Stories define context, connect people and entertain. They lend experiences, solutions and inspiration.
Blogs are stories. Blogger, Blogger, what magic then, do you weave?
Some quotes below. Hope you enjoy them!
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons (problems) exist, but because they tell us that dragons (problems) can be beaten.” Neil Gaiman, Coraline
“Whatever story you want to tell, tell it at the right size.” Richard Linklater
“A need to tell and hear stories is essential to the species Homo sapiens – second in necessity apparently after nourishment and before love and shelter. Millions survive without love or home, almost none in silence; the opposite of silence leads quickly to narrative, and the sound of story is the dominant sound of our lives….” Reynold Price.
“At all ages, if is used well by the author and meets the right reader, it has the same power: to generalize while remaining concrete, to present in palpable form not concepts or even experiences but whole classes of experience, and to throw off irrelevancies. But at its best it can do more; it can give us experiences we have never had and thus, instead of ‘commenting on life,’ can add to it.” C.S. Lewis
“Wherever my story takes me, however dark and difficult the theme, there is always some hope and redemption, not because readers like happy endings, but because I am an optimist at heart. I know the sun will rise in the morning, that there is a light at the end of every tunnel.” Michael Morpurgo
Image Credits: Deutsche Post AG, Laura Muntz Lyall
olibtom 
I share Michael Morpurgo’s view of storytelling. Even the story with a sad ending should have redemptive power.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Thank you for your comments, Rosaliene. Agree, redemption is a key theme. Being both instructive and providing some extent of healing, its magic can shape mindsets (and the world) positively, perhaps end any repeating cycle of dark thoughts.
LikeLike
With the opportunity provided by Rosaliene’s comment, am taking this window to profess that I see Reynold’s note more fitting and useful as an observation, rather than the inevitable (the critique to Reynold’s is along similar lines to the naturalistic fallacy/is-ought argument). Of course, as normal, other views are welcome!
LikeLike
Love this!
LikeLiked by 1 person
Glad you found the quotes interesting, cocoaupnorth! 🙂
LikeLike
I especially like, I know the sun will rise in the morning (for the past several years (or more) I’ve had a sticky note on my monitor reminding me, today is a new day). All great quotes.
LikeLiked by 1 person
Agree, Patrick! Every day is a new day with new joys/learning! 🙂
LikeLiked by 1 person