I simply wanted a kiss. I was a freshman girl who had never been kissed. Never. But I liked the boy, he… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
My mother is a special story. She went through so much to bring us up, four men at home, especially when our… — Novak Djokovic Copy Share Image
I know what you want. You want a story that won't surprise you. That will confirm what you already know. That won't… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
It's absurd to think of 'Pride and Prejudice,' this classic, beloved book, beset with a zombie uprising. The goal is to make… — Seth Grahame-Smith Copy Share Image
When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version.… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
I write nonfiction in this thriller-esque style. I have all the facts; I research it. I have thousands of pages of court… — Ben Mezrich Copy Share Image
But here's my point to the LA Times. If you had a serious story to run, if you thought there was serious… — Susan Estrich Copy Share Image
Actually ideas are everywhere. It's the paperwork, that is, sitting down and thinking them into a coherent story, trying to find just… — Fred Saberhagen Copy Share Image
“For weeks Octavio returned to the shelter of the trees. The woman would appear as the sun reached midday. She would walk… — C.S. Richardson Copy Share Image
“When the stories were over, four or five of us walked out the home of our host. The surrounding land, in the… — Barry Lopez Copy Share Image
I'm no prophet, but I'm guessing that comic books will always be strong. I don't think anything can really beat the pure… — Stan Lee Copy Share Image
I can't fall apart every time I mention that my mother's gone. I actually laugh about stories or things or situations. Of… — Colman Domingo Copy Share Image
I remember liking to write stories pretty early on. In fourth or fifth grade, they would give us the beginning of a… — Jeffrey Eugenides Copy Share Image
Even in this place one can survive, and therefore one must want to survive, to tell the story, to bear witness; and… — Primo Levi Copy Share Image
There was a lot of expectations and pressure on the first one, because the fanbase is pretty big, when we were shooting… — Peter Facinelli Copy Share Image
Fiction and nonfiction are not so easily divided. Fiction may not be real, but it's true; it goes beyond the garland of… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
Not that I've always loved the movie when they finally come out, or if they ever come out-because many of them don't… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
Our story is never written in isolation. We do not act in a one-man play. We can do nothing that does not… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Everyone's taste is different. But I think the best way to defend against regrets after opening night is to try your best… — Stephen Karam Copy Share Image
First forget inspiration. Habit is more dependable. Habit will sustain you whether you're inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and… — Octavia Butler Copy Share Image
A tiny group of believers who have the gospel keep mumbling it over and over to themselves. Meanwhile, millions who have never… — K.P. Yohannan Copy Share Image
If novels and stories are bulletins from the progressive states of ignorance a writer passes through over the years, observations and opinions… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
I want to tell stories that are true and that resonate and move people, that highlight both the tremendous beauty and ugliness… — Maya Hawke Copy Share Image
I think one of the reasons Stephen King's stories work so well is that he places his stories in spooky old New… — Ted Naifeh Copy Share Image
As a rule, anyone who can tell a good story can write one, so there really need be no mistake about his… — James Payn Copy Share Image
In terms of 'American Horror Story' and 'Nashville,' what attracted me to those, and 'Friday Night Lights,' for that matter, is that… — Connie Britton Copy Share Image
Everyone is here on earth as an artist; to tell his particular story or sing her irreplaceable song; to leave a unique… — Leonard Wolf Copy Share Image
There are filmmakers like me in different parts of the world that have a story they want to tell, and it's a… — Haile Gerima Copy Share Image
My elaboration of the story always conforms to the reality at its source. It is always close to the world, the life,… — Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski Copy Share Image
Here's my answer to the very real existential crisis that grips me midway through everything I've ever tried to do: I think… — John Green Copy Share Image
Ever since I was twelve, I dreamed of being an author. I just never had the fortitude to see any of my… — Hugh Howey Copy Share Image
Writers are there to write, not experience things. If you want to experience things, become a pirate or a Bookhunter. If you… — Walter Moers Copy Share Image
For a fiction writer, a storyteller, the world is full of stories, and when a story is there, it's there, and you… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
When the whole world is writing letters, it's easy to lap into the quiet within, tell the story of an hour, keep… — Vivian Gornick Copy Share Image
I want to remind people of the great and profound joy that can be found in stories, and that stories can connect… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to have a successful series that can continue to capture and captivate an audience and keep people interested. Because… — Jaime Pressly Copy Share Image
Very seldom in my fiction have I directly used the stories people have told me. I think ripping off people's lives in… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
Entertainment is one of America's greatest exports. And the stories that we tell about people inform the world about how to think… — Kelly McCreary Copy Share Image
Epidemiologists study patterns in order to combat infection. Stories about epidemics follow patterns, too. Stories aren't often deadly, but they can be… — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
But I also think all of the great stories in literature deal with loneliness. Sometimes it's by way of heartbreak, sometimes it's… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
