At the heart of the impulse to tell stories is a mystery…

The impulse to tell the truth was not as great as the fear of being left off the page.

— Jonathan Messinger

“Within is a mystery so profound that it begs to speak, but fails in all attempts...”

— Tressa Green

A novel requires a certain kind of world building and also a certain kind of closure, ultimately. Whereas with a short story you have…

— Dan Chaon

I would say that all short stories have mystery naturally built into them.

— Dan Chaon

“A tremendous mystery unfolds in front of our senses every waking hour of our lives; a mystery more profound, more tantalizing, more penetrating and…

— Bernardo Kastrup

Everyday we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heartache when we read the lines written by the hand of a…

— Henry Miller

In their choice of lovers both the male and the female reveal their essential nature. The type of human being we prefer reveals the…

— Jose Ortega y Gasset

Some people tell stories and some people tell the truth!

— Amber Williams

Read a lot. Read broadly... Tell stories to your friends, and pay attention to when they get bored... Write a lot.

— John Green

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

— Edward P. Jones

I have always wanted to tell stories. Even as a classical dancer, I revel in telling stories through my dance.

— Sobhita Dhulipala

I make no distinction between writing and storytelling; I've always wanted to tell stories.

— Damon Lindelof

This is my life - I want to tell stories. There is something huge inside me that pushes me to tell stories, and tell…

— Dario Argento

I always want to surprise audiences and tell stories that are entertaining and challenging at the same time.

— Fred Hechinger

I like to tell stories in my writing but I definitely use my own life experiences to tell that story.

— Snoh Aalegra