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Story Quotes

I can’t think of a story that doesn’t have something terrible in it. Otherwise, it’s dull. So when I embarked into the world of picture books, my first thought was to do something about the dark Picture Quote #1

I don’t particularly like the idea that there’s an arc to the story and that therefore in this scene you have to convey this bit of information or emotion. I like more the feeling that, of course, there is a shape to the story, but that each scene should feel right, should be true at that moment, and that gradually you accumulate these moments of truth until you get enough of them together that it becomes a story that’s interesting Picture Quote #1

My first two novels were set in the past, and that freed me up in a lot of ways; it allowed me to find my way into my story and my characters through research Picture Quote #1

The process of open adoption is not discussed in the way it should be. Everyone I know who has adopted domestically has at least one tragic story. It was important to me to be able to describe those situations Picture Quote #1

I like to approach comedy from character, to have the stakes for the individuals in the story be very high Picture Quote #1

I’m trying to tell a story, to entertain. I try and do something that might just take people’s minds off their troubles Picture Quote #1

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Some of the screen’s best moments were realized because a director went against all reason, all logic. No matter how incredible a story seems, it can be made credible. If you feel an insane idea strongly enough, you’ve usually got something Picture Quote #1

I’ve been drawing my whole life. My mom says my sister and I were drawing by age 1. Animation seems a real, natural extension of drawing as a way of telling a story visually Picture Quote #1

Some documentaries are made by people who are driven more by one particular story, or have different backgrounds or ambitions, but I’m always looking for projects that let me be the best filmmaker I can be, and to be stretched and grow further Picture Quote #1

People see their own lives as stories; a lifelong story with a single hero or heroine... much contemporary unhappiness is due to the fact that people in high tech societies receive neither strong myths and stories from their culture nor the ability to construct their own... they lose the plot Picture Quote #1

It was important to me that the book didn’t comment on being a teenager, but felt instead like a story told by a teenager Picture Quote #1

The idea that you could stitch together every detail episode to episode and preserve continuity for the length of a season and tell a story while using no time cuts, no flashbacks, nothing but pure real time just seemed too difficult Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes there’s a disjoint between what works on the page and what works with visual story telling Picture Quote #1

There’s a structure to a detective story that I can easily understand. I understand playing that particular game. It’s like solving a puzzle. Or creating a puzzle Picture Quote #1

You find when you’re writing a detective story that you’re actually not trying to solve anything. You’re trying to stop the reader from solving the puzzle Picture Quote #1

I learned very quickly that the hard thing in life is to make good films. Technically, filmmaking is the camera and the actor telling the story and that’s what I’m more interested in doing Picture Quote #1

I always have to remember that I am the narrator, but it doesn’t have to be about me. A lot of songwriting is about trying to use what part of me is valid in telling the story. I don’t want to overcook it, you know? Sometimes it seems that’s really where the work is Picture Quote #1

I don’t want anyone reading my writing to think about style. I just want them to be in the story Picture Quote #1

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Storytelling is how we survive, when there’s no feed, the story feeds something, it feeds the spirit, the imagination. I can’t imagine life without stories, stories from my parents, my culture. Stories from other people’s parents, their culture. That’s how we learn from each other, it’s the best way. That’s why literature is so important, it connects us heart to heart Picture Quote #1

Pay and the story rolls,.. Steal and the story folds. No stealing from the blind newsboy Picture Quote #1

If you take my sayings and explode them in the air, they remain only sayings. But if you fit them together in their correct places, you will have the whole story Picture Quote #1

There’s no mastery to be had. You love the attempt. You don’t master a story any more than you master a river. You feel lucky to canoe down it Picture Quote #1

When I am working on a book or a story I write every morning as soon after the first light as possible. There is no one to disturb you and it is cold and you warm as you write Picture Quote #1

My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying... one must ruthlessly suppress everything that is not concerned with the subject. If, in the first chapter, you say there is a gun hanging on the wall, you should make quite sure that it is going to be used further on in the story Picture Quote #1

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Every so often my life will feel like a story. It doesn’t have to be a big thing; in fact, most often, it’s just the opposite Picture Quote #1

People have been telling me I’m a failure and that I’m doing it all wrong for 20 years now. Never trust anybody when they tell you how your story goes. You know your story. You write your own story Picture Quote #1

With watercolour, you can’t cover up the marks. There’s the story of the construction of the picture, and then the picture might tell another story as well Picture Quote #1

The word story is intended to alert the reader to the fact that, however closely the narrative may fit the facts, the fictional process has been at work Picture Quote #1

History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers with scars Picture Quote #1

I get letters from people about my work. The thing that pleases me most is that my work touches their feelings. In fact, they don’t talk about the paintings. They end up telling me the story of their life or how their father died Picture Quote #1

