In a rough way the short story writer is to the novelist as a cabinetmaker is to a house carpenter. — Annie Proulx Copy Share Image
I love Joy Williams, Lorrie Moore: such great short-story writers. — Carrie Brownstein Copy Share Image
If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
A good short-story writer has an instinct for sketching in just enough background to ground the specific story. — Lynn Abbey Copy Share Image
(The short story) is a form that has all the power of the novel - some would say more - but none… — Joseph O'Connor Copy Share Image
Tom Kealey might be my favorite short story writer and this astonishing collection is long overdue. — Stephen Elliott Copy Share Image
Robert Louis Stevenson... I'm focusing on the late short stories that I was ignorant of. I always thought he was a boys'… — Jane Birkin Copy Share Image
I know for a fact that - it's just the way our biases work now in the industry of literature, but certainly… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
“New York City is legendary for sleeping around. There's hot tail everywhere and it's such a big city that two-timing and even… — Zack Love Copy Share Image
I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
I love the short story for being round, suggestive, insinuating, microcosmic. The story has both the inconvenience and the fascination of new… — Luisa Valenzuela Copy Share Image
In short stories there's more permission to be elliptical. You can have image-logic, or it's almost like a poem in that you… — Karen Russell Copy Share Image
“My whore of a brother has done it again." "Then, as always, orders me to clean up the mess." "I think I… — Yelle Hughes Copy Share Image
Sometimes I do work on a longer manuscript in tandem with one or two shorter pieces - whether it's a short story… — Christine Sneed Copy Share Image
I'll give you the sole secret of short-story writing, and here it is: Rule 1. Write stories that please yourself. There is… — O. Henry Copy Share Image
There are a lot of college writing textbooks that will include essays and short stories, and after reading the story or essay,… — David Sedaris Copy Share Image
A major boom in real stock prices in the US after Black Tuesday brought them halfway back to 1929 levels by 1930.… — Robert J. Shiller Copy Share Image
“A short story is not a portrayal of life. When life becomes disconsolate and the fear for the unknown seeps through the… — Anu Lal Copy Share Image
A poet can feel free, in my estimation, to write a poem for himself. Or a painter can paint a painting for… — Keegan-Michael Key Copy Share Image
“Have you ever seen Russian nesting dolls?” Thrown by the questions, she opened her eyes. Why would he suddenly speak about a… — Dominique Eastwick Copy Share Image
I regret that there aren't more short stories in other magazines. But in a certain way, I think the disappearance of the… — Lorin Stein Copy Share Image
Considering that "literary fiction" is a sub-genre that's not quite the same as "literature," either, it follows that the short, semi-humorous bits… — Lee Klein Copy Share Image
“The truth is I’m a chicken shit coward who’s afraid of a girl like you. When I’m with you, I want things… — Jenny Lyn Copy Share Image
“The vibrations he felt in his sleep had nothing to do with his soul easing out of his body as he dreamily… — Author-Poet Aberjhani Copy Share Image
“The usual short story cannot have a complex plot, but it often has a simple one resembling a chain with two or… — Irving Howe Copy Share Image
“But the fantasy kingdom and trappings of success soon lost their luster, as I discovered that the most prestigious and remunerative of… — Zack Love Copy Share Image
“She tried to slip out of his embrace without waking him up, but she felt him stir as she moved his hand.… — Arti Honrao Copy Share Image
The fabliau, then, is a short story that is a tall story. It combines a burly blurting of dirty words with a… — Christopher Ricks Copy Share Image
We all dream dreams of unity, of purity; we all dream that there's an authoritative voice out there that will explain things,… — Junot Diaz Copy Share Image
“And yet it was also true that the tumor could not be removed by our doctor, and as a result of that… — Justin Dobbs Copy Share Image
“Felicia’s Journey by the Irish short-story writer and novelist William Trevor.” — Will Schwalbe Copy Share Image
“Why ruin my sister's birthday simply because the entire planet was going to hell in a hand basket?” — T.C. Boyle Copy Share Image
“He’s in a side room alone with her and it’s far too fucking hot.” — Carla H Krueger Copy Share Image
I think because I write so many short stories, it's not that hard to come up with characters that are not me. — Miranda July Copy Share Image
“To Kalist, Baumauer’s just a timber bridge in need of a good hot fire.” — Carla H Krueger Copy Share Image
Jean Thompson's short-story collection 'Who Do You Love' is a beautiful book, but a hell of a sad one. — Jeff Giles Copy Share Image
“Men circle like bees around honey, buzzing to communicate their sexual despair.” — Carla H Krueger Copy Share Image
With short stories, the story-teller must have a story to tell, not merely some sweet prose to take out for a walk — Herbert Gold Copy Share Image
