“Paoletta turned to him with a dark face. Chase had never seen her look so foreboding. “You’d better watch out, Chase. He’s… — Stefania Mattana Copy Share Image
“I’ll give you one chance to run, but may your shoulder always whisper in your ear… “It’s best to watch out for… — Ryan Goodrich Copy Share Image
“This intriguing debut collection of short stories displays craft, discipline and narrative strength.” — Namita Gokhale Copy Share Image
[Red Dirt Marijuana] contains most of the great short stories in English that are not by Mr. Hemingway or Mr. O'Hara. — Robert Anton Wilson Copy Share Image
I think I'm someone who can prattle on a long time about something, which serves me well as a novelist, but it's… — Maggie Shipstead Copy Share Image
“She knew breaking up with Ethan was going to be a full-time job because being in a relationship with him had also… — Richard Finney Copy Share Image
I do write a lot of prose. It's not disciplined enough yet that it's actually become stories, or short stories. The idea… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
With both novels and short stories, I think a lot in terms of character arcs, when it comes to endings. — Laura van den Berg Copy Share Image
“Only the foolish, blinded by language's conventions, think of fire as red or gold. Fire is blue at its melancholy rim, green… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“I hate that I got dealt shitty parents! I hate how you make me feel like scum! I hate that you’re always… — Adriana Law Copy Share Image
In college, I discovered the Joyce Carol Oates short story 'Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?' which is definitely one… — Gillian Flynn Copy Share Image
I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs. They all find… — P. J. Harvey Copy Share Image
Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
“Oh no, princess. I would never carry out anything which could harm your being. This was just something I was told to… — Chayada Welljaipet Copy Share Image
After college, I was burdened with student loans to repay, no financial cushion, so I wasn't in a position to bet everything… — Chris Pavone Copy Share Image
“- Excuse me gentlemen, I know it is a little disturbing, because tomorrow is the end of the world, and that man… — Alexandar Tomov Copy Share Image
“I had written a book of short stories which was published under the title of "Uncle Tom's Children". When the review of… — Richard Wright Copy Share Image
“fundamental difference in approach can make the short stories of Stella Gibbons seem somewhat obvious in their tone. And yet this is… — Stella Gibbons Copy Share Image
“...when we condescend, when we act consistently with a sense of the character of people in general which demeans them, we impoverish… — Marilynne Robinson Copy Share Image
“I made many decisions, some awful and others brilliant, but I found ways to keep that openness in my soul that meant… — Sergio Troncoso Copy Share Image
“The castle is situated at the terminus of a long and upward-winding mountain road. It presents a somewhat forbidding aspect to the… — Ray Russell Copy Share Image
I chose philosophy because it sounded like something I ought to be interested in. I didn't know anything about it, I didn't… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
“No. No… No!’ the fear ebbed my voice, cut through me like a knife. I ran, bare feet slipping and sliding over… — Charlotte Munro Copy Share Image
...Mr. Wodehouse is a prose stylist of such startling talent that Frankie nearly skipped around with glee when she first read some… — E. Lockhart Copy Share Image
The only way, I think, to learn to write short stories is to write them, and then try to discover what you… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
In my free time, I read a lot, watch shows, listen to music, cook, write short stories and spend time with my… — Supriya Pathak Copy Share Image
My favorite author is Anton Chekhov, not so much for the plays but for his short stories, and I think he was… — Gene Wilder Copy Share Image
I've written short stories from male perspectives before, and I've never had a problem with it as long as I've understood the… — Sara Shepard Copy Share Image
Country songs are like cute little short stories told by nice folks I'd never want to be friends with. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I mostly write short stories. They are best written in a continuous creative process. You have a feel of immediacy. — Ruskin Bond Copy Share Image
“I learned from the age of two or three that any room in our house, at any time of day, was there… — Eudora Welty Copy Share Image
“I want to spank you, but also want to know you want it. I need to hear it sweetheart, tell me you… — Felicity Brandon Copy Share Image
“I have this uncanny knack of falling for the most irrelevant men,my love story would be comprising of short stories.” — Pushpa Rana Copy Share Image
I still read Hemingway. I still read his short stories because they're so good. He doesn't waste any words. — Elmore Leonard Copy Share Image
A novel is what you call something that won't sell if you call it poems or short stories. — Walker Percy Copy Share Image
Don’t try to write a novel. Write short stories and then figure out how to connect them. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
The first writing I did was short short stories for a newspaper syndicate for which I was paid five dollars a piece… — Theodore Sturgeon Copy Share Image
I went to classes on writing for film and theatre as well as short stories at Stanford. — Brook Lopez Copy Share Image
I've read short stories that are as dense as a 19th century novel and novels that really are short stories filled with… — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
Yeah, I used to write short stories at first, but once you work on something, you want to show people. My peers… — Giveon Copy Share Image
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