You must remember, all stories start somewhere.

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

“How many bible stories start out with Watcha? Huh? I guarantee not many.-Chapter 1 of A Harbinger's Tale”

— Dale Reierson

“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

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

Honest people remember stories in the order of emotional prominence, but liars will recount a story in chronological order. Memory rarely works that way.

— Pamela Meyer

“people will forget your main points but they will remember your stories.”

— Ken Hensley

“That’s how I remember things, anyway. I remember stories. I connect the dots and then out of that comes a story. And the dots…

— John Green