“People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around.”

Terry Pratchett

Terry Pratchett - “People think that stories are shaped...” 1

Similar quotes

“Destiny is important, see, but people go wrong when they think it controls them. It's the other way around.”

Terry Pratchett
Read more

“There are people.There are stories.The people think they shape the stories, but the reverse if often closer to the truth.Stories shape the world. They exist independently of people, and in places quite devoid of man, there may yet be mythologies.”

Alan Moore
Read more

“A story is based on what people think is important, so when we live a story, we are telling people around us what we think is important.”

Donald Miller
Read more

“Most people don't think past themselves. I know that. But I want Vera to see other people. To respect other people. To realize that the whole world is not here for her. I want her to see her duty to the world, not the other way around.”

A.S. King
Read more

“Regardless of what I think about Islam or Wicca or any other religion, the fact is that it's a group of people. Every faith has its ceremonies. And since it's made up of people, every faith also has its assholes.”

Jim Butcher
Read more