Quotes by Narrative In my opinion, the most significant works of the twentieth century are those that rise beyond the conceptual tyranny of genre; they are, at the same time, poetry, criticism, narrative, drama, etc. Juan Goytisolo narrative criticism drama I'm pretty much good at heroic narratives and making people laugh. Joss Whedon narrative laughing people We need narrative; it feeds us in a particular way, and deconstructing it completely before you've actually experienced it, I think it leaves us unfed. Joss Whedon narrative needs thinking Somebody once asked me if I have anything like faith, and I said I have faith in the narrative. I have a belief in a narrative that is bigger than me, that is alive and I trust will work itself out. Joss Whedon narrative alive have-faith We impose order and narrative on everything in order to understand it. Otherwise, there's nothing but chaos. Julianne Moore chaos narrative order Meaning arises from loving life, not from goals or narratives. Julio Olalla loving-life narrative goal I have this natural thing in my head that when I sit down to write something serious, I tend to make jokes. I can't help it. I can't help but desire for the narrative to be as complicated and as truthful as possible. That's just the way my head works. Justin Simien narrative desire writing Genre might certainly increase some of your narrative freedoms, but it also diminishes others. That's the nature of genre. Junot Diaz increase narrative might I'm one of those apocalyptics. From the start of my immigrant days, I've been fascinated by end-of-the-world stories, by outbreak narratives, and always wanted to set a world-ender on Hispaniola. Junot Diaz narrative stories world Everything is a narrative in life. I learned that early on as a reporter at the Washington Post. Kara Swisher reporters posts narrative I thought both she [Gypsy Rose Lee] and her story would be ill-served by a conventional, birth-to-death narrative, and so I structured the book like one of her stripteases: revealing a peek of shoulder, then a glimpse of knee, pulling back a bit before you go a bit further, until all is revealed at the end. Karen Abbott narrative rose book If one writes the rules then one can contradict oneself. It's all about rhetoric, about official narratives. Kate Zambreno rhetoric narrative writing Marie Houzelle is a master of the first-person narrative. In Tita she has created a strange, utterly original child whose deadpan certainties are a beguiling invitation to readers of all ages. Katharine Weber narrative age children I think it was around the time of doing those shorts. [Producer] Christine Vachon, I had a meeting with her, and she mentioned the short, this AOL short, and asked if I wanted to do one. And then the next step was the "30 for 30," and again that boosted my confidence enough to decide I'm going to do a feature narrative. And I was supported by my agency, and [producer] Jane Rosenthal has been an exceptional friend, and she produced "All We Had," she encouraged me to do the "30 for 30." Katie Holmes agency narrative thinking When you're at your best, you're analyzing yourself and becoming increasingly isolated from a broader narrative. Kehinde Wiley analyzing narrative becoming You get a lot of narrative energy from people who make really big mistakes, who act against their best interests, who do things that turn out to have serious consequences. It's very hard make a story out of people doing the right thing over and over again. Kelly Link narrative mistake people Our own genomes carry the story of evolution, written in DNA, the language of molecular genetics, and the narrative is unmistakable. Kenneth R. Miller narrative dna stories I like narrative, and I ultimately am in love with the men and women I write about, most of them. Kevin Starr narrative writing men A continuing narrative throughout Australia's history that says it is better to build up than to tear down - this is the continuing mission of Labor. Kevin Rudd narrative australia tears I'm not denying Christ by not being Christian. I'm a theist, which involves expanding on the Christ narrative. Kevin Sessums expanding narrative christian «56789101112131415»
