How many bible stories start out with Watcha? Huh? I…

Those of us with this ancient compulsion to tell stories sometimes start with a single kernel of something.

— Edward P. Jones

All cat stories start with this statement: "My mother, who was the first cat, told me this...

— Shirley Jackson

“Because when you tell your stories, you start to recognize yourself in the stories of others. You start to discover that you are both,…

— Lisa-Jo Baker

“Stories start in all sorts of places. Where they begin often tells the reader of what to expect as they progress. Castles often lead…

— Rebecca McKinsey

You must remember, all stories start somewhere.

— Drew Hayden Taylor

Great stories start with great opening lines. 'I'm a lineman for the county' - what a great way to start a song.

— Glen Campbell

“As with all stories, they must start somewhere; often beginning with a notable deed or achievement. With him, we will start with his first…

— K. Caffee

The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.

— Jack London

Notice how every science fiction movie or television show starts with a shot of the location where the story is about to occur. Movies…

— David Gerrold

Even the most complicated stories start with a very simple premise.

— Chris Van Allsburg

“Few stories start with death. Often, it starts with grief.”

— Rin Chupeco

Any time I put together a story collection, I don't know what it's going to look like overall - or even what the title…

— Brian Evenson

Our society is illuminated by the spiritual insights of the Hebrew prophets. America and Israel have a common love of human freedom and they…

— Lyndon B. Johnson

“I especially loved the Old Testament. Even as a kid I had a sense of it being slightly illicit. As though someone had slipped…

— Joshua Harris

What is pure Bill? Or excellent or admirable? The death of a million people in a flood? God evidently through so. He is incapable…

— Ted Dekker