I began to write short pieces when I was living in a room…

People always go on about sleaze, but I think it's only a small part of what I write about.

— Marc Almond

I think the U.K. is too small to write about from within it and still make it seem foreign and exotic and interesting.

— Mark Haddon

I have done some short pieces that are not horror.

— Richard King

Why shouldn't we, so generally addicted to the gigantic, at last have some small works of art, some short poems, short pieces of music…

— Elizabeth Bishop

As to my writing short pieces, there are two reasons I can give you. The first is my invincible laziness. The second is that…

— Jorge Luis Borges

It is easier to achieve a desired result in short pieces.

— Gustav Mahler

Collections aren't really planned. I just keep writing short pieces until I have enough for a collection.

— Lydia Davis

At the end of the day you do have to write a short novel beforehand, called a script, before you can make a movie.

— Louis Garrel

Where love is, no room is too small.

— Talmud

“The fitting room was small and Jamie felt like an elephant in a shoebox.”

— Christina McKenna

“Even a person with ninety-nine rooms sleeps in only one room. And even in that room, the maximum space he requires is only as…

— Jang Eun-Jin

My room is so small, the mice are hunchbacked.

— Henny Youngman

Normally, I just sit in my quiet little room and do the small things that bring me pleasures. I read my books, I answer…

— Aaron Swartz

“She had never before suffered from claustrophobia, but the room seemed too small to contain Luke's elation, and she felt that she could be…

— Esther Spurrill Jones

There's nothing like the energy in a small comedy club room or a small theater when it's going really well. I can see everybody's…

— Drew Carey