Inspirational Quotes

Words to motivate, inspire, and guide you.

Narrative Quotes

Artistry Creativity Imagination Narrative Storytelling I love story songs because I've always loved books.

Dolly Parton

American singer-songwriter and actress

Consensus Construction Narrative Perception Tradition What is history but a fable agreed upon?

Napoleon Bonaparte

Former Emperor of the French

Expectation Media Narrative Perception You do get certain publications in the States where, if things don't go according to plan, they flip the story and it becomes very negative.

Drake

Memory Narrative Perception Subjectivity Truth I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.

Edith Wharton

Bias Narrative Perception Self-awareness Subjectivity I'm never a reliable narrator, unbiased or objective.

Anthony Bourdain

Chef and television personality

Anthropomorphism Consequence Narrative Reality Transformation Anthropomorphic animals, when taken out of narrative into actual visibility, always turn into buffoonery or nightmare.

C. S. Lewis

Greek Culture Literature Narrative Philosophy Tragedy Greek philosophy seems to have met with something with which a good tragedy is not supposed to meet, namely, a dull ending.

Karl Marx

Philosopher and Economist