The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best – and therefore never scrutinize or question. – Stephen Jay Gould

The story—from Rumplestiltskin to War and Peace—is one of the basic tools invented by the human mind for the purpose of understanding. There have been great societies that did not use the wheel, but there have been no societies that did not tell stories. – Ursula K. Le Guin

One mark of a second-rate mind is to be always telling stories. – Jean De La Bruyere