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. Paul Auster
Exploitation is a harsh word, I know that, but on a certain level, to me that is the central Hollywood story. Bret Easton Ellis
For whatever reason, maybe it's because of my story, but people associate Livestrong with exercise and physical fitness, health and lifestyle choices like that. Lance Armstrong
Governments can no longer control 100 percent of the story. Time and geographical boundaries disappear. In places like China and all over the Middle East, social-media outlets are being used to expose and hold accountable public officials that don't want to be held accountable for corruption and human rights abuses. Amy Jo Martin
I believe God gives people the right to say no, to resist, to refuse, to reject, to cling to their sins, to cling to their version of their story. Rob Bell
I can't write my life story without Emmitt and Troy. They can't write their life stories without me. We're tied together forever. This is a day to remember for the rest of our lives. Michael Lrvin
I didn't mind if they yelled at me, but when they came on the field, it was a different story. Jimmy Piersall
I don't necessarily start with the beginning of the book. I just start with the part of the story that's most vivid in my imagination and work forward and backward from there. Beverly Cleary
I don't think in terms of optimism and pessimism when writing a story. I am telling a story. Doris Lessing
I don't think teams play this game to hurt other guys. I don't think that's the story. We don't play this game to hurt one another. Michael Vick
I don't think we'll ever lose the desire for people to tell stories or to hear stories or to be entrapped in a beautiful story. Kim Edwards
I feel like it's hard to get into historical novels where you know what the story is far too well. Matthew Tobin Anderson
I had wanted to be a novelist for so long, but I didn't have a story. That story came from the death of my father, and wrestling with how to help my mother. Writing it allowed me to work through my fears, frustrations and desires. I wanted control over the situation. And I wasn't sure I would have any in real life. Robert Crais