Figure out what is real for you. No use leaning on someone else's story all your life. — Shannon Hale Copy Share Image
The moral of a fable is eternal. The moral of a story is temporary to a story. — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
Give me a story which I connect with and then I am going to do it. — Vikramaditya Motwane Copy Share Image
“See, that’s what civilization is,” he said. “Bunch of stories. That’s all.” “So what if it is?” Peaches said. “We’re really good… — James S.A. Corey Copy Share Image
Joe and I always say that our guide through action is always story and character. We're always driving right at the character… — Anthony Russo Copy Share Image
When you keep telling yourself a lie, at some point you buy your own cover story, like a CIA spy or something. — Jason Collins Copy Share Image
Whether you're an actor, producer, writer, or director, it's all about the story you're going to tell. — Goldie Hawn Copy Share Image
Your face tells a story and it shouldn't be a story about your drive to the doctor's office. — Julia Roberts Copy Share Image
Among the best of Hitchcock's own psychological thrillers is 'Spellbound,' whose story unusually wrapped the subject of psychoanalysis around a murder mystery. — Susie Dent Copy Share Image
I think it's a short story writer's duty, as well as writing well about emotions and characters, to write story. — Eric Brown Copy Share Image
Some actors just have a quality, a way of combining music and character and story, where everything just falls into place. — John Tiffany Copy Share Image
I had never written anything. And I had never studied writing. So my motives were pure: I had a great story... a… — John Grisham Copy Share Image
Maybe it's my freak flag that, when I go to a haunted mansion, I would rather blend in with them and be… — Jimmi Simpson Copy Share Image
During his public life, Barack Obama has often referred to his biracial background and itinerant childhood and has said, 'In no other… — Monica Crowley Copy Share Image
There is an often-told story that Silicon Valley is filled with women looking to cash in by marrying wealthy tech moguls. Whether… — Emily Chang Copy Share Image
Be Careful When Speaking Since You never Know Who Might be Around To Carry Tales. The Idea Is That One Never Knows… — Pacifiersucker Copy Share Image
As a story writer, you have work with sharp but relatively small tools, the picks of metaphor, the shovel blade of images,… — David Means Copy Share Image
Being a showrunner meant writing and producing a television show, period, but with 'Lost,' suddenly it became part of the job to… — Carlton Cuse Copy Share Image
In fantasy and science fiction, world-building is an essential part of the story. But as a reader, I don't just want descriptions… — Sabaa Tahir Copy Share Image
If I had to choose between a relative and a good story, I would take the story. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Know something, sugar? Stories only happen to people who can tell them. — Allan Gurganus Copy Share Image
Sensationalism sells: Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. — Tiger Woods Copy Share Image
Telling the story from start to finish, that adrenaline fuels me and keeps me going. — Francesca Hayward Copy Share Image
'American Horror Story' is dark, so you shouldn't be expecting too much happiness. — Taissa Farmiga Copy Share Image
If we had time and no money, living by our wits, what story would you tell? — Adrienne Rich Copy Share Image
