The storytelling mind is allergic to uncertainty, randomness, and coincidence. It is addicted to meaning. If the storytelling mind cannot find meanin…

- Jonathan Gottschall

Human minds yield helplessly to the suction of story. No matter how hard we concentrate, no matter how deep we dig in our heels, we just can't resist…

- Jonathan Gottschall

The top fighters spar hard. They're really sparring for two reasons: One is to improve their technique, but the other, which is just as important, is…

- Jonathan Gottschall

Story is where people go to practice the key skills of human social life.

- Jonathan Gottschall

Until recently we’ve only been able to speculate about story's persuasive effects. But over the last several decades psychology has begun a serious s…

- Jonathan Gottschall

What you do in a fight gym is learn how to be brave. You're learning how to punch and kick in a proper way, of course, but above all else, a fighter …

- Jonathan Gottschall

We are creatures of story, and the process of changing one mind or the whole world must begin with 'Once upon a time.'

- Jonathan Gottschall

We are a species addicted to a stories.

- Jonathan Gottschall

The brain stays up all night telling stories while we sleep. We just call them dreams.

- Jonathan Gottschall