Quotes by Stories I try to turn a written thing, when I'm in trouble with it, into a spoken thing: I start imagining what I would say to someone if I were trying to tell the story or make the argument. Adam Gopnik argument stories trying A good story feels both surprising and inevitable, fresh and familiar. Adam Johnson inevitable familiar stories The urge to create a fictional narrative is a mysterious one, and when an idea comes, the writer's sense of what a story wants to be is only vaguely visible through the penumbra of inspiration. Adam Johnson inspiration stories ideas Once a poet calls his myth a myth, he prevents the reader from treating it as a reality; we use the word "myth" only for stories we ourselves cannot believe. Adam Kirsch stories believe reality The story's what matters; spelling's overrated. Adam Langer spelling what-matters stories Did you see The Never-Ending Story? That's one kick-ass dragon. It's basically a giant puppy dragon. Adam Richman giants dragons stories I'm sure everyone's got their back story. I don't come from a place of where I was tortured and needed to let something out. I came from a very happy home. I was a little out of control at times. But my family... we all liked to be funny, we all liked to make each other laugh. Adam Sandler stories home laughing Bedtime stories were definitely a big part of my life because I was just so excited my father was talking to me. Adam Sandler stories talking father From earliest times, humans - explorers and thinkers - have wanted to figure out the shape of their world. Forever, the way we've done that is through storytelling. It is difficult to let the truth get in the way of a good story. Adam Savage done stories forever I'm a lifelong movie addict, and one of my favorite projects is making replica props and costumes. Nearly every one of these - from R2D2 to Hellboy's revolver - ends with the paint job. And it's not just cosmetic. The paint literally tells a story: what this thing is made of, where it's been, what it's been used for, and for how long. Adam Savage stories jobs long Again, like I said, my life has been about being fascinated by objects and the stories that they tell, and also making them for myself, obtaining them, appreciating them and diving into them. Adam Savage diving appreciate stories I want to tell authentic, real stories with real characters. Adepero Oduye real stories character I'm pretty committed to being a filmmaker because it incorporates everything I love: music, art direction, story, and you know - everything. Adria Petty music-love stories art The story of the fifth century was one of the exploitation of imperial weakness. Thus the Western Empire died. Adrian Goldsworthy empires weakness stories Because when you go out, and you have fun, basically you're performing for these tabloid outlets and the paparazzi. And when you perform and create this story, they're chuffed - they get excited, they capture it, and they put it out. Adrian Grenier tabloids stories fun They're classic themes, which is why I think it's such a great story to look at again. The concept of being loyal to your friends, to the point where you'd even die for them, is a great subject. Adrian Hodges stories looks thinking And the Bible is not primarily a book of history. It is "His story," the story of God. Adrian Rogers praiseworthy stories book When a man jumps out of a ten-story building, he doesn't break the law of gravity, he demonstrates it. Adrian Rogers law stories men I think when I finally got it in my head that I was going to do the story, I wanted to avoid doing what I thought people wanted me to do. Adrian Tomine stories people thinking I wanted all the responsibility to rest on the content of the story. I tried to make the visual style almost invisible. Adrian Tomine style responsibility stories «1234567891011»