#narrative

An epic is not made by piecing together a set of heroic lays, adjusting their discrepancies and making them into a continuous narrative. ↗

— Lascelles Abercrombie

#continuous #epic #heroic #into #lays

Stories are different every time you tell them - they allow so many possible narratives. ↗

— David Antin

#different #every #every time #many #narratives

I don't think the relationship between novels and realities are one to one. Of course novels play different roles. It's essentially just a long narrative form. What you use that long narrative form for can be very different. ↗

— Margaret Atwood

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Partnerships are good engines for narrative. ↗

— Tommy Lee Jones

#good #narrative #partnerships

Documentaries have always inspired me in narrative filmmaking. ↗

— Griffin Dunne

#documentaries #filmmaking #inspired #me #narrative

It's actually pretty complex, because there's two levels of reality in the narrative. One is what really took place, and the other is Spider's poisoned version of what took place. ↗

— Gabriel Byrne

#because #complex #levels #narrative #other

'The Piano Lesson' is very sophisticated, easily the most adult or complex material I've attempted. It's the first film I've written that has a proper story, and it was a big struggle for me to write. It meant I had to admit the power of narrative. ↗

— Jane Campion

#adult #attempted #big #complex #easily

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

#effectively #else #important #into #narrative

I write short, my words tight to the thread of the narrative. ↗

— Carmen Laforet

#i write #narrative #short #thread #tight

I love the freedom that the narrative form provides. ↗

— Sidney Sheldon

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