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I can’t think of a story that doesn’t have something terrible in it. Otherwise, it’s dull. So when I embarked into the world of picture books, my first thought was to do something about the dark (Story Quotes) I don’t particularly like the idea that there’s an arc to the story and that therefore in this scene you have to convey this bit of information or emotion. I like more the feeling that, of course, there is a shape to the story, but that each scene should feel right, should be true at that moment, and that gradually you accumulate these moments of truth until you get enough of them together that it becomes a story that’s interesting (Story Quotes) My first two novels were set in the past, and that freed me up in a lot of ways; it allowed me to find my way into my story and my characters through research (Story Quotes) The process of open adoption is not discussed in the way it should be. Everyone I know who has adopted domestically has at least one tragic story. It was important to me to be able to describe those situations (Story Quotes) I like to approach comedy from character, to have the stakes for the individuals in the story be very high (Story Quotes) I’m trying to tell a story, to entertain. I try and do something that might just take people’s minds off their troubles (Story Quotes) Some of the screen’s best moments were realized because a director went against all reason, all logic. No matter how incredible a story seems, it can be made credible. If you feel an insane idea strongly enough, you’ve usually got something (Story Quotes) I’ve been drawing my whole life. My mom says my sister and I were drawing by age 1. Animation seems a real, natural extension of drawing as a way of telling a story visually (Story Quotes) Some documentaries are made by people who are driven more by one particular story, or have different backgrounds or ambitions, but I’m always looking for projects that let me be the best filmmaker I can be, and to be stretched and grow further (Story Quotes) People see their own lives as stories; a lifelong story with a single hero or heroine... much contemporary unhappiness is due to the fact that people in high tech societies receive neither strong myths and stories from their culture nor the ability to construct their own... they lose the plot (Story Quotes) It was important to me that the book didn’t comment on being a teenager, but felt instead like a story told by a teenager (Story Quotes) The idea that you could stitch together every detail episode to episode and preserve continuity for the length of a season and tell a story while using no time cuts, no flashbacks, nothing but pure real time just seemed too difficult (Story Quotes) Sometimes there’s a disjoint between what works on the page and what works with visual story telling (Story Quotes) There’s a structure to a detective story that I can easily understand. I understand playing that particular game. It’s like solving a puzzle. Or creating a puzzle (Story Quotes) You find when you’re writing a detective story that you’re actually not trying to solve anything. You’re trying to stop the reader from solving the puzzle (Story Quotes) I learned very quickly that the hard thing in life is to make good films. Technically, filmmaking is the camera and the actor telling the story and that’s what I’m more interested in doing (Story Quotes) I always have to remember that I am the narrator, but it doesn’t have to be about me. A lot of songwriting is about trying to use what part of me is valid in telling the story. I don’t want to overcook it, you know? Sometimes it seems that’s really where the work is (Story Quotes) I don’t want anyone reading my writing to think about style. I just want them to be in the story (Story Quotes) Storytelling is how we survive, when there’s no feed, the story feeds something, it feeds the spirit, the imagination. I can’t imagine life without stories, stories from my parents, my culture. Stories from other people’s parents, their culture. That’s how we learn from each other, it’s the best way. That’s why literature is so important, it connects us heart to heart (Story Quotes) Pay and the story rolls,.. Steal and the story folds. No stealing from the blind newsboy (Story Quotes) If you take my sayings and explode them in the air, they remain only sayings. But if you fit them together in their correct places, you will have the whole story (Story Quotes) There’s no mastery to be had. You love the attempt. You don’t master a story any more than you master a river. You feel lucky to canoe down it (Story Quotes) When I am working on a book or a story I write every morning as soon after the first light as possible. There is no one to disturb you and it is cold and you warm as you write (Story Quotes) My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It is there that we authors do most of our lying... one must ruthlessly suppress everything that is not concerned with the subject. If, in the first chapter, you say there is a gun hanging on the wall, you should make quite sure that it is going to be used further on in the story (Story Quotes) Every so often my life will feel like a story. It doesn’t have to be a big thing; in fact, most often, it’s just the opposite (Story Quotes) People have been telling me I’m a failure and that I’m doing it all wrong for 20 years now. Never trust anybody when they tell you how your story goes. You know your story. You write your own story (Story Quotes) With watercolour, you can’t cover up the marks. There’s the story of the construction of the picture, and then the picture might tell another story as well (Story Quotes) The word story is intended to alert the reader to the fact that, however closely the narrative may fit the facts, the fictional process has been at work (Story Quotes) History is an illogical record. It hinges on nothing. It is a story that changes, and has accidents, and recovers with scars (Story Quotes) I get letters from people about my work. The thing that pleases me most is that my work touches their feelings. In fact, they don’t talk about the paintings. They end up telling me the story of their life or how their father died (Story Quotes)

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