“Well, I'll tell you a story but you won't listen
It's about a nightmare steeped in tradition
It's the story of a coked-up pansy
Who spends his nights in flights of fancy

Met two fellas over gin and mixers
They talked for a while, he soon got the picture
One was a souped up Soho mincer
And the other was a pikey with a knowledge of scripture”

“Some stories, Mr. Whitter would say, you tell them and you use them up. Other stories, they use you up. p288”

“There are two stories for every life; the one you live & the one others tell”

“People tell stories and it's up to those who listen whether to believe or not."

"Shouldn't the storyteller believe it."

"The storyteller should tell it.”

“Listen to the flute it tells you a story' A story of nostalgia and separation.”

“They [dogs] never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.”

“Did Nelson ever tell you the story," Pru asks Annabelle, "how he lost the agency up his nose?”

“Some stories, you use up. Others use you up.”

“You see a guy with one leg, he's got a story. "Land mine '69." You see a guy with one arm, he's got a story, too. "Snow blower, bottle of whiskey." You see a guy with one tooth, what would the story be? "Well, uh, I like a lot of taffy."”

“Self-consciousness is not knowledge but a story one tells about oneself.”