“First contact comes not by hand of man, but by metal of machine.” — Ryan Sean O'Reilly Copy Share Image
I work on words, mostly, toward them being poetry or short stories, and then some of those become songs. — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
I usually grow sick of my short-story characters and think, 'I never want to see you again.' — Lorrie Moore Copy Share Image
I'm going to marry my novels and have little short stories for children. — Jack Kerouac Copy Share Image
The more original a short-story writer, the odder looking the assortment of things he or she puts together for a story. — Carol Bly Copy Share Image
“The short story is not, as some believe, a lesser form of literature than the novel.” — Andrew Barger Copy Share Image
I write all the time. I do artwork that's part of a diary, and I write short stories to go with them… — Mark Mothersbaugh Copy Share Image
“Time is a great teacher, but unfortunately it kills all its pupils ... - Louis Hector Berlioz” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
David Burnett was the son of Martha Foley, who edited the Best American Short Stories series. She hired me to work with… — Terry Southern Copy Share Image
I always wanted to do a story on the blues that not only reflected its nature and its content, but also alludes… — Charles Burnett Copy Share Image
Though The Kite Runner was my first completed novel, I had been writing on and off for most of my life, primarily… — Khaled Hosseini Copy Share Image
“I don’t have a lot of time. I can give a poem a couple of lines, a short story a paragraph, and… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don't write short stories because… — Jonathan Coe Copy Share Image
I lack the skill to hold a story line for the length required for a novel or even a short story. I… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
Most people can start a short story or a novel. If you're a writer, you can finish them. Finish enough of them,… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I once dreamed a whole short story. Wrapped in its peculiar atmosphere, as if draped in clouds, I walked entranced to my… — Hilary Mantel Copy Share Image
I think my style changes somewhat. The themes I am interested in exploring are mostly the same, but I tackle them differently.… — Vandana Singh Copy Share Image
A short story I have written long ago would barge into my house in the middle of the night, shake me awake… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I was writing fiction in my 20s but in a pretty undisciplined way - late at night, maybe, after I'd peeled myself… — Kevin Barry Copy Share Image
Take lots of time for yourself, discovering yourself-pursue not only a profession but other life passions, I always make time to rock… — Sarah Silverman Copy Share Image
Who reads short stories? one is asked, and I like to think that they are read by men and women in the… — John Cheever Copy Share Image
In reggae I have a model of artistic excellence and possibility that is challenging and inspiring. The poem remains a demanding thing… — Kwame Dawes Copy Share Image
As writers we live life twice, like a cow that eats its food once and then regurgitates it to chew and digest… — Natalie Goldberg Copy Share Image
In the beginning this was just an idea. Then it was a short story. Then it was a script. Each step was… — Steven C. Harper Copy Share Image
“The last clear thought I have is of my grandmother’s rust-colored wall clock ticking away in the darkness of my apartment—my sanctuary… — J. Tonzelli Copy Share Image
“Ideas never stop, dear S, they're everywhere, in everything - all we have to do is be open to them. And stories… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
“His cell-phone rang. Dominic fumbled for it on the nightstand next to the couch, the dim lights not helping his endeavour. He… — T.P. Grish Copy Share Image
There was a man who had four sons. He wanted his sons to learn not to judge things too quickly. So he… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I have read that long ago there was a land of glass castles that sank beneath the sea. It was not called… — Claudia Putnam Copy Share Image
If you want to be a fiction writer, you need to start reading like a fiction writer. To do so, you need… — John McNally Copy Share Image
“I sit on the bench in front of Bell's Market and think about Homer Buckland and about the beautiful girl who leaned… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“On a nightstand in a teenager’s room, a glass vase filled with violets leans precariously against a wall. The only thing saving… — Jay Nichols Copy Share Image
