War all comes down to these little tiny stories about people's lives that will never be the same. — Eugene Richards Copy Share Image
I'm interested in stories that aren't getting told: it's where my interests lie. — Sarah Waters Copy Share Image
There are definitely some stories worth telling and I think there's something to be said for telling your story. — Susanna Hoffs Copy Share Image
Not everything in this life has a happy ending, but this life is not the end of the story. — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
Most traditional ghost stories feature rather hapless protagonists, who have nasty things happen to them. — Jonathan Stroud Copy Share Image
You are not your story. They are not your story about them. The world is not your story about the world. — Adyashanti Copy Share Image
I always wanted to write a story about a couple coming to that moment in their relationship where either they keep on… — Julie Delpy Copy Share Image
Sometimes the biggest disasters aren't noticed at all - no one's around to write horror stories. — Vernor Vinge Copy Share Image
“There is a master way with words which is not learned but is instead developed: a deaf man develops exceptional vision, a… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
'Cabin Fever' was very much inspired by 'The Thing.' It's really a perfect guy's horror movie: There's no love story, it's just… — Eli Roth Copy Share Image
Kids love me because I write stories that tell them about their capacity for evil. I'm one of the few writers who… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Every morning for, I don't know how long, I came over to Alison's [McGhee] house and we sat in her office and… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
I think that sense of unreality inspired me to write the story within the book that [August] Brill tells himself, one of… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
Don't worry about how pretty (the story) sounds, how lilting it is, and the imagery, and the metaphor, all that. Most readers… — Terry McMillan Copy Share Image
Life is a story. You and I are telling stories; they may suck, but we are telling stories. And we tell stories… — Donald Miller Copy Share Image
Part of what I want to do is sort of reclaim my story - it belongs to me and to my children,… — Elizabeth Edwards Copy Share Image
I come to writing from hearing great stories as a child in Louisiana, where the mark of a person was his or… — Rebecca Wells Copy Share Image
I really loved it because it really informed his way of seeing my character and the story. If you look closely he… — Mia Wasikowska Copy Share Image
“These stories, I realized, were lost. Nobody was going to know that part of the city but as a place where a… — Bilal Tanweer Copy Share Image
The one thing with writing stories about the rise of fascism is that if you wait long enough, you'll almost certainly be… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
I had self-doubt about whether my story was interesting to people. I didn't want to write something that was anecdotal. It was… — Lizz Winstead Copy Share Image
All we are, all we can be, are the stories we tell," he says, and he is talking as if he is… — Nora Raleigh Baskin Copy Share Image
I look at a pilot and go, "I see the landscape. I see the characters. I see the direction and the potential… — Matt Bomer Copy Share Image
I was just a kid selling monster stories to the kids in the projects, complete with a dramatic reading, making the werewolf… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
... there is ... a big aspect of play in writing novels, and making the story more and more elaborate is just… — Gish Jen Copy Share Image
The technology is not only the way we change stories, but also changing the relationship to the consumer. — Norman Pearlstine Copy Share Image
There's not a lot of stories for women told by women in a very real, true voice. — Heather Graham Copy Share Image
Hannakins: I know you guys are living out your own private Romeo and Juliet love story, but remember: Both of them die… — Sara Shepard Copy Share Image
I love stories that put you on the edge of your seat and make you feel something. — Aaron Paul Copy Share Image
“I do not over-intellectualise the production process. I try to keep it simple: Tell the damned story.” — Tom Clancy Copy Share Image
“I hoarded all the stories that reflected the light and dazzled me.” — Susan Fletcher Copy Share Image
Bad stories are written about me because the press knows they can make me into a weeping dog and few people will… — Yoko Ono Copy Share Image
I'm very happy - if I can do even a little bit of work to get the short story out more, I'm… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
I think the reason my stories have been so successful is that I have a strong sense of metaphor. — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
I just want to make sure I could tell my story the way I want to tell it. I just want to… — Michael Sam Copy Share Image
Never oversimplify yourself by using a single word or category to describe who you are. Take the time to tell your story. — Derek Webb Copy Share Image
“I don't think crucifixion is the answer. I believe in the resurrection. I like that part of the story.” — Mort Sahl Copy Share Image
The best anyone can do is breathe in, breathe out and wait for it to pass. — Marian Keyes Copy Share Image
My stories are very compact. I want them to say the most complex things in the simplest way. — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
I would never have thought my collection of short stories would win the Giller. — Lynn Coady Copy Share Image