I worked in Hollywood as a reader and a would-be writer for about 6 years before I sold my first story. — Sidney Sheldon Copy Share Image
Our story is over, yes, but our journey isn't, because we'll always live on the edge until the day we die. — J.A. Redmerski Copy Share Image
I was raised by and have raised people who regard telling one story when two would do as a sign someone is… — Linda Ellerbee Copy Share Image
I like telling stories of imperfect people because most people are imperfect. — David S. Goyer Copy Share Image
Telling Phil Hellmuth a bad beat story, is like telling Joan Rivers a Botox Story — Norman Chad Copy Share Image
I like a good story and I also like staring at the sea-- do I have to choose between the two? — David Byrne Copy Share Image
I started as a writer; I started writing when I was little. The acting and directing was an outgrowth of my desire… — Mike White Copy Share Image
You can be the world's greatest hero or its most mild-mannered citizen, but the only person who can write your story...is you. — Jonathan Kent Copy Share Image
There is no particular source my stories come from. The stories always seem to be there waiting for me, though sometimes shrouded… — Jay Neugeboren Copy Share Image
To be simple, I would say a story has to have a bit of narrative, if only "she says," and then enough… — Lydia Davis Copy Share Image
When we went to Iraq, we stayed in one of Saddam's palaces. It was kind of creepy. If those walls could talk,… — Kellie Pickler Copy Share Image
For me, it doesn't matter whether it's a comedy, a Western or horror. As long as you've got a good story to… — Patrick Wilson Copy Share Image
This is the amazing thing about you. Had I not known anything about your story, I would have absolutely not a clue… — Piers Morgan Copy Share Image
The EU lacks a story. For previous generations, the peace argument was a sufficient. But what story do I tell my 20-year-old… — Margot Wallstrom Copy Share Image
I got to spend all of my time every day at work reading and editing papers about cutting-edge technical research and getting… — Kevin J. Anderson Copy Share Image
I like those kinds of songs that have details that you remember and that have stories that mean something and that open… — Jason Isbell Copy Share Image
Too many writers think that all you need to do is write well-but that's only part of what a good book is.… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
Michelle and I don't want anyone telling us who our family's doctor should be - and no one should decide that for… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
“The will to truth is enshrined in the mind. It is undeniable, inescapable, mutable only if one’s humanity itself is rejected, itself… — Jeffrey Panzer Copy Share Image
When I was nine years old, I wrote a short story called 'How to Build a Snowman,' from which no practical snowperson-crafting… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
For people who are coming out of an oral tradition, it is very exciting to get into reading and writing and it… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
I want to live for my truth, my reality, what is important to me and what I’m passionate about. I love acting,… — Mackenzie Phillips Copy Share Image
I think what was special about 'Music by Prudence' was the classic story of the title subject's life path - from being… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
“Stand behind the stories that are real, not just reel.” — Chintha Sai Bhargav Reddy Copy Share Image