storytelling is an intricate part of the human experience
by Kojo · updated 4mo ago
storytelling is an intricate part of the human experience
- The fact of storytelling hints at a fundamental human unease, hints at human imperfection. Where there is perfection there is no story to tell.”
– Ben Okri, poet and novelistfrom 50 Best Quotes for Storytelling — The Storyteller Agency
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- “We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.” - Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal
from 50 Best Quotes for Storytelling — The Storyteller Agency
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- “Stories are our primary tools of learning and teaching, the repositories of our lore and legends. They bring order into our confusing world. Think about how many times a day you use stories to pass along data, insights, memories or common-sense advice.”
– Edward Miller, founder of Edward Elementary, illustrator and product designerfrom 50 Best Quotes for Storytelling — The Storyteller Agency
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- “Purposeful storytelling isn’t show business, it’s good business.”
–Peter Guber, CEO of Mandalay Entertainment, entrepreneur, educatorfrom 50 Best Quotes for Storytelling — The Storyteller Agency
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- “Stories are a communal currency of humanity.”
― Tahir Shahfrom 23 Inspirational Storytelling Quotes | Power of Storytelling by Philipp Humm
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- We are always telling stories, whether we realize it or not. We might as well get good at it. Good stories win people over. They provoke and inspire and inflame the human spirit. It’s a tremendous source of power.
from a matryoshka of possibilities by visakan veerasamy
Kojo added 4mo ago
- Put simply: to highlight the importance of storytelling in work, in life, in all things.A business without a clear story resembles a car without an engine. No matter how much you kick, scream, or turn its crankshaft over, it won’t go anywhere. It’s no more than a dead vehicle sitting (or a dead company walking, for that matter).Like near all things... See more
from Once Upon a Time by Tom White
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But all storytellers, no matter who their intended audience, should beware of over-tightening their narratives. While it’s dangerous to leave readers feeling confused and abandoned, it’s just as risky to over-explain. Causes and effects should be shown rather than told; suggested rather than explained. If they’re not, curiosity will be extinguished
... See morefrom The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better by Will Storr
Kojo added 5mo ago
Stories are everywhere. Stories are us. It’s story that makes us human.
from The Science of Storytelling: Why Stories Make Us Human and How to Tell Them Better by Will Storr
Kojo added 5mo ago