Stories Quotations | Page 8

I've always chosen the roles that aren't the direct lead because I like being a very poignant character in the story, rather than being seen in every single seen.

If there’s a magic pony in the story, chances are I’ll read it.

A book cover is a distillation. It is a haiku of the story.

Solomon Northup is one of the most remarkable people Ive ever encountered in my life; one of the most amazing stories I have ever been in any kind of contact with. To not tell that story would have been disgraceful, in my opinion.

Only the story can continue beyond the war and the warrior. The story outlives the sound of the war drum... The story is our escort. Without it we are blind... It is the thing that sets us apart from cattle...

Nigeria has had a complicated colonial history. My work has examined that part of our story extensively.

People from different parts of the world can respond to the same story if it says something to them about their own history and their own experience.

If you don't like someone's story, write your own. If you don't like what somebody says, say what it is you don't like.

If you don't like someone's story, write your own.

It is the story that owns and directs us. It is the thing that makes us different from cattle; it is the mark on the face that sets one people apart from their neighbors.