Sharing Stories Quotes

“When we suffer in silence, we think that we are alone, different, separate. When we share our stories of suffering, we find that we are the same.”
― Vironika Tugaleva

“Is it the public-speaking thing?"

He'd remembered. Of course he had. "Yeah. It will be awful."

Adam stared at her and said nothing. Not that it would be fine, not that the talk would go smoothly, not that she was overreacting and underselling a fantastic opportunity. His calm acceptance of her anxiety had the exact opposite effect of Dr. Aslan's enthusiasm: it relaxed her.

"When I was in my third year of grad school," he said quietly, “my adviser sent me to give a faculty symposium in his stead. He told me only two days before, without any slides or a script. Just the title of the talk."

"Wow." Olive tried to imagine what that would have felt like,”
― Ali Hazelwood, The Love Hypothesis

“If you want to properly tell a story, you have to be willing to write it a thousand ways.

And then you must be brave enough to share it with others.”
― Ami McKay, Daughter of Family G: A Memoir of Cancer Genes, Love and Fate

“But if you've got a bagful of stories it means you've led a rich life, and I'm way behind on that count.”
― Jason, Why Are You Doing This?

“I write because I have stories to tell that have never been told before. I want to share these stories with you. I want to keep you up at night. I want to take you by the hand and lead you into the tunnels. Then I'll let go, because I want you to lose yourself for a while.”
― Cameron Trost

“Whenever we share a personal story with other people, we provide an enchanting testament that illustrates the distinctive tinting of our estranged and prose-like being.”
― Kilroy J. Oldster, Dead Toad Scrolls

“Sharing stories.
Is there anything more
powerful?
More illuminating?
More
connecting?

It can change you forever,
really hearing others' journeys,
really being heard.
Having each person's journey honored,
validated,
and, yes, questioned as well,
is fundamental to being fully
alive.”
― Shellen Lubin

“I am continually surprised by who people are
and what they have been through
when you can be in a place and a time
where and when
they are open to sharing
stories.”
― Shellen Lubin