'A Christmas Carol' has been described as the most perfect of Dickens's works and as a quintessential heart-warming story, and it is certainly the most popular.
My dad and grandpa were in the army and as a country singer you're constantly playing at military bases all across the country and meeting soldiers and their families and hearing their stories.
I love the idea of being part of a campaign that captures the spirit of New York and the stories of women here, passionate about their dreams.
The effects of human rights education can be dramatic in awakening people to the value and power of their own lives, as shown in the following stories.
The fundamental story arc of the Bible is God is passionate about rescuing this world, restoring it, renewing it.
God gets the great stories. Novelists must make do with more mundane fictions.
If you look at the Bible as a whole, it's redemptive and beautiful, and it's God's love story to mankind.
It's great to express yourself and tell other people's stories and get into the minds of people who aren't like you.
Why is every great children's story about a journey? Maybe that's because we are always on one.
All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as a story that has survived.
And I had always liked vampire stories because they are great material that can be refashioned in lots of ways.
Sometimes making a story is as easy as putting two characters in a room and seeing what happens. So, imagine a great white shark and a giant squid in the same bathroom.
I'm not writing great literature. I'm writing commercial fiction for people to enjoy the stories and to like the characters.
That Happily Ever After is a great way to tell stories when you're young but eventually it loses its meaning because it's just not true.
The great thing about Batman and Superman, in truth, is that they are literally transcendent. They are better than most of the stories they are in.
You don't have to have a great voice to sing, just a distinctive one. But make sure you say the words clearly and tell a story.
Social media is social. We're looking to touch one heart at a time. With one great story at a time.
On the red carpet, I saw all these great stories, and I also got to see the plastic surgery up close.
When Hollywood sees a good story about a man who sells confidence, they see themselves and they like it.
With action films, it's great if it's not just driven by action, but by a good story and interesting characters, as well. Though, there's nothin' like kicking butt!
Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for.
