There was no way to take the story back, folding it neatly into the place I'd kept it all this time. No… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
When you're writing non-fiction, you go as far as you can go, and then ethically you have to stop. You can't go.… — Geraldine Brooks Copy Share Image
I never saw the premise as 'Godless' is the story of a town full of women. I always saw 'Godless' as being… — Merritt Wever Copy Share Image
“The monkey liked most humans. They left food cans outside their homes for his family to rummage through in the morning sun.… — Cole Alpaugh Copy Share Image
'Lean on Pete' is the story of a boy and his horse, but it is never heart-warming - it ranges in tone… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
It is human nature to be shortsighted and to lose momentum to make changes once the story is out of the headlines… — Sheri Fink Copy Share Image
I listen to everything that sounds good with a story. I even listen to Adele. I listen to all kinds of music.… — Rod Wave Copy Share Image
One of my earliest inspirations was the 'Allan-a-Dale' character played by Elton Hayes in the 1954 movie 'The Story Of Robin Hood… — Denny Laine Copy Share Image
I was 17 the first time I set foot in a classroom, but 10 years later, I would graduate from Cambridge with… — Tara Westover Copy Share Image
But everything written has style. The list of ingredients on the side of a cornflakes box has style. And everything literary has… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
One night I saw Jerry Lee, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, and Elvis for a dollar, if you believe that, in an open-air… — William Sanderson Copy Share Image
Now will I rehearse before you a very ancient Breton Lay. As the tale was told to me, so, in turn, will… — Marie de France Copy Share Image
A strong story can move me to tears, and it doesn't matter whether it's a science-fiction or fantasy world. It's about what… — Jenova Chen Copy Share Image
To me, art and storytelling serve primal, spiritual functions in my daily life. Whether I'm telling a bedtime story to my kids… — Guillermo del Toro Copy Share Image
In fact, I spent 25 years as a reporter, swearing I would never become an editor. Sitting at a desk, watching other… — Bill Keller Copy Share Image
The story started over a decade ago when I ran Hermitage Capital Management, the largest investment firm in Russia. I was very… — Bill Browder Copy Share Image
My story reflexes come less from fantasy or horror than from the darker sort of psychological thriller - not as plot-driven as… — Graham Joyce Copy Share Image
I've always kind of gravitated toward characters who are a bit distant from the narrator or the point-of-view characters, so that's kind… — Noelle Stevenson Copy Share Image
I kind of was oversaturated in the world of 'West Side Story' and almost didn't send in an audition tape because I… — Rachel Zegler Copy Share Image
I am obsessed with story. I had a late awakening in life. In college was the first time that I understood what… — Shane Carruth Copy Share Image
I think that kids who are at smaller schools or don't have offers from big schools can look at my story and… — Josh Allen Copy Share Image
I'm struggling with what is epic. People decided I was epic - if by epic, do you mean a big, heavy book?… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I read 'The Hobbit' while at school. It was OK; can't really remember too much from there, other than the fact I… — Mark Hadlow Copy Share Image
When directors like Joe Russo, who understand story from a very global perspective, start working more and more with Chinese filmmakers, you'll… — Frank Grillo Copy Share Image
It's profound to watch a little African-American girl light up when she raps as George Washington and she realizes that Washington's story… — Rory O'Malley Copy Share Image
The people I liked all told a story playing guitar. There are a lot of flashy guys out there I didn't like.… — Susan Tedeschi Copy Share Image
When we were first offered a book deal prior to Avon's, they were trying to get us to change it from the… — Kenny Loggins Copy Share Image
From the age of three to 15, I wanted to be a ballerina and trained really, really hard. Then I had that… — Kiesza Copy Share Image
Everybody is an expert on one thing - that's what I learned in my high school journalism class - and that's, of… — William T. Vollmann Copy Share Image
The thing that ultimately pushed me more towards 'Aquaman' is I love the possibility of creating a whole new world. I've always… — James Wan Copy Share Image
At the heart of any successful film is a powerful story. And a story should be just that: a narrative with a… — Julia Bacha Copy Share Image
Republican politicians often evoke the Bible when it suits their purposes. But they disregard some of its most important teachings when formulating… — Tom Steyer Copy Share Image
As a writer, its important to stay true to your story without giving a hoot about publishers, critics and readers. You should… — Amish Tripathi Copy Share Image
About 15,000 years ago, humans colonised America, wiping out in the process about 75% of its large mammals. Numerous other species disappeared… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
I guess to long story short it, I was really just working day jobs when I moved to New York and trying… — Randy Rainbow Copy Share Image
“Story ideas had never been a problem for him, there'd always been more ideas than time to write them, he'd reject one… — Donald E. Westlake Copy Share Image
Here in L.A., you kind of get stuck in your own little dilemmas and your own little life, and hearing a story… — Q'orianka Kilcher Copy Share Image
“When you have a memorable story about who you are and what your mission is, your success no longer depends on how… — Blake Mycoskie Copy Share Image
At the end of the day on 'Pete's Dragon,' if we didn't nail something, we could come back and pick it up… — David Lowery Copy Share Image
Narrative is a very feeble weapon in the face of human darkness and yet it's all we have. That we have to… — Chris Abani Copy Share Image
