Never tell a story because it is true: tell it because it…

Listen to other people tell their story, but don't believe them. You know that it's just a story that is only true for them,…

— Miguel Angel Ruiz

If there’s no one else to tell another side - the only story that can be told is the story that becomes true. (p.…

— Heidi W. Durrow

The true story of every person in this world is not the story you see, the external story. The true story of each person…

— Anonymous

When we try to describe the truth with words, we distort it and it's no longer truth--it's our story. The story may be true…

— Anonymous

It's no sin to tell a good story.

— Steven Heighton

I'm a writer. I don't begin with some conceit in mind. I'm just trying to tell a good story.

— Liu Cixin

For me, the first thing is to tell a good story.

— Lynn Nottage

To tell a good story and to illuminate the world: the two things are completely linked. That is the point. That is what I've…

— Robert Harris

You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved because the movie is almost…

— John Lee Hancock

I always try to tell a good story, one with a compelling plot that will keep the pages turning. That is my first and…

— John Grisham

In my books I try to tell a good story, not give messages.

— Avi

Your first obligation as a writer is to tell the truth and to tell a good story.

— Lena Waithe

You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved, because the movie is almost…

— John Lee Hancock

Be unpredictable, be real, be interesting. Tell a good story.

— James Dashner

“If I think it’s true, no matter why or how I think it’s true, then it’s true, and nobody can tell me otherwise.”

— Kurt Andersen