The Story of the Story Quotes

“Manuals delineate the storytelling mechanics, which are important, but storytellers are more magicians than mechanics. Theirs is the art of controlled revelation of nothing less than the meaning of life, not all of it but some of it. These magi cast the spells that seduce the audience into suspending its disbelief in fictional characters and plots. They are aided by the audience’s eagerness to suspend disbelief.”
― Lawrence J. Kurnarsky, The Story of the Story: How to Kidnap Your Audience

“The business of making moving
pictures is the art of moving audiences.”
― Lawrence J. Kurnarsky, The Story of the Story: How to Kidnap Your Audience