Quotes by Narrative The bone-breaking thing is something that I put in many narratives. Guy Maddin breaking-things bones narrative In relating the circumstances which have led to my confinement within this refuge for the demented, I am aware that my present position will create a natural doubt of the authenticity of my narrative. H. P. Lovecraft authenticity narrative doubt I obviously read and adore traditional fiction. I teach traditional fiction, I also teach all kind of not-so-traditional fiction. And since I'm such a plot buff, and I'm really such a narrative buff, I can't seem to relinquish my - not just reliance - but excitement about those traditional techniques. Heidi Julavits narrative technique fiction Within neoliberal narratives, youth are mostly defined as a consumer market, a drain on the economy, or stand for trouble. Henry Giroux youth narrative trouble Within neoliberal narratives, the message is clear: Buy/ sell/ or be punished. Henry Giroux clear narrative messages I'm handed a bunch of existing data. My job is to put that in the best narrative form. That is a puzzle I love to solve. Hilary Liftin data narrative jobs History is a set of skills rather than a narrative. Hilary Mantel narrative skills I do myself think that history is a set of skills rather than a narrative. Hilary Mantel narrative skills thinking I do insist on making what I hope is sense so there's always a coherent narrative or argument that the reader can follow. Howard Nemerov argument narrative literature Well, if storytelling is important, then your narrative ability, or your ability to put into words or use what someone else has put into words effectively, is important too. Howard Gardner narrative important use Narratives have the same power, I think. Some readers of my novels ask me, "Why do you understand me?". That's a huge pleasure of mine because it means that readers and I can make our narratives relative. Haruki Murakami narrative mean thinking I don't like the triumphalism of the American narrative, this kind of "chosen people" complex that American people have, so it's inspiring to see people snub their noses at the American empire and succeed. Ian Svenonius empires narrative people Narrative tension is primarily about withholding information. Ian Mcewan tension information narrative Novelists have to be adept at controlling the flow of information, and, most crucially, they have to be in charge of the narrative. Ian Mcewan information novelists narrative I am the daughter of Mr. Neo-realism: I should gravitate towards narrative simply told, character, the truth. And I do love those movies. Isabella Rossellini narrative daughter character History is the narrative of people searching for a place to go. J. R. Moehringer places-to-go narrative people But to read all Scripture narratives as if they were eye-witness reports in a modern newspaper, and to ignore the poetic and imaginative form in which they are sometimes couched, would be no less a violation of the canons of evangelical literalism than the allegorizing of the Scholastics was. J. I. Packer narrative eye would-be Over the centuries we have transformed the ancient myths and folk tales and made them into the fabric of our lives. Consciously and unconsciously we weave the narratives of myth and folk tale into our daily existence. Jack Zipes fabric ancient narrative My sonnet asserts that the sonnet still lives. My epic, should such fortune befall me, asserts that the heroic narrative is not lost - that it is born again. James Fenton heroic narrative epic Classical music fulfills for me the function of narrative. I spend 90 minutes a day listening to symphonic music - Beethoven to Bartók - some chamber pieces, and that's my enrichment. James Ellroy narrative pieces listening «23456789101112»
