Trust the story ... the storyteller may dissemble and deceive, the story can't: the story can only ever be itself.

Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark. Begin at the beginning. Tell Gregory a story. Make some light.

There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories.

Books are always obviously having conversations with other books, and some times they're amiable and sometimes not.

Never annoy an inspirational author or you will become the poison in her pen and the villian in every one of her books.

Some people believe in telling stories. Some believe in doing things about which stories will be told in times to come.

The business of stories is not enchantment. The business of stories is not escape. The business of stories is waking up.

The story of a man's soul, however trivial, can be more interesting and instructive than the story of a whole nation

Readers can surprise you. Many times, they notice layers in your stories, that even you were not aware of while writing.

Your kindness, beauty, and simplicity remind me the stories about angels, and I was told they are just legends and myths.

I can’t protect you from the stars, but I can tell you stories that may help at night when they are staring at you.

...stories break silence and nourish those who work, feel, and dream.From Costa Rica: A Traveler's Literary Companion

A story conducted by the time of a clock and calendars alone would be a story not of human beings but of mechanical toys.

If every book was judged by its cover, very few would be read; education would be limited, and fewer movies would be made.

I'm a book girl--I love all the stories the world has to offer. No matter the book, I will taste it and drink it down.