative Quotes)

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