"There is no greater human longing than to find yourself in front of someone who is listening to you when you tell of longings and dreams, problems and ideas, love, and all the things that move you.
This longing is only fulfilled, however, when you recognise that your own storytelling is dependent on the listening of the other, on his or her understanding, on the respect towards what is being said.
The art of storytelling is intimately linked with the art of listening.
With the result being that the festival of the art of storytelling is actually a festival of the art of listening.
And The Tales of Graz... are nothing other than a reflection of our daily life."

Folke Tegetthoff