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1 " For me the thing that signals a great story is what we might call its autonomy, the fact that it detaches itself from its author like a soap bubble blown from a clay pipe. "
― Julio Cortázar , Around the Day in Eighty Worlds
2 " Human life is a great story written by the mysterious, mystical and magical human mind. "
3 " Remember, we are all part of a great story that is really about God, not us. He is the number one character (read: winner), and we are all secondary (read: losers). "
4 " Desire never stops. Equilibrium is temporary. The self-revelation is never simple, and it cannot guarantee the hero a satisfying life from that day forward. since a great story is always a living thing, its ending is no more final and certain than any other part of the story. "
― , The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
5 " I have always thought that librarians are a little bit like doctors, travel agents and professors all rolled into one. We all know that a great story can lift spirits, take you anywhere in the world you want to go and in any time period to boot, and the lessons you learn from a good book can buoy your own convictions and even change your life. "
6 " I can forgive almost any crime if a great story is left in its wake. "
― Pat Conroy , My Reading Life
7 " A good story is one liked. A great story is one that challenges thought, defiant and gets mouths talking. "
― Veronica Purcell
8 " I've always had a love affair with New York City, and I've threatened to get an apartment there one day. But it just made sense for me to set 'Burlesque' on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. It's a place I know intimately well and love, and I think there's a great story to be told with L.A. "
9 " The point about a great story is that it's got a beginning, a middle and end. "